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2 total sentences available.
The city's urban plan prescribes a 500‐foot height limit there to preserve the area's present character, and Mr. Starbuck, long‐time foe of “Manhattanization,” said be feared that granting the variance would lead to unwanted office towers up and down the street.
Source: wiktionary
Throughout the country, “Manhattanization” is a scary term that gets thrown at any developer who wants to increase density. And yet the number of Americans who want to live in NYC is not small; it’s huge. NYC 1-bedroom rents have been soaring, even as they stagnate nationwide: [data graph shown]. Someone wants to live in NYC, obviously.
Source: wiktionary
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