On: Construction has kept rent in Chongqing, China to $75 a month

[writeslowly]

NYC does this through zoning regulations. Older buildings were typically designed with setbacks [1]. After zoning code changes in the 1960s most buildings became tall boxes attached to open plazas or low rise buildings instead.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916_Zoning_Resolution

[sologoub → writeslowly]

NYC doesn’t really accomplish this. Take a look at Google maps satellite view and you’ll see a huge difference.