A commission would have to decide whether the city should just build a memorial and new office towers or something more comprehensive, like apartment buildings, shopping areas, or perhaps direct rail links between Wall Street and the Long Island Rail Road.
Instead, they've got Michael Jacobs, a 25-year-old who owns a Web site called Urbansherpany.com that he hopes will turn into the city's first comprehensive database of apartments for rent.
Cribspot hopes to change that, by creating the most comprehensive search engine for apartments on or near university campuses.
"StreetEasy is an excellent strategic fit with Zillow, as we share a common goal: To help consumers become smarter about real estate by communicating comprehensive, unbiased information about apartments and homes," said Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff in the statement.
The all-rental community offers a continuum of care, from independent-living apartments to a comprehensive assisted-living facility with sliding fees.
Any comprehensive water conservation policy needs to include apartment building submetering.
Each property has a detailed description, comprehensive list of amenities and, unusually, a floor-plan of the apartment.
At the time the building contained a laboratory, a wintering cellar, a wood workshop, an office with a comprehensive library of apicultural books, honey and wax extraction rooms and a two-person apartment used by student tenants.
The city's last comprehensive research, undertaken in 2000, found that one-fourth of households in rent-controlled apartments earned more than $100,000 a year — a revelation that prompted I-told-you-so rhetoric from some landlords.
The Columbia team also developed a comprehensive profile of Martin's potential proximity to chemicals, including an environmental map that charted her apartment's distance from gas stations, dry cleaners, fast-food restaurants, supermarkets, and major roadways.
