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lost_in_life_34 t1_iyy5tqk wrote

Reply to comment by skunkwoks in [OC] Building permits (in housing units) per capita, by state (fix) by born_in_cyberspace

in NYC some new housing developments have to be approved by the city council and many have to go through local community boards that hate most new housing

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the construction costs aren't that high compared to the legal and other costs of having new housing approved

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RunningNumbers t1_iyy6w24 wrote

You ever see the wall of permits that new constructions in NYC?

Like a 6 foot wall of permits.

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lost_in_life_34 t1_iyy78y9 wrote

yep

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and then the people who live in the area will record the work and complain to the city for a stop work order

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