Yeah, $2k a month is doable for my household, but we bought a condo in Pawtucket instead, because we didn’t feel that anything else we were looking at was “worth” what they were asking - either to rent or to buy. But we got a great deal on this condo, which in my same building, some renters are paying ~$1,700/month for a single bedroom. In Pawtucket.

I know I’m quite privileged, I fully concede that, but I’m failing to appreciate how $2k/month in the heart of downtown PVD, in one of the most historic and iconic buildings, is being met with such ire. That was always going to be expensive. Frankly, the fact that, even if it’s just a studio, it will be close in price to some rentals in Pawtucket is impressive.

I’m all for affordable housing, but the lack of housing is what’s pushing up prices for everyone. Folks who make six figures are competing with folks making less than half that. Want that to change? Give people who are making six figures somewhere else to go.

Now, if you’re upset that folks living adjacent to poverty aren’t able to afford this location and historical significance, then I don’t know what to tell you.

The problem is that they only ever build housing of one type.