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NYC has one of the lowest rates of housing starts per capita in the US.
by moultano 6y ago
NYC has one of the lowest rates of housing starts per capita in the US.
- majormajor 6y agoSo density alone is not the answer, only ever-increasing density would be? That seems an insanely dystopian outcome.
- akvadrako 6y agoI think it's been tried and what you get is Tokyo. I wouldn't say dystopian but it's also one of the most expensive cities in the world. Apparently the average apartment is about $2000/month.
- imtringued 6y agoTokyo is very big. If the only apartments you can find are that expensive then you either want to live in a certain ward or you aren't looking hard enough.
- akvadrako 6y agoI said it's the average price, obviously about half are cheaper.
- pochamago 6y agoThat's the average price for a two bedroom apartment. You can easily find much cheaper options, the average one room apartment in Adachi ward is nearly a quarter of that. Edit: Just for comparison, the average two bedroom in San Francisco is $3500, and that's down $1000 from last year
- moultano 6y agoIf the price will bear it that means people want to live there more than elsewhere. Don't impose your idea of dystopia on other people.