CactusBoyScout t1_j5dmxn7 wrote on January 22, 2023 at 5:48 AM

Reply to comment by Rottimer in New York State Joins the YIMBY Fray by ken81987

Yep. There’s a parking lot in the Seaport area that’s been locked in lawsuits with neighbors for decades all trying to stop the parking lot from becoming housing.

Why? It would block rich people’s views and lower their condo’s value.

I like what California is doing. Every city must submit a plan for building enough new housing accommodate population growth. And if they fail to do it, the state takes over and rubber stamps housing permits as fast as they come in.

ctindel t1_j5ie0hk wrote on January 23, 2023 at 5:17 AM

If they’re that rich why don’t they just buy the parking lot and put it to rest. Other buildings have purchased air rights of neighboring buildings to prevent taller buildings from blocking the view.