A 75-unit housing development in San Francisco’s Mission District, a block from a BART station, is running into delay over what is termed a “potentially historic laundromat.” It’s a total mystery why housing is so expensive in the city by the Bay, with the average one-bedroom apartment said to rent for $3,258. [Adam Brinklow, Curbed via Derek Thompson]
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And think about the jobs lost . . …
And the military housing allowance for enlisted personnel starts at $4300 per month (for a PFC getting less than $2000 per month regular pay).
Sounds like somebody wants a bigger bribe.
I mean, taste.
I mean, contribution.
If it really were a historic laundromat a wash would be a quarter and dry would be ten cents for 10 minutes.
depends on just how historic. Completely historic would result in it sending out the clothes via sailing ship to other locations to be washed, dried and folded… đŸ˜€
Just an FYI Derek reposted a year-old story.
The historic designation wasn’t given, the Calle 24 people dropped all protests and the land has been sold per this link:
https://missionlocal.org/2019/02/how-the-developer-of-sfs-historic-laundromat-quietly-won/