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non american here with a stupid question: why doesnt san fransisco build vertically? like 50 storey buildings
non american here with a stupid question: why doesnt san fransisco build vertically? like 50 storey buildings
There are some 50 story buildings. But cost increases pretty dramatically. Especially when you build on fill and mess up the foundation work [1]. There's a fairly consistent stream of tall buildings built over the years, not all of them are 50+ floors though [2]. There's gaps in building during economic distress, as you would expect. Because of the expense, high rises are either offices or luxury homes. It doesn't ma…
I rent in my country (first world) for 1000ish. I get a 60 sqmt home with garden And two rooms. It saddens me that the usa startup culture gave us this.
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There are some 50 story buildings. But cost increases pretty dramatically. Especially when you build on fill and mess up the foundation work [1]. There's a fairly consistent stream of tall buildings built over the years, not all of them are 50+ floors though [2]. There's gaps in building during economic distress, as you would expect. Because of the expense, high rises are either offices or luxury homes. It doesn't ma…
I'm not sure about the cost. A lot of Mumbai's middle class housing is 30-40 floor towers. These are flats that sell for well under 200k, most under 100k. Labor cost is lower in India, but most material and equipment costs are not.
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Earthquakes. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/events/1868calif/vir... . There's even a movie starring the Rock about it. (San Andreas)
SF has tall buildings downtown, so that can't be it. A better question is, why are they only downtown and not so much west of there.