"Another part of the article says almost 3/4 of the square footage in Manhattan was built between 1900 and 1930" That isn't exactly unexpected when pretty much

"Another part of the article says almost 3/4 of the square footage in Manhattan was built between 1900 and 1930" That isn't exactly unexpected when pretty much every factor in construction says that it gets harder to build the more developed an area is. Comparing pictures shows that plenty of high buildings has been built since then. [0] [1] "I can understand that people want to preserve aesthetics, but at what cost?" Politically motivated zoning rules isn't first and foremost about aesthetics, it's about preserving property values (at the high end) and not being squeezed out (at the low end). [0] http://stuffnobodycaresabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Lower-Manhattan-from-airplane-looking-south-1934.jpg http://stuffnobodycaresabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/... [1] https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5133/5513286501_4589ac5cc0_b.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5133/5513286501_4589ac5cc0_b.j...