Urban density around major train stations: 125th Street in NYC vs Kyodo in Tokyo
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briefly: I could believe that Japan was wasting airspace if there were an affordability crisis there--I am certain that NYC is wasting ground space because there is an affordability crisis there
the NYC view is almost certainly denser residentially
skeptical, but could be true
The uniform setbacks of these bldgs strongly suggest to me that the developers built as much as they were legally allowed, but were prevented from building more because of zoning
the setbacks aren't quite uniform, and the building heights certainly aren't uniform...
The presence of any setback at all is evidence of regulatory constraints. The cheapest way to build is straight up
unless the zoning is changing *plot by plot* on that street, then most landowners aren't built to capacity--looking at the west side of it, I see: - 2 story - 2 story - 4 story - 3 story - 4 story - 4 story - 5 story
either 5 is the cap, but most landowners don't see the need to build to it...or the cap is even higher, and *none* of them see the need to build to it
Japan has been loosening its zoning codes over the past few decades, so the regulatory constraints may have changed
Especially for high-rises, but I think also for lower-rise buildings as well. Adjusting the density calculations, the slant plane rules, etc. There's an Andre Sorensen paper out there with a chart of all the changes over time that I can't find right now...
Oh woah please post if you find it!
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