As a millennial homeowner, I don't want my historic neighborhood destroyed in favor of high rise apartments. I also have been warmly welcomed by my neighbors and enjoy the community a neighborhood brings. Why do boomers get so much hate from protecting their communities and neighbors?
As a millennial homeowner, living in a historic neighborhood, I am all in favor of taking the empty lots that do still exist in my area, and turning them into high density housing. I watched a 4-5 story building appear on a empty lot just down the street from me. This kind of housing is perfect to help alleviate housing constraints, and offers people the opportunity to live in a walk-able, historic neighborhood and contribute to the community. Why is that a bad thing?
There are no empty lots because it is a desirable place to live. If I lived in a place with abandoned building/lots I agree they could be put to better use.
Straw man, almost no one is suggesting 50+ floor apartments in residential neighborhoods. Simply adding a few 4-5 floor apartments buildings with retail at the bottom would greatly improve quality of life in neighborhoods.
> Straw man, almost no one is suggesting 50+ floor apartments in residential neighborhoods.
Plenty of people are suggesting massive restructurings of residential areas in major cities.
> Simply adding a few 4-5 floor apartments buildings with retail at the bottom would greatly improve quality of life in neighborhoods.
You're conceding that even your smaller apartment buildings will change the character of the neighborhood. You think it will improve quality of life for some, but they think it will do the opposite for them.
And when you create these apartments you've concentrated a large piece of land under a single owner, who can then after a regulation change eventually build one of those massive apartment buildings. But it doesn't necessarily need to be that massive to have a negative impact on the neighborhood.
It's because the city can grow only so much. You are not buying the right to freeze the neighborhood in time. You are not buying the right to forbid everyone else from building up and altering the face of the neighborhood.
I am sorry but the price you paid for your house / apt was too little to justify this behavior.
Buying land does in fact give me the right to forbid everyone else from building up and altering the face of my property. If enough like-minded individuals do this you get this you get a neighborhood.
As a property owner, I don't care what you feel is just. I worked hard, saved money and invested wisely. We've been in a bull market for over 10 years now, if you want change then put some money down and start doing something about. All the internet points in the world won't win you a high rise apartment
No, it doesn't. You don't own or have a right to anything other than your house. The arrogance here is astounding. The average person in your generation does not have what you have and it's not because they are lazy (even if that thought makes you feel better about yourself)
