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Montez
@montez
Two examples of the buildings that are integrating more functions within a single high rise that I alluded to in our housing pod are Estela in the South Bronx and ARC in LIC. These are a part of a movement called "vertical villages" which overlaps with City of Yes. https://www.nyc.gov/content/planning/pages/our-work/plans/citywide/city-of-yes-housing-opportunity Experimental in nature and a response to social/market dynamics, I worry about the segregation pressure in an interconnected city like NYC and if it serves as a model for less mature cities. Not the first to think about this since it even pops up in Christopher Alexander's writing on artificial cities in the 50s. Easy to build and sell but may still be disconnected from reality. Do neighbors talk to each other?
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Mark Fishman
@mark
I've heard them called "suburbs in the sky" Wish we had more shared spaces and amenities like gyms, parks, etc. but in the world of remote work I understand why these all-in-one buildings continue to appear
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Montez
@montez
The closest we can get to it is just manually inviting friends into our space. But some parts of the city are hostile to that which can feel like "you’re holding it wrong"
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