tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post3781920404317545490..comments2024-03-28T18:01:17.304-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The Margaret D. Fitzpatrick House - 72 East 86th StreetTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-15012397954213987212019-12-25T09:12:19.246-08:002019-12-25T09:12:19.246-08:00I am continually amazed by how cheap real estate a...I am continually amazed by how cheap real estate and improvements were in the 19th and early 20th Centuries as compared to the late 20th and early 21st. After conversion to today's currency, we find five-story homes selling for what a TriBeCa one-bedroom might today. One supposes that much lower wage rates in the trades explain something of the discrepancy, as would the fact that Manhattan is effectively "built out" inflate today's prices for land, but there must be some factor that I am overlooking here.Step Tynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18241470318483470588noreply@blogger.com