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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The NYC vs DC apartment argument makes little sense. DC is 1/3 of the size of NYC. On top of that, NYC don't have height restrictions that DC has.

All DC gets are those cheaply constructed boxy condos that only go up 6 stories that cost $3k a month.

I agree with the other poster pressed on NYC. Go post on a NYC forum, but DC will never be that big.[/quote]

You are talking about high rise high density family living, what other city do you know in the US that provides this example?  Also, I am not the one to bring up NYC first on this thread, but at least I have direct experience with it.  If you feel like it truly takes away from the discussion, I will stop. I've wasted enough time already.

You are also saying DC is not crowded and is pretty small and will never be like NYC, someone here claims that we have severe shortage of housing.   I grew up in DC and have enough family/friends here, I am familiar with it to some extent, even without direct experience of raising kids here.   [b]I don't sense that there is such housing crisis here at all[/b], what I sense is frustration of people who want nicer neighborhoods and more luxurious accommodations at inability to afford it, not the fact that they cannot find a place to live. These are apples and oranges. 
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I have lots of family/friends in DC and grew up here.  My LMC/MC family lives in places like Kensington, Silver Spring, South Arlington, Springfield and Ashburn.  My higher earning friends live in NWDC, Bethesda, Mclean, Great Falls.  The only ones who live in apartments are my childless friends (Downtown and NOVA) and the only person raising a child in the apartment is my single mom LMC cousin who lives in an apartment in Mclean for schools.  I also have family members in rent control apartments as they had been here for decades.  I have more than enough data to have an idea that the anguish you are writing about is not about lack of housing options for people of all income levels, but lack of certain comforts that tend to cost more money.

PP, please recognize that "I don't sense that...", based on your personal experiences, really does not count as data.[/quote][/quote]

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