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And what is preventing those developers from building more supply? I've seen plenty of construction going on in the city.
by jsprogrammer 12y ago
And what is preventing those developers from building more supply? I've seen plenty of construction going on in the city.
- mahyarm 12y agoPermits, height laws, comment periods where some nimby will block the development. Otherwise they would of done it already because there is a lot of relative cash to be made to the cost of building. On a relative per capita basis, SF is building a lot less than lets say houston or similar. And the reason why it's a lot slower is because of all of the above.
- pbreit 12y agoUh, even if anyone aspired to be Houston, it's not surrounded on 3 sides by water. The developers are not entirely innocent since they always, without exception, ask for more than they are allowed, hence the endless reviews.
- oxryly1 12y agoIt's a chicken and egg situation. Developers propose larger than they want because inevitably the negotiations with city and neighbors reduce their plans.
- kqr2 12y agoThis is a good editorial on trying to develop housing in the Mission: How San Francisco creates its own housing crisis http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/openforum/article/How-San-Francisco-creates-its-own-housing-crisis-5139869.php http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/openforum/article/How-San-Fran... It took 6 long years with lots of fighting to try and develop a relatively modest 12 unit condo complex that met all zoning requirements.
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