The discussion is always about “how to we fairly distribute this artificially scare resource” when we should really just be doing 10x more

Yeah. I didn’t word that well. I think it should have been obvious from the start that TOD wouldn’t happen on Capitol and it definitely should have gone down meridian

IU controls most of the developable lots on Capitol… lack of development has nothing to do with the Red Line.

French Quarter but with front and side yard setbacks.

Blink twice if you’ve been kidnapped by a concrete contractor.

Zoning is much harder to generalize about but it’s typical for the majority of lots in a city to by classified as “residential” which is typically limited to single family homes up to 2 or 4 flats.

Building anything denser requires requesting a variance through a public process that defaults to no

From a building code perspective, this building should be legal in most jurisdictions. I’m guessing this is more about zoning. 13R sprinkler system would be required, but as long as there are 4 or less units per floor only one stair is required. No elevator required unless by local amendment.