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Easy_Potential2882 t1_iv270eq wrote

it feels like the new part of every other city everywhere. wanna know why? because its the cheapest way to meet construction standards in as many places as possible

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TheGhostofJoeGibbs t1_iv292st wrote

NYC just loves over regulation. Same reason NYC is the only place that has those ridiculous PTACs in every room of an apartment, it's just too expensive to build with central air (I love those realtors that call PTACs central in their ads BTW, I guess compared to window air conditioners?). Meanwhile even low rent affordable housing in other locations have been made with central air for decades and decades.

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goobagibba OP t1_iv296gf wrote

Of course, but it's also ugly and depressing as hell. A dirt hut has more character and emotion than these new developments.

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