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relbatnrut t1_jbqdrx1 wrote

Reply to comment by FunLife64 in Fane Tower project in Providence is dead by Ph886

>is not where affordable housing is found in any city.

That doesn't have to be true and also isn't true in many places

See: a little city you may be familiar with https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_E._Smith_Houses. If NYC can do it, Providence can do it).

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FunLife64 t1_jbqei35 wrote

Yes because nowhere screams affordable like Manhattan. 🫠🫠🫠

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relbatnrut t1_jbqh3ur wrote

That is affordable (public) housing on the water. The point is that it is on the water and surrounded by some of the most expensive housing in the world and is still affordable

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FunLife64 t1_jbqq3f4 wrote

They were built 70 years ago in a neighborhood that wasn’t (and still isn’t) prime in Manhattan (relative). NYC is an interesting case in affordable housing but it’s also ridiculously competitive and certainly not the most fair….

Also, the Fane Tower’s location is prime. It’s like the equivalent of Upper West Side - walkable to midtown and Central Park views??not equivalent to the Lower East Side circa 1950s. NYC is a terrible example. Lol

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lightningbolt1987 t1_jbr2hlq wrote

There’s actually a tremendous amount of affordable housing in Manhattan. It’s middle income housing that’s missing.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_jbqm995 wrote

> If NYC can do it, Providence can do it).

New York City is the economic capital of the western hemisphere. The tax base is incredibly strong and Manhattan, the smallest borough, is still about 10% larger than all of Providence.

It's absurd to assume we're capable of that and that's without getting into the reality that the early 1950s and and early 2020s aren't exactly the same landscape.

Even then, New York City and Manhattan itself still aren't cheap. The rent on that development is great for the 6,000 or so households living in them but it didn't do a damn thing for everyone else.

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