In a Supertall Tower, How Much Affordable Housing Is Enough?
“It is an ideological battle being waged on one of the few sites in the city where these questions could seriously be posed: Can the city build sky-high towers for lower- and middle-income New Yorkers, when ‘supertall’ — a term used to describe buildings just shy of 1,000 feet — has become synonymous with luxury condominiums? And would the political and symbolic significance of the site make it worth the expense, although three or four times as many affordable units could likely be built elsewhere for the same cost?”