GVas22
GVas22 t1_jb4mu9a wrote
The tech was kind of neat but I didn't really see the point.
They're mostly located around office buildings rather than residential areas. Nobody was going in to grab a half gallon of milk during work hours, and their lunch selection was a bunch of pre-made refrigerated sandwiches and wraps.
Also, it's not like check out times are crazy long at a standard bodega and this was a solution.
GVas22 t1_ja9gfj7 wrote
Reply to comment by y0shicity in Midtown Owners Hedge on Costly Office-to-Home Conversions by psychothumbs
I had friends that lived at 200 water street, which was a conversion. There's definitely some quirks since the building has windows going around the entire outside so walls get put right up to the glass. You can kind of see it in the bathroom pickutet in this listing.
https://rockrose.com/building/200-water-street/
Overall it's not too bad and you only really notice it when it gets pointed out to you.
GVas22 t1_ja88axf wrote
Reply to comment by ZweitenMal in Midtown Owners Hedge on Costly Office-to-Home Conversions by psychothumbs
Did you read the article? I don't see any of these responses as "whining".
Developers got asked why they haven't converted office buildings and the responses are:
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Building code requires large overhauls in the buildings structure that would be costly. Especially with the large increase in interest rates, finding funding for these projects is much more difficult now.
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Residential conversions are not something they are experienced in and would most likely need to outsource the job or sell the building.
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And the biggest one, even if they wanted to convert they legally are not allowed to because of zoning laws and need the government to step in to rezone districts.
Giving, in my opinion, legitimate reason on why these conversion haven't happened yet is not developers crying about people not coming back to the office.
GVas22 t1_ja86vr5 wrote
Reply to comment by DifficultyNext7666 in Midtown Owners Hedge on Costly Office-to-Home Conversions by psychothumbs
You might not live there, but somebody will.
And those people who want to live in the city and are willing to live in midtown cuts down on demand for the neighborhoods you'd want to live in.
GVas22 t1_iuj7puv wrote
Reply to comment by BiblioPhil in Adams Vows to Flip 100 Fossil Fuel-Burning Schools to All-Electric by 2030 by LittleWind_
Hey, the field trip to the coal mines were some of the great memories of my childhood and I think my kids should eventually have that same privilege.
GVas22 t1_itz3zzk wrote
Funny because BlackRock has been under fire from the right for taking too much of a pro ESG stance.
GVas22 t1_ishjv9o wrote
Reply to comment by George4Mayor86 in Seaport Residents Cheer After Judge Halts Construction of Skyscraper; Developer Says ‘Just a Temporary Roadblock’ by kapuasuite
It's not even like they're tearing down a historic building. They want to build more housing where there's a fucking parking lot.
GVas22 t1_jddwj53 wrote
Reply to comment by thetzar in Historic Flatiron Building sells for $190 million at auction by Orener
Historic landmark status makes repairs more expensive since they need to preserve a lot of the old building design and materials and you're restricted on the types of renovations that are allowed.