august948 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Ran across this on MSN... http://money.msn.com/investing/post--front-doors-are-for-the-rich-in-these-buildings Yet in the country's largest city, which recently elected a mayor who ran on a platform that derided income inequality, the issue is getting more and more visible -- especially for some of New York's lower-income residents living in buildings that segregate them from their rich neighbors. That's right: So-called "poor doors" (or separate entrances for poor people, usually located in the back of the building, out of view from the upper-class tenants) are increasingly common among New York's swanky residential buildings that house the superrich alongside a handful of low-income people in order to get tax credits from the city. Last week, the New York Department of Housing Preservation and Development approved a request by a swanky new condo on the Upper West Side to have a separate entrance in a back alley for its lower income residents (in New York City that means people with an annual income of $51,540 or less). The front doors, meanwhile, will be reserved for wealthy tenants only. The proposal was part of an application for the city's Inclusionary Housing Program, which gives tax credits and other benefits to big real estate developers in exchange for offering some affordable housing units in addition to their pricey condos. Think this will come to Houston at some point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Servants' entrances of course, but I can't imagine Houston enacting tax credits for buildings that accommodate both rich and poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Separate doors may not return as a result of tax credits... but we did have them at one time ourselves, until the early 60s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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