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NYC's real estate problem

Started by JohnAnthony
almost 17 years ago
Posts: 44
Member since: Dec 2008
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1. Very few attractive modern buildings with great amenities 2. Not enough new construction; too many conversions of shitty office buildings and factories being marketed as "luxury" condos. What a joke. 3. Terrible locations. Too many condos are near housing projects, homeless shelters, drug clinics, and other undesirable areas that lead to depreciation of real estate value and greatly hinder the quality of life. 4. Very bad architecture. Over the past decade, the best architects have done their work elsewhere. This explains why Chicago's residential projects have routinely gotten more praise from critics than NYC. NYC's real estate is a mess. I really hope they turn things around.
Response by kodo
almost 17 years ago
Posts: 22
Member since: Jan 2009

NYC will have plenty of time to turn things around before you can get into Columbia and actually move here. say 10 or 20 years?

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Response by sniper
almost 17 years ago
Posts: 1069
Member since: Dec 2008

it it walks like a duck and talks like a duck and posts like a duck...

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Response by bmw
almost 17 years ago
Posts: 219
Member since: Jan 2009

rufus

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Response by nyc10022
almost 17 years ago
Posts: 9868
Member since: Aug 2008

JohnAnthony is Rufus, who was rejected by his dream school and dream city, Columbia and New York City.
He loved the city until sour grapes set in...

This is all well documented...
http://www.streeteasy.com/nyc/talk/discussion/8131-rufus-mystery-solved

He is so jealous he spends all day trying to post negatively about NYC.

Man, this guy is so pathetic...

"got rejected at columbia business and am pretty devastated."

"Oh well. I have to spend an extra year in shitty Chicago and reapply for round 1 next year."

"I've been to NYC several times but haven't really partied extensively. But almost everyone I've talked to who lives there tells me how NYC is so much fun and doesn't really get boring, people are interesting, etc. To what extent is this true? What makes NYC so much more fun than other cities like LA, SF, Boston, Chicago, etc.?"

"I live in Chicago but have been to NYC quite a few times and noticed a very sharp difference in the respective social scenes. Chicago seems much more fratty and bar oriented while NYC is a bit more upscale and pretentious. The girls in NYC also dress a lot better as well. I would like to hear opinions on this subject from those of you familiar with both cities."

"Thanks for the encouragement. I'm just really bummed out since I'm 27 years old, and now is the perfect time to go. And socially, I'm extremely dissatisfied with Chicago and really want to be in NYC. I just have to improve my application for next year and hope things turn out better"

Now that he's been rejected multiple times, he's changed his story a bit.

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Response by Sizzlack
almost 17 years ago
Posts: 782
Member since: Apr 2008

As if this couldn't get more pathetic....Rufus goes out of his way to make it so.

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Response by nyc10022
almost 17 years ago
Posts: 9868
Member since: Aug 2008

oh, it can get even more pathetic..

http://www.streeteasy.com/nyc/talk/discussion/8245-awesome-penthouse

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