It's more than simple supply and demand. It's artificially low supply and increased demand.
Sweetheart deals for luxury housing and rent controlled housing mean that developers are going to put more time, energy and money into bringing upper income housing into NYC while the middle and lower income people are left with fewer options.
Because of the geography and municipal structure of the area, middle and upper-middle income housing is doing quite well here.
NYC has the highest pop density of just about any city in the world. It has extremely high demand, due to its celebrity status making it a magnet for the whole world.
Sweetheart deals for luxury housing and rent controlled housing mean that developers are going to put more time, energy and money into bringing upper income housing into NYC while the middle and lower income people are left with fewer options.
Because of the geography and municipal structure of the area, middle and upper-middle income housing is doing quite well here.