I look at these types of places and I do realize that a good chunk of the price is the additional on-site amenities (Bike Room, Coworking Lounge, Dog Park, Fitness Center, Picnic / Grill Area, and yes, parking).

And yet. My sister rents a studio in an old but well maintained building in a nice but average neighborhood in Queens, NY and pays $1400.

Like, come on.

maybe in manhattan but def not in worcester thats for sure

That was also what I was worried about but fingers crossed that in the archives of the internet, somewhere, your questions will be answered. 😅

Granted what I am saying is ten years old and of course times have changed a lot buuuuuuut my 1 bedroom apartment was $2,100…in midtown Manhattan. The rent is too damn high. I don’t how people can afford to fucking live anymore.

Amen to that. I'll try scanning one of those videos and see if I come up with anything, thanks. My only reluctance is that idk if it was a local-only broadcast, in which case it probably wouldn't show up there :/

June 8th?

it's pretty much this. I'm at another similar place in the region and for me it is worth the peace/quiet and nice apt (can never hear neighbors, very calm area) to pay a premium for my 1 bed + den after coming home from the hospital. Many of the people I see in the complex are either other healthcare workers like me or retired. It is definitely a temporary place though, no one would ever stay in a place like this - at least not a young person.

Wasn’t there a fire right in that spot in the 90s ?

I turned off cable by then (lol recession) so it was playing on basic channels too. It sounds so familiar. I’d leave 7-WHDH on most of the day and it feels like a morning/mid-day commercial. Triggering weird memories of a weird time for me!

So happy for you both!!!

My only nostalgia commercial from the Worcester area is Gallo video. “Fit em in there!”

Try here, or here. Also here

The worst feeling is remembering something, but not knowing exactly what it is to be able to see it again.

This does lower housing costs though. Somebody who makes a lot of money can live there. If these units were not built, you would be competing against those rich people in the rental market. Your landlord chooses not to renew your lease so he can give the apartment to Mr. Moneybags, and you need to go live somewhere else.

Less competition among renters is always good for renters. Just because these particular units are expensive doesn't change that.

There's a bar in Austin TX made out of shipping containers called Container Bar lmfao. Very hipstery, very expensive... naturally

My personal research experiment: 19 ms, 4ms jitter, ~256-500 download, 30-67.2 upload (n41 -100dm)

Do remember any of the wording of the narration? The song sounds familiar..

there are hipsters that would love to live in a shipping container, think of how hip that makes it

So instead, we got a shipping container

I asked Bing AI to help, redirected me to your other reddit posts. Sigh.

Builders are also going to pull back if prices really start dropping. The idea that the free market and some zoning ordinances are going to fix this is ridiculous. This has gone on for way, way too long without the government directly investing in low-income housing. Obviously subsidizing rents ain't working.

So great to see this!!

Fuck all property management companies that are not local. I'm a facilities director and done with residential properties because all the management companies are so bad I lost faith in humanity. Maybe that's where my nihilism comes from.🤷🏽🤷🏽🤷🏽

It is exactly for that.

I guess everyone is forgetting that the bulk of "critical infrastructure" jobs all make under 70k a year(not counting overtime and such). Force them all to move elsewhere causes shortages in critical positions. The biggest recent example is snow plow drivers, that's only going to get worse and worse every season. We will see shortages across the board soon and already are. I mean a Worcester firefighter or police officer couldnt even afford to live there.

Pharmacy students

When I was making 45k a year I bought a 1 bedroom condo that came out to like 1100 a month between mortgage and HOA fees. This was in Marlborough in 2019. I'm sure somewhat cheap condos can be bought in the area. Much better than renting.