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Old Posted Jul 31, 2019, 3:50 AM
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Originally Posted by urbanview View Post
The developers in NY are very practical folks, they build for what the market requires not for prestige like these guys in China here.
I wish the early 20th century developers of the Woolworth Building had been more practical so we wouldn't have to look at that ugly detailed facade. Thankfully the nepotistic real estate cartel we have today in New York City is informed almost entirely by market demands.

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