The Ledger
Every statement that passed quotation and attribution checks. Mix any filter with any other: certainty 1/5, debate potential 5/5, or both at once.
why aren't all 10 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 2 checkable ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't; assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card: ▮▮▮▮▮ certainty · ▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable
Mark O'Brien: Time and carrying costs kill most real estate deals
“Time will kill every deal. And often it does.”
Mark O'Brien: Permitting delay for West Village townhouse has reached 2.5 years
“So it's been two and a half years that I've been waiting for permits.”
O'Brien: Widening staircases with roof bulkheads fixes dark brownstone interiors
“Brownstones are notorious for being a little dark in the middle because there's no windows in the middle typically. So I widen the staircase and I put a lot of light and a bulkhead on the top so you get light down the middle”
Mark O'Brien: Below-grade basements bypass NYC Floor Area Ratio limits
“And this is basically free square footage, because, you know, in terms of FAR, floor area ratio, they don't count a base because it's below grade, so I try to make it, and right now you're not seeing it at the best I gotta put baseboard on, finish the floor, a…”