Designers have laid out fanciful plans for amenities like a cocktail bar, a gym or sleeping rooms, but the early Boeing 747's had such frills too, and they mostly gave way to plain old seating space.
The Labour review says: "We also need a new generation of Joseph Chamberlains – strong, far-sighted city and civic leaders, with bold, credible plans, for the amenities and infrastructure their localities need, working in close partnership with business and social leaders, to make their towns and cities magnets of new and better jobs.
That was five years ago, and they fell in love with the floor plan for Linden78, an amenity-filled condominium building planned for West 78th Street near Broadway.
At present, the increase in value goes to the owner of the land scheduled for development, and the local authority takes a slice from the developer in "planning gain" to pay for amenities such as roads and playgrounds.
Two years ago, the city rezoned the area for high-rise development and created a plan for parks and other amenities.
A model estate that will serve as an inn for prospective buyers is planned to be completed next year, and for amenities, there will eventually be restaurants and a marina in addition to the beach club and the spa.
It grew out of informal, ad hoc settlements, as an attempt to plan amenities for an unplanned development that was already there – the camp on its edges at Dale Farm was closer to the original impulse than anyone really noticed.
The development, the VIR Club in Danville, is a sprawling new complex with multiple tracks for different kinds of racing, suitable amenities and a plan for 50 small condominiums to be ready for occupancy by summer.
The fees for amenities — like weekly house cleaning, linen service and meal plans — have not yet been established.
