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Originally Posted by aquablue
I suppose in China it is just done on a case by case basis and there is no specific system to restrict bulk that covers the entire city.
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Actually, China does have a regulation where builders are required to have a certain amount of green/open space for each square foot of building built. This does indirectly limit how much space is built. It being China however, I doubt it's adhered to rigorously.
Back to NY though, I do have to wonder what the effect of the minimum square footage and avenue frontage requirements will be. It seems like they were intended to reduce the desirablility of smaller prewar buildings for redevelopment.
For example, it seems like that limit would prevent the
MTA headquarters from taking advantage of the extra air-rights.