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In London, if someone purchased all the properties on a block could they level the block and build something 15 stories tall? No: it has lots of regulations th
by jefftk 5y ago
In London, if someone purchased all the properties on a block could they level the block and build something 15 stories tall? No: it has lots of regulations that restrict construction.
(Not saying that allowing this is necessarily good or bad, but it's definitely something London has)
- actuator 5y agoYes, this definitely wouldn't be allowed there in some areas but isn't this true for most cities. I am all for more housing. But all areas in a city don't need to be redeveloped with high rises.
- nicoburns 5y agoNo, and for good reason: if everything is high-rises then housing becomes too dense. The problem isn't lack of housing density. The problem is too many people wanting to live in a small area. We need to reduce demand (by spreading over a wider area - more cities and rural areas too) rather than increase supply.
- arcticbull 5y agoI dont think there's any justification for this position, really. Density in Macau is 20,000 people per square kilometer. Parts of the NY/NJ metro area like Guttenberg are 22,000. San Francisco is 6,600. Hong Kong is 6,300. London is 5,700. There is a ton of room to increase density before we start reducing demand.
- clpm4j 5y agoHigh density is not desirable to affluent families when the alternative could be a 3,000sqft single family home with a sizeable backyard in San Francisco, and these people tend to make the rules.
- nicoburns 5y agoWorth noting that the average property size in London in 705sqft.
- ClumsyPilot 5y agoYou don't get that in Central London, you get a 400 sqft apartment and no yard and people are lining up to pay over the odds.
- arcticbull 5y agoYou sure? The 2000 sqft apartments at 181 Fremont are going for $7M. [1] If you want to live in a secluded detached single-family with a huge yard, live outside of town. [1] https://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Francisco/181-Fremont-St-94105/unit-62B/home/167299465 https://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Francisco/181-Fremont-St-94105...
- clpm4j 5y agoYou can get a 3 bedroom SFH in Noe Valley for under $4m. Outer Sunset for under $2.5m. I'd be hard pressed to find any family that would ever want to buy a new condo anywhere near downtown SF - that's a very particular type of buyer.