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Originally Posted by Submariner
And I don't disagree with that, but to threaten the future of a project is insane. He could build more affordable housing if he just let market rate apartments go up then used the additional tax revenue from them to build affordable units in less expensive neighborhoods. Forcing affordable housing into expensive developments isn't going to get the number of units he wants, and these kinds of games are just going to scare developers.
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And I don't disagree with you... But just think about the political imagery: having run on a platform centered around more affordable housing, he can't just green light every luxury development in sight and call it a job well done. I mean, you and I know that that might be the best way, in practice, to produce more affordable housing, but that's not how it would look to most folks. And for all we know, he is saying exactly this to these developers behind the scenes.