Seeing "multiple new high rises" is absolutely meaningful when there are already a ton. It means that, out of limited space not already occupied by really tall

Seeing "multiple new high rises" is absolutely meaningful when there are already a ton. It means that, out of limited space not already occupied by really tall buildings, tall buildings are still being built. Most of Manhattan is about as developed as it can possibly be, short of replacing 20-story buildings with 50-story buildings or something (probably not profitable). The push to the boroughs is the bigger portion of new housing stock for our income class. Yes, a few blocks in the west village are still really short, but that's about it for all of manhattan.