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So is Arlington like Washington's version of La Defence?
Not really. Arlington has height limits of about 400' because of National Airport.
The only potential for tall buildings in the DC Area is in Tysons, VA. And that's where the region is getting its new tallest, the Capitol One HQ at 470'
All the chest pounding about Chicago, SF, and Seattle.... how much not luxury, midrise/infill + middle-income/affordable + low-income?
Not sure about SF/Seattle, but Chicago has the Affordable Requirements Ordinance which mandates that new construction over ten units include some affordable units. The developer can opt out. The money then goes to the newly created Neighborhood Opportunity Fund which will create affordable/low income housing throughout the city.
Chicago does not have the affordability issues of SF/Seattle though. You can buy a 1 bedroom/1 bathroom condo for 150k. 2 bedroom/2 bathroom for 200k. A SFH for 300k. These won't be in ghettos either. They're stable, middle income neighborhoods. The prices are even lower as you get further from downtown, even within the city limits. They go back up once you're in most inner ring suburbs. Not everyone needs to live in Lincoln Park and they shouldn't be able to just because they're low income. Most of the people in Lincoln Park aren't trust fund babies. They work hard for their lifestyle.
Seattle has an affordable housing levy of something like $30 million annually to pay for low-income housing. Most of this goes to non-profit providers. We pass this every five years or so by 70% or something.
We also have couterproductive measures that force new units to pay for subsidized units. This adds minimally to the inventory of subidized units, but pushes the entire rental market higher in price. It's legislation that seems good to the average voter but makes no sense to insiders. I suppose I should be ok with it as a condo owner whose value is substantially higher because of it, but it's pandering to morons.
Meanwhile the City of Seattle is doing next to nothing to open up accessory units (mother in laws, alley cottages etc.) which are nearly banned currently, and we've heavily restricted micro units so the actual poor can live in the gutter instead of something we consider too small as square footage (all about nimbys and keeping the poor folks out), so we're a bunch of freaking hypocrites).
Seattle has an affordable housing levy of something like $30 million annually to pay for low-income housing. Most of this goes to non-profit providers. We pass this every five years or so by 70% or something.
We also have couterproductive measures that force new units to pay for subsidized units. This adds minimally to the inventory of subidized units, but pushes the entire rental market higher in price. It's legislation that seems good to the average voter but makes no sense to insiders. I suppose I should be ok with it as a condo owner whose value is substantially higher because of it, but it's pandering to morons.
Meanwhile the City of Seattle is doing next to nothing to open up accessory units (mother in laws, alley cottages etc.) which are nearly banned currently, and we've heavily restricted micro units so the actual poor can live in the gutter instead of something we consider too small as square footage (all about nimbys and keeping the poor folks out), so we're a bunch of freaking hypocrites).
Micro-units are the tenements of the 21st century.
So is Arlington like Washington's version of La Defence?
Arlington is like a Friends episode from 1997 that never ends. Each year there are new Chandlers and Rachels and Monicas graduating from UVa, Va Tech, and JMU that replace the previous generation of characters.
Micro-units are the tenements of the 21st century.
So baristas should live in the gutter since you don't think living like a college student is acceptable?
I'd ask how you think housing can be built in the expensive core cities for people earning less than your high personal standard without a subsidy, but since nobody else has thought of a way, I'm pretty sure you haven't either.
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