Brooklyn Butler said: "I think, however, that the quality of construction in many suburbs will cause these developments to be replaced with higher-quality construction. A lot of these homes are going to fall apart in 50 years."
I tend to agree with you, but wanted to point out one, ancillary, thing.
Anyone who thinks the quality of construction currently being built by any of the big and small developers in NYC and Brooklyn is of higher quality than is what is being built in the suburbs is mistaken.
The developer mentality, in general, is only to maximize profits, and they doing that by reducing quality every step of the way. You even see it in Richard Meier's project at Grand Army Plaza.
Maybe you have McMansions in the suburbs, but you also have what might be termed McCondos in the city. And lots of unwitting people are spending major bucks on construction that won't, like turn of the century and pre-war construction, stand the test of time. It's gonna look shabby real quick, despite the shiny exteriors.
Brooklyn Butler said: "I think, however, that the quality of construction in many suburbs will cause these developments to be replaced with higher-quality construction. A lot of these homes are going to fall apart in 50 years."
I tend to agree with you, but wanted to point out one, ancillary, thing.
Anyone who thinks the quality of construction currently being built by any of the big and small developers in NYC and Brooklyn is of higher quality than is what is being built in the suburbs is mistaken.
The developer mentality, in general, is only to maximize profits, and they doing that by reducing quality every step of the way. You even see it in Richard Meier's project at Grand Army Plaza.
Maybe you have McMansions in the suburbs, but you also have what might be termed McCondos in the city. And lots of unwitting people are spending major bucks on construction that won't, like turn of the century and pre-war construction, stand the test of time. It's gonna look shabby real quick, despite the shiny exteriors.
Posted by: anita at August 8, 2008 1:23 PM in response to News Flash: Everyone Wants to Live in the City