> What government policy would allow for a 2k apartment building and not a $500 apartment building? At least in the UK, it's because there's pushback against p

> What government policy would allow for a 2k apartment building and not a $500 apartment building? At least in the UK, it's because there's pushback against perceived "luxury" flats being built rather than affordable places. That luxury flats are still 2-bedroom 600sqft starter homes doesn't really come into it, it's the class of people each is perceived to be for. So local governments block mid-and-high end housing in favour of fewer, worse, cheaper homes instead.