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@patcarino They own the building lol

This is nuts. Where does New York office rent stack up compared to the rest of the world? Is it the top? If not, what is the top in USDs on a psf basis

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@ebottcher I live in your district. If the city paid $31m to kick out the tenant we should get our moneys worth and build as high as humanly possible. This is manhattan. We have skyscrapers and need housing. It’s not out of scale!!!

I strongly believe in the need to build more housing in all neighborhoods, but a height of 600 feet (60 stories) is obviously out of scale for the Meatpacking District. I have asked the city to pause releasing this RFP and instead issue one with a more appropriate height.

@mnolangray Is there more info on this?

California YIMBY is working to allow applicants to hire third-party licensed permit reviewers and inspectors when cities fail to process projects in a timely manner. It would be helpful if developers report these issues to their state assemblymembers and senators.

@Josh4Jersey very sad you have to make stuff up constantly. like this playlist. like all your arguments about congestion pricing. you are a sad excuse for a politician

No surprises here… Fun fact: My first ever concert was at Meadowlands to see The Boss!

@OsseChi @brianvan Thank you!! This was a terrible bill.

My full statement on Intro 606:

@bobbyfijan Why does this require the driveway to go all the way thru? Does this place not allow it to just have rear access?

Street facing garages are the ONLY way to have both: • attached garage •private yard If you relax both, you can get something like this ..

@2AvSagas Did he mean century or decade?

Judge Engoron's decision denying the state's motion to dismiss the congestion pricing lawsuits has been published. (PDF: iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDoc…) He seems very skeptical of the state's claims and wants an administrative record regarding her decision. Next answers due 10/15.

@realEstateTrent Citibike ftw. So heavy it’s a better workout 😂

I’m 44, know nothing about biking. Want to buy a bike just to ride around Central Park this fall for exercise. What should I get?

@nymetrowx what is weather looking like for this weekend, particularly the parade on Sunday?

@bobbyfijan Why can’t this just be called a studio with a den and the den be enclosed? What in NYC law specifically prohibits that as long as you don’t market it as a 1 bedroom?

Here's a similarly sized "Shared Light" unit in New York City ... but since it's NYC, there are no doors or closings on the sleeping area Which is just much worse (though the kitchen layout is far superior)

@aussieflya What kind of ac do you use on this building?

NYC requirements to allow for a single stair building: - Max 6 floors (can add mezzanine) - Max 2000 sqf floor plate Here's our building (+floorplan) which is practically ~the biggest single stair building possible.

@MarketUrbanism This is so crazy. Which other cities was this happening in

The Federal Riot Reinsurance Act of 1968 caused insurers to look the other way when owners torched their buildings for insurance payouts, subsidizing the arson of thousands of homes in Cleveland in the 1970s

@ndhapple Ugh, you have had some of the best mta coverage. What a loss!

Two mayors, two govs, two MTA chairs and god knows how many budgets — proud of the stories on billion dollar stations, unequal COVID and mpox vaccine access, kids left in lead-tainted apartments, and unsafe shelters. It’s been a good run. Got laid off. Will be at the bar.

@MarketUrbanism A windowless 4th bed lol

But what do you do with a third bedroom, what windowless space do you pair with it? Another bathroom adds a lot of construction cost without improving the rent much (a third bathroom adds nowhere near as much utility as the second – for a family it’s almost worthless). A huge…

2BR is max you can do for in-line unit in double-loaded corridor building with any efficiency. After that, ratio of windowless (kitchen, bathrooms) to windowed (living/bedrooms) space gets out of whack and you have to throw in huge closets and 3rd bathrooms with low rent psf

@2AvSagas Are there stores there or is it all food?

The biggest problem with the retail space is that it's nowhere. There's a much bigger and nicer actual mall across the street, and the pedestrian/rider flow through Fulton St. is largely floors below the retail space. It's not on the way and there's no real flow by the stores.

As @upzonenj notes, Fulton St. is low-key one of the worst stations in the city in terms of usability and this mess of a station was a money pit of 9/11 recovery money. The retail spots are going to be empty, not that they were ever a draw in the first place. Rethink it.

@ndhapple The link is dead now

@the_transit_guy @jarjoh Ok but have you seen the oakridge mall redevelopment in Vancouver

This is how we should utilize every mall parking lot.

@garrytan @snapcalorie has the most impressive demo. I used MyFitnessPal every day for ~10 years before canceling it for Snap Calorie!

@realEstateTrent Never seen this one tho twitter.com/_elkue/status/…

You see these around New York City a lot. Some know exactly what they are, most don’t.