Manhattan gets America's densest residential tower
State is planning 3,950 apartments across two Hudson Yards sites. One tower could hit a Floor Area Ratio over 30 and become the densest residential building in the country. Another might pack the most units ever in a single tower.
YIMBY paradise or real estate dystopia depending on whether you think stacking humans vertically is a solution or just kicking the housing crisis down a 50-story shaft.
A YIMBY fever dream? State plans 3,950 apartments on two sites near Hudson Yards https://normanoder.substack.com/p/a-yimby-fever-dream-state-plans-3950 One might have a Floor Area Ratio well> 30 & be the country's densest residential building. Another might have the most units in a single tower. @trdny @w42st @MASNYC
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