FunLife64 t1_jbqei35 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 10:24 PM

Reply to comment by relbatnrut in Fane Tower project in Providence is dead by Ph886

Yes because nowhere screams affordable like Manhattan. 🫠🫠🫠

relbatnrut t1_jbqh3ur wrote on March 10, 2023 at 10:42 PM

That is affordable (public) housing on the water. The point is that it is on the water and surrounded by some of the most expensive housing in the world and is still affordable

FunLife64 t1_jbqq3f4 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 11:47 PM

They were built 70 years ago in a neighborhood that wasn’t (and still isn’t) prime in Manhattan (relative). NYC is an interesting case in affordable housing but it’s also ridiculously competitive and certainly not the most fair….

Also, the Fane Tower’s location is prime. It’s like the equivalent of Upper West Side - walkable to midtown and Central Park views??not equivalent to the Lower East Side circa 1950s. NYC is a terrible example. Lol

lightningbolt1987 t1_jbr2hlq wrote on March 11, 2023 at 1:23 AM

There’s actually a tremendous amount of affordable housing in Manhattan. It’s middle income housing that’s missing.