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Dryheavemorning OP t1_jdwm7ln wrote

I get a kick out of the NIMBY comments on the Instagram posts related to this. My favorite is: "It's a shame the design makes no consideration for views from lower American." Lol, are they supposed to make it fully transparent or super short just so you can see the church spires on your walk at that particular location?

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Inzitarie t1_jdwpmae wrote

It is absolutely ATROCIOUS that this place did NOTHING WHATSOEVER to consider the 3.7° line-of-sight that it blocks of the night sky at ascension 02h 31m 49.09s | Declination +89° 15′ 50.82" during the autumnal equinox alignment of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.

Now every 4.6 years my viewing of that moderately-rare celestial event will be TOTALLY RUINED! Ban all construction in the city forever.

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LurkersWillLurk t1_jdwpixr wrote

Don’t you understand? Aesthetics, neighborhood character, parking, and the status quo are far more important than making sure people have a place to live!

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Dismal-Radish-7520 t1_jdwwey2 wrote

People having a place to live isn't the issue, its the cost of the places that are available.

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erdtirdmans t1_jdx5jq9 wrote

Real quick - how is price determined?

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bigassbiddy t1_jdxx0jc wrote

It’s always greedy corporations and developers of course. I mean if a developer built this building in the middle of Ohio, they would definitely be able to charge the same rent.

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Dismal-Radish-7520 t1_jdztfnl wrote

as if housing isnt something everyone needs lmao everyone acts as if its a privilege to have a roof over your head and something you "Earn" and then cry and moan when they have to pay for private security to bully the homeless out of their neighborhoods. you cant have a functioning society where minimum wage doesn't allow you to have a home. these people are just coping because they spent a bunch of money on a degree that got them a job where they sit in an office all day and waste their life away except for the small joys they find in paying someone two grand for a studio apartment. fucking morons.

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bigassbiddy t1_jdzy4uy wrote

Everyone should have housing but nobody is entitled to a fancy brand new apartment a couple blocks from a transit station. That my friend, is a luxury.

Rent is extremely cheap in the suburbs like Norristown if you can’t afford this, still commutable to the city.

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Dismal-Radish-7520 t1_jdzt87s wrote

look up the statistics for how many empty homes there are versus homeless. I'm sure BlackRock is buying up all these houses because they're afraid they wont have somewhere to live in the future, right?

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nowtayneicangetinto t1_jdxdqsn wrote

It's just the way it goes in the city. Buildings get taller the higher the density. I had a lonely tree in my tiny yard, but a big 4 story house was built and now put it in the shade, the poor thing is dead, but c'est la vie.

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ColdJay64 t1_jdxipve wrote

I love trees but I wish this would happen to my neighbor's humongous tree, it's the only thing keeping me from having an amazing view of the full skyline from my deck.

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electric_ranger t1_jdxptm5 wrote

Monkeys paw curls: tree dies because they build a massive building in front of your view

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squirrel_eatin_pizza t1_jdyvlo2 wrote

People from upper roxborough who drive everywhere are upset the new apartments in manayunk will block the view of the bridge from main street. As if their view was more important than housing demand

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