Submitted by mad_dog_94 t3_124pbvf in jerseycity
Ilanaspax t1_je0tenb wrote
Reply to comment by objectimpermanence in Tenants Fight Back As Rents Soar In Jersey City And Hoboken by mad_dog_94
We should find out if their Mayor also did an entire ad campaign begging developers to build and see how much we have in common!
objectimpermanence t1_je0xfzi wrote
Lol.
No developer is making a decision to a build a multi-million dollar building based on a cheesy ad campaign.
JeromePowellAdmirer t1_je1beze wrote
What's insane about that commenter is they keep insisting Fulop is handing out tax breaks when in reality he eliminated that practice. Just absolutely devoid of any touch with reality.
Ilanaspax t1_je1odxu wrote
sound out the words slowly and you might get to the part where I said “by the city at the time”
Ilanaspax t1_je0zgn7 wrote
ah so we agree that the tax abatements being handed out like candy by the city at the time were completely unnecessary?
If only Fulop had known ahead of time that trying to make JC enticing to transplants was going to create an alleged housing shortage that could only be solved by building more luxury rentals with insane rent increases every year.
I’m sure he had no idea 🥹…but I’m sure he’s pleased with his multiple home renovations by Dixon.
paul-e-walnts t1_je1r171 wrote
What’s insane to me is that people expect the city on the other side of the Hudson from Manhattan to somehow not attract people to live here.
What is the alternative to accommodating demand for housing, Keep JC as shitty as possible to make it unappealing for everyone?
JeromePowellAdmirer t1_je1zpp3 wrote
That is an actual "solution" people always bring up. "Fire your gun, that'll sure keep them away!"
These people have clearly never heard the countless stories of people making 100k+ in Brooklyn who are all like "yeah when I moved out here I heard gunshots all the time." If they can't afford the housing closer to their job they'll come here whether we like it or not, can either build new housing for them or let them take over existing housing.
Ilanaspax t1_je2dpr1 wrote
It is insane they needed to make an ad campaign when NYC is right there. Kind of makes you wonder why they did it doesn’t it?
So crazy how our only solution to the housing crisis is making it so only rich transplants can afford to live here and existing residents relocate and enjoy none of the “improvements”.
paul-e-walnts t1_je2jgt4 wrote
You think an ad campaign got people to move here? Can you show me this ad campaign?
Ilanaspax t1_jef4p61 wrote
The sole reason? No. Do I believe they deliberately courted high income folks to price out working class residents?Absolutely and it was extremely transparent at the time.
City spent 1.2 million on the ad campaign in 2014 after giving out tax abatements for luxury high rises. It’s SO weird how 10 years later there isn’t enough affordable housing and the only solution is more luxury rentals 🤔
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