Building up and over
It shouldn't surprise anyone that real estate commands a very high premium in Manhattan. Unlike Los Angeles or Houston, you can't just expand outward and still feel like you're in an extension of the same city -- it's an island with some pretty severe bottlenecks associated with getting in and out.
So it's not the least bit strange to native New Yorkers like myself when you drive on a major highway under a series of 32-story apartment buildings. After all, they want to put a new stadium over rail yards and I've seen more than a few buildings get some extra floors plopped on top.
I've been under these buildings hundreds of times, but I don't know if I could live there. Given how nasty rush-hour urban biking can be with all of the tailpipe emissions one has to suck in, can it possibly be healthy to live above an ten-lane expressway?
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rj3 | 11:17 AM |
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