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In NYC those luxury apartment towers get massive property tax breaks, because of course they do. Vacant housing should be charged (a lot) more tax—at eye-wateri
by MrMorden 8y ago
In NYC those luxury apartment towers get massive property tax breaks, because of course they do. Vacant housing should be charged (a lot) more tax—at eye-watering rates if that's what it takes for it to be rented out—but that's still not a substitute for simplifying zoning, eliminating parking minimums, and everything else that makes it more expensive to build housing without a good reason.
- Ericson2314 8y agoYeah I'm surprised the article didn't bring up design. Shit like Hudson yards is so bad that the New York Times calls it a "Neoliberal Zion"[1]. Anything that comes off primarily as a "fuck you" status symbol is not going to inspire popular support. Just compare the street level unit density of old new buildings anywhere in the city. Absolutely none of the relearned lessons of walkability, integration with the rest of the city, etc., being applied. 1: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/03/14/arts/design/hudson-yards-nyc.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/03/14/arts/design/h...
- treis 8y agoFrom the article: >[The Vessel] ... ruinously manspreading Is that what passes for journalism these days?