Stalled projects lead to developer blight.
In a somewhat contrarian vein, I mentioned it before, but I am actually amazed at the number of Northside projects that are still building. Most of the buildings that I’ve seen that are out of the ground are still going forward. Which is far better for the neighborhood than the alternative. (Though there is a heavy concentration of dead pool projects to the south and northeast of McCarren Park – Roebling/Driggs and Union area.)