[Busy Bee]

^Agreed. Its irks the hell out of me to. Its obviously a product of the cities' FAR zoning formula, but you would think there would be a common sense amendment that would prevent unsightly party walls from being exposed. To be honest I think the urban fabric can tolerate some structures' facades deviating from the streetwall property line, and dare I say sometimes it can be a good thing to mix things up a bit a break a long monotonous line BUT it's the exposure and apparent disregard of the neighboring buildings sides that drives me bonkers. I've always wondered why developers/property owners of new buildings could not come into a simple agreement to "wrap" a neighbors unsightly abutting walls with a material that is spec'd for the building under construction. In other words, integrate the neighbors newly exposed walls due to setback, with the architecture of the new structure.