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If the cost savings on the construction are enough you could probably just pay off the local businesses.
by khuey 9y ago
If the cost savings on the construction are enough you could probably just pay off the local businesses.
- lallysingh 9y agoIn NYC that'd be tough. Those businesses go through a lot of money to survive. A single restaurant near me on the 2nd ave route, back in 2010, was paying $50k/month just in rent. That was just 1 diner. And on taxpayer's expense?
- wbl 9y agoRents go down too if there is construction.
- x220 9y agoGenius
- ordinaryperson 9y agoBy what, magic? Most businesses sign long-term leases, often 10 years. Landlords are under no legal obligation to offer rent breaks while construction is underway. In fact, landlords would probably prefer the businesses go under so they can sign more lucrative deals post-subway construction -- see the current NYC store vacancy problem: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/change-math-keeping-nyc-storefronts-vacant-article-1.3932715 http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/change-math-keeping-nyc-s... You're assuming the area will become undesirable during construction and landlords will be forced to offer cheaper rates to lure tenants, but as we see above more likely they'd prefer to wait. Especially if a subway is about to be built there.
- wott 9y agoThat's how it goes in other countries: if the construction work lasts longer than N days and affects a business, there is a compensation.