basedlandchad20 t1_iqsp4u9 wrote on October 2, 2022 at 8:24 PM Reply to comment by swankstar7383 in Basement apartment under the sewer? by yoohoooos New York is so expensive to build in that its impossibly hard to justify demolishing an old building to make room for a new one. Old buildings which no longer meet modern standards are grandfathered in and allowed to continue to exist. Permalink Parent 2
basedlandchad20 t1_iqsp4u9 wrote
Reply to comment by swankstar7383 in Basement apartment under the sewer? by yoohoooos
New York is so expensive to build in that its impossibly hard to justify demolishing an old building to make room for a new one. Old buildings which no longer meet modern standards are grandfathered in and allowed to continue to exist.