It's sort of insane how old and crumbling our (extremely expensive) housing stock is here. And it's not because "people love old housing," it's because it's not financially feasible to build anything new.
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I think I read like 40% of the buildings in Manhattan are entirely fugitive of todays codes. Either zoning or building. Mostly frivolous stuff like FAR, height and setback requirements
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