Submitted by Blecher_onthe_Hudson t3_11a2qwh in jerseycity
Blecher_onthe_Hudson OP t1_j9prsg1 wrote
Reply to comment by mad_dog_94 in Want to know why NY metro housing is expensive? Answer in NYTimes OP-ED by Blecher_onthe_Hudson
Yes. When you've restricted development density, it makes sense to tear down an old single family on a 50x100 lot and put up 4 huge new homes in 2 Bayonne Boxes that are zoned as-of-right by R-1. If we got rid of R-1 you could build 12 or more homes on that same lot.
On the right are 8 conforming homes in 4 houses, on the left are 56 pre-war homes in 2 buildings on a nearly identical lot.
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