Comments by "Ian Homer Pura" (@ianhomerpura8937) on "Can Infill Development Save Cities?" video.

  1. Here in the Philippines, the big department stores have also ventured into real estate. So they simply built high rise office and residential developments on top of their vast parking spaces. One example is SM Megamall in Ortigas.
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  2. I think he already did, in the video about transit oriented development.
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  3. Better ask why traditional materials like brick are insanely expensive nowadays
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  4.  @TheNightshadePrince  I watched a pocast by WTYP about five-over-ones lately. They discussed about why these new apartments are made mainly from laminated veneer lumber, insulated foam, and other highly flammable materials.
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  5. Oh look, a crazy suburbanite
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  6.  @jaad9848  which is where local governments can step in, i.e. favoring local developers over venture capitalists like BlackRock, or you know, actually building the housing themselves. Let the state be the arbiter.
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  7. Oh look, a crazy suburbanite
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