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> Still, why is it zoning per se that is the problem rather than just the market? dense housing is frequently not permitted by zoning. sometimes housing itself

• seanmcdirmid 5y ago
  > dense housing is frequently not permitted by zoning. sometimes housing itself isn't permitted. But where they are permitted, housing prices are still high. Higher even, like NYC and much of New Jersey near NYC. Is there a good example where increased density has led to lower prices, not higher ones?
  • lthornberry 5y ago
    Most of the area in those places still has significant zoning restrictions on density--the cap is higher than other places, but there's still a cap. That's why there are still brownstones in Brooklyn. Second, the economics of building dictate that skyscraper-level density will only happen in places where housing is relatively expensive. But there are plenty of examples of density leading to lower prices, in the suburbs.
    • seanmcdirmid 5y ago
      > But there are plenty of examples of density leading to lower prices, in the suburbs. Do you have specific examples? The only places I can think of are economically depressed (e.g. in the midwest, or in Florida swampland) and aren't particularly dense. Maybe Houston? Houston is famous for having almost no zoning, but even Houston seems to be heating up these days.