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How lack of land in Manhattan creates holdouts

. . . and sometimes without a grudge

Stories of holdouts are legion in this overstuffed, overpriced city, where people so often take a stand against development. Read the full article here »

“Manhattan is an island, and the way the market is today, it requires a certain creativity,” Guido Subotovsky, president of Azimuth, said in an interview. “We’re going to have to keep cantilevering and wrapping around properties to make buildings work.

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The brownstone, behind the building covered in netting, will be surrounded on three sides by the new development. 

Photo: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times