tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post1318569438831541280..comments2024-03-28T07:54:47.319-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: Musing on the Alleys of HudsonCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-7130723703275417072017-10-09T00:11:50.925-04:002017-10-09T00:11:50.925-04:00Agreed, on every point.Agreed, on every point.newcomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09194563536423016499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-75097108744302927472017-10-08T16:42:13.347-04:002017-10-08T16:42:13.347-04:00Whether it is or not, facilitating the demolition ...Whether it is or not, facilitating the demolition of alley buildings will not provide "affordable housing." This has nothing to do with relaxing parking restrictions, as Mr. O'Hara has suggested. Those homeowners who try this will have a rude awakening when confronted with the construction costs and consequent reassessments - which could well double their property taxes, depending on the structure they build. And dare I say it, elected officials serve none of their constituents by deluding them with the notion that any remaining middle class homeowners in Hudson, who now pay an aggregate mil rate of 37, have the luxury of being "sensitive" and deciding to subsidize their tenants by charging "affordable" rents in brand new structures. Not when failure to pay their ever-rising property taxes would mean losing their homes.Fiordiligihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13053107993431239341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-12992692328572598402017-10-08T16:07:50.306-04:002017-10-08T16:07:50.306-04:00"... on available vacant land," there..."... on available vacant land," there's the rub.unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-69495663357033925342017-10-08T12:24:35.951-04:002017-10-08T12:24:35.951-04:00The problem with this ill considered initiative is...The problem with this ill considered initiative is that the new residential housing resulting from the demolition of historic buildings on the alleys will NOT be "affordable" by any definition. The costs involved in new building construction are simply too great. So the result, instead, will be additional luxury housing and transient rental accommodations, plus soaring property taxes for those rash enough to engage is such a venture - because their properties will suddenly be reassessed as having two houses rather than one. This initiative is ill considered, will destroy a large part of the architectural history of Hudson, and should be abandoned in favor of the construction of truly affordable new housing, from scratch, on available vacant land.Fiordiligihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13053107993431239341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-12793068455794671362017-10-08T11:40:49.055-04:002017-10-08T11:40:49.055-04:00wow
cant wait to see all the new airbnb structures...wow<br />cant wait to see all the new airbnb structures tmdonofriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370760970951114120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-73982164562987563252017-10-08T10:49:05.880-04:002017-10-08T10:49:05.880-04:00It will not be possible to increase the supply of ...It will not be possible to increase the supply of housing without constructing new buildings. Period. It is not possible to build new "historic" buildings, although it is possible to build new buildings that respect the historic character of their surroundings. We cant have it both ways. The precious urban character of Hudson is not only found in the antique styles and detailing of its buildings, but also in their massing, scale and density. Those who care about maintaining the city's urbanistic character while addressing the shortage of housing might consider relaxing the fixation on architectural style and detail. Personally, I'd welcome even modernist accessory buildings replacing disused (and mainly characterless) old garages on the alleys as long as they were in scale. Historic preservationists can choose whether their desire for architectural purism will pose an obstacle to infill construction, or instead to help ensure that new buildings contribute to a coherent urban fabric.Jonathan Lernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06007020966491439770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-22392622220662261362017-10-08T10:08:00.841-04:002017-10-08T10:08:00.841-04:00Thanks for the photo of the Nantucket style house ...Thanks for the photo of the Nantucket style house that once stood on Partition Street near West Court Street. Was thinking of this place recently. It was the most exquisite house I had ever seen. The owner lived behind it on Union and couldn't wait to remove it.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05548912912359709568noreply@blogger.com