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That's mostly because of the geography of Manhattan though. The places with tall buildings (Midtown and Downtown) sit on a solid base of bedrock, in between thi
by cguess 10y ago
That's mostly because of the geography of Manhattan though. The places with tall buildings (Midtown and Downtown) sit on a solid base of bedrock, in between this base is much deeper a lot harder to build to. Housing in Manhattan isn't the big problem anyways, it's Brooklyn and Queens. But there are a lot of political issues in there.
Personally, I don't want to live in these new developments because I find them ugly. You can't tell the difference between a new flat NYC, London, Amsterdam and Paris anymore.
- TulliusCicero 10y ago> Personally, I don't want to live in these new developments because I find them ugly. You can't tell the difference between a new flat NYC, London, Amsterdam and Paris anymore. This seems like a solvable problem though. Like if everyone complains about how ugly everything is, why aren't there regulations passed specifying how things should look (or should not look)? Developers mostly just want a consistent way to build and make money, if you specify how things should look most will fall in line instantly.