senteroa t1_j20ajur wrote
Reply to comment by actualtext in Opinion: New York finally has momentum on housing and it’s time for a breakthrough by King-of-New-York
Yes. In 2018 it was 250 thousand, but the number of empty apartments have drastically increased after the pandemic. Corporate landlords, and even many small landlords, are to blame -- and so is the government for being in the pocket of the real estate lobby and doing nothing about this. https://www.6sqft.com/nearly-250000-nyc-rental-apartments-sit-vacant/
Landlords and finance bros can thumbs down posts spitting truth all they like, they're not fooling anybody.
Sharlach t1_j21eo3j wrote
Did you even read your own link?
>Of the 247,977 empty units, almost 28,000 have been rented or sold but not yet occupied, or are awaiting a sale. Nearly 80,000 are getting renovated, 9,600 have been tied up in court, and 12,700 are vacant because the owner is ill or elderly. Still, that leaves over 100,000 units, and the census finds 74,945 are only occupied temporarily or seasonally, with 27,009 held off the market for unexplained reasons.
People are downvoting because you're an idiot, not because you're "spitting facts." 1/3 of that number alone is units being renovated. This is not why rents are high.
senteroa t1_j21h1r1 wrote
You are either a landlord and know why it's bullsh!t to claim those units are being kept empty for good reason (while 90,000 homeless languish in this city), or you're simply a fool. Take your pick.
Sharlach t1_j21hgq8 wrote
How is it bullshit to read the link you provided and highlight crucial information? I promise you I am not a landlord, but it is pretty obvious you're some baby brained kid repeating talking points they heard somewhere else. We're not going to fix this shit if people can't even acknowledge reality. I'm sorry dude, but rents are not high because of apartments sitting empty.
NY08 t1_j230tof wrote
Rule 1. Keep it civil
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