Reply To: High Rise vs. Low Rise Residences

One trend which carries substantial political controversy is the outcome of the supply/demand realities noted above. Notwithstanding a brief outflow of people during Covid I don’t think that is a long term trend, especially among the frum tzibur and most yidden will not want to permanently relocate to Yenevelt or some small town in West Virginia. Higher demand on a fixed amount of land means higher density. Likewise, the pressure to deal with “affordable housing” means that builders will request and receive higher building heights in exchange for including more low and medium income housing in their new developments. Thus, if you want to remain IT versus OOT, be prepared for more high-rise and fewer low-rise developments.