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Originally Posted by IronWright
Technically it's a 255' cut in height but your point is a valid one. You could ease the disappointment by claiming that this is what Sterling Bay wanted all along so they threw out some ridiculous figures to trick the NIMBY's into thinking they won. It's a very popular coping technique here. Just remember there's still years and years left to lower it even further.
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^ My guess is that this is partly true.
But I also think that the opposition is not entirely about building height, but about reducing density in general. People benefit from fewer housing units in desirable areas because it increases their property values through constraining supply.
Even landlords benefit--less apartments available for future tenants. I own a few blocks from this area and even I could make a case that I would benefit from lowering the density.
Problem is, not enough people are taking the long view and they continue to fail to understand cities. Long term, more density will actually increase everybody's property values instead of lowering them. Density seems to be attractive to a lot of people, as our experience continues to show.