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Proof-Variation7005 t1_jbqgec9 wrote

Reply to comment by jjayzx in Fane Tower project in Providence is dead by The_Dream_of_Shadows

>It appears luxury housing is the only damn thing being made and allowed to continue.

I think the problem with that is we either need to invest a LOT of public money to subsidize housing or rely on what private developers are willing to pay for.

Anyone willing to build a building full of sub $2000/month apartment when they could be do one thats changing more is probably too stupid to afford it.

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monkiesandtool t1_jbqfjj5 wrote

Reply to Rhode Island needs a bottle bill. Join us at the state house to advocate for a cleaner Rhode Island this Thursday at 3pm. This is 10,000 tossed nips. #rimillion-pieces by trashgirl1986

The relevant statute regarding minimum sizes § 3-5-12. Licensees to keep or sell legal beverages only — Minimum size of containers.

>... Holders of Class B wholesaler’s licenses, Class G retailer’s licenses, Class B-H retailer’s licenses and Class A retailer’s licenses are authorized to keep for sale and to sell distilled beverages in containers of a minimum capacity of fifty milliliters (50 mls.) or one and seven tenths ounces (1.7 oz.).

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fishythepete t1_jbqf5st wrote

Reply to comment by UnderwaterInRI in Fane Tower project in Providence is dead by The_Dream_of_Shadows

>I'm absolutely fine with more housing, I just didn't want some wavy Miami skyscraper standing at odds with the entire skyline. It also wasn't exactly affordable housing they were trying to build. The superman building is a better hope there. Heck give it a couple years and the providence place mall is a better hope there. Let's make what we have work for us.

This response perfectly encapsulates the thinking holding Providence and RI in general back.

Sure, there’s a housing crisis pricing people out of the area, but is this solution I don’t need to spend a dime on pretty enough?!

I’m totally ignorant about the economics of this and another unrelated project but I have strong feelings about it and those feelings matter. Also, turning disused malls into residential space is an awesome idea I just had that completely ignores the fact that there are malls that have been dead for decades and if it was even remotely viable it would… exist.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_jbqehaj wrote

Reply to comment by captainastryd in Fane Tower project in Providence is dead by The_Dream_of_Shadows

Yes. It really fucking does. Supply and demand is still the driving factor and there's still going to be people getting price out of Boston who move here and if we're not adding units for them, they're just going to outbid for what's already here.

That's already been happening for years. We need to increase housing at every price point otherwise anything that isn't section 8 is guaranteed not to stay affordable.

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fishythepete t1_jbqda51 wrote

Reply to comment by captainastryd in Fane Tower project in Providence is dead by The_Dream_of_Shadows

Luxury housing is housing. It’s not rocket science. Somebody who would move into the building moves down from Boston. But we don’t build luxury housing. That’s fine - they get a nice place in fox point. The person they beat out for an apartment looks somewhere else. And so on down the line. The people at the top aren’t the ones feeling the pain.

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