A brief update after spending the weekend in NYC. In the amazingly obvious conclusion department, I now have proof that limited land increases real estate prices. We are staying in a 400sf apartment on the Upper West side: Monthly rent? $1,700. One of Trump's new developments is just across the street: You can get 1,750 sf for $2.45M. For $300,000, you can get 2,500 sf in suburban Columbus, OH. Q.E.D**.
**That's some latin thing meaning end-of-proof...and yes it's a joke. I've failed to prove anything.