Say NO to Bowser on changing building height limits

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s a great idea. Look at Western Ave at Friendship Heights. One side of the street has a height limit the other side does not. Look at K street with all the big ugly box building because the developers have to maximize floor space. No one even knows why there is a height limit.

More density will increase demand for mass transit. Right now the city does not have enough density to fund mass transit but enough density to cause congestion. Nothing will change around the mall it’s all federal.

For the Greater Greater Developer party line.

I love being able to see the washington monument from almost anywhere in the city

And that wouldn't change. In fact, you would be able to see the Washington Monument from border areas of the city that had taller buildings. No one is suggesting radical changes to the center core of the city.

We can then call Tenleytown “Lil’ Tysontown”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a great idea. Look at Western Ave at Friendship Heights. One side of the street has a height limit the other side does not. Look at K street with all the big ugly box building because the developers have to maximize floor space. No one even knows why there is a height limit.

More density will increase demand for mass transit. Right now the city does not have enough density to fund mass transit but enough density to cause congestion. Nothing will change around the mall it’s all federal.

For the Greater Greater Developer party line.

I love being able to see the washington monument from almost anywhere in the city

And that wouldn't change. In fact, you would be able to see the Washington Monument from border areas of the city that had taller buildings. No one is suggesting radical changes to the center core of the city.

We can then call Tenleytown “Lil’ Tysontown”

And Friendship No Heights Limit, next to American University Park-ing.

[Anonymous]

“What Republicans want to do with I.C.E. and border walls, wealthy progressive Democrats are doing with zoning and Nimbyism. Preserving “local character,” maintaining “local control,” keeping housing scarce and inaccessible — the goals of both sides are really the same: to keep people out”

NY Time opinion piece in California could have easily been written about the NW NIMBYs.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/opinion/california-housing-nimby.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“What Republicans want to do with I.C.E. and border walls, wealthy progressive Democrats are doing with zoning and Nimbyism. Preserving “local character,” maintaining “local control,” keeping housing scarce and inaccessible — the goals of both sides are really the same: to keep people out”

NY Time opinion piece in California could have easily been written about the NW NIMBYs.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/opinion/california-housing-nimby.html

More like the anti-gentrification crazies in NE and SE.

[Anonymous]

Lol say Yes. Next?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“What Republicans want to do with I.C.E. and border walls, wealthy progressive Democrats are doing with zoning and Nimbyism. Preserving “local character,” maintaining “local control,” keeping housing scarce and inaccessible — the goals of both sides are really the same: to keep people out”

NY Time opinion piece in California could have easily been written about the NW NIMBYs.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/opinion/california-housing-nimby.html

I’m getting sick of these references to “Northwest NIMBYs”. It’s become a sort of ridiculous meme, spread by shills for development interests in DC. Do you realize that nearly 1600 residences are being constructed just in the two blocks alone opposite Sidwell Friends? If just 10 percent of those units have elementary school age children, that could be over 100 more kids just at Hearst. There are about 1000 more units planned in AU Park and elsewhere in Tenleytown. And that’s approximately 2600 new housing units within less than one square mile of Ward 3.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“What Republicans want to do with I.C.E. and border walls, wealthy progressive Democrats are doing with zoning and Nimbyism. Preserving “local character,” maintaining “local control,” keeping housing scarce and inaccessible — the goals of both sides are really the same: to keep people out”

NY Time opinion piece in California could have easily been written about the NW NIMBYs.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/opinion/california-housing-nimby.html

I’m getting sick of these references to “Northwest NIMBYs”. It’s become a sort of ridiculous meme, spread by shills for development interests in DC. Do you realize that nearly 1600 residences are being constructed just in the two blocks alone opposite Sidwell Friends? If just 10 percent of those units have elementary school age children, that could be over 100 more kids just at Hearst. There are about 1000 more units planned in AU Park and elsewhere in Tenleytown. And that’s approximately 2600 new housing units within less than one square mile of Ward 3.

Which isn’t enough housing. The author is making a simple point: when you block housing from being built, there is not enough housing. Not enough housing makes housing prohibitively expensive. Just because you have a house, doesn’t mean no one else deserves one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“What Republicans want to do with I.C.E. and border walls, wealthy progressive Democrats are doing with zoning and Nimbyism. Preserving “local character,” maintaining “local control,” keeping housing scarce and inaccessible — the goals of both sides are really the same: to keep people out”

NY Time opinion piece in California could have easily been written about the NW NIMBYs.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/opinion/california-housing-nimby.html

I’m getting sick of these references to “Northwest NIMBYs”. It’s become a sort of ridiculous meme, spread by shills for development interests in DC. Do you realize that nearly 1600 residences are being constructed just in the two blocks alone opposite Sidwell Friends? If just 10 percent of those units have elementary school age children, that could be over 100 more kids just at Hearst. There are about 1000 more units planned in AU Park and elsewhere in Tenleytown. And that’s approximately 2600 new housing units within less than one square mile of Ward 3.

Which isn’t enough housing. The author is making a simple point: when you block housing from being built, there is not enough housing. Not enough housing makes housing prohibitively expensive. Just because you have a house, doesn’t mean no one else deserves one

What are you smoking? The point is there are a large number of units planned or under construction in a relatively small area in one ward that is already quite build out. Indeed in two blocks alone there are more than 1500 units under construction right now. Little sought has been given to infrastructure such as schools traffic capacity etc. We already know that word three schools are quite overcrowded - where will new students go? The point is there is lots of development going on already with a little thought to how it will be accommodated. The answer is not to upzone everything but rather to identify and preserve the affordable housing that upper Northwest has today. There are considerable number of affordable rent controlled units in oldercapartment buildings on Connecticut Ave. and Wisconsin Avenue yet many of these will be under threat as developer seek to raise them and build taller.

[Anonymous]

I grew up in this city, and love it. But moved away 2 years ago. Mostly because the people who moved here in the last 5 years fighting about DC like it’s “their city”.

Housing should be for everyone. Remove the hight restriction so everyone can afford to live here. If you want suburbs move to Maryland. Ward 3 is not your special paradise.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What is wrong with you people DC needs high rises

Looking like a midwestern midsized town is not charming or unique

Do you want it to look like Rosslyn? What's so great about all that development? NOTHING

Chinatown right now is just Rosslyn with the tops of the buildings lopped off, what’s so great about that??

At least you can see the sky in Chinatown. Rosslyn, despite attempts to make it better, is still soulless. The taller buildings which cast shadows don't help.

And the view to Rosslyn from Georgetown and the river is nothing to be proud of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in this city, and love it. But moved away 2 years ago. Mostly because the people who moved here in the last 5 years fighting about DC like it’s “their city”.

Housing should be for everyone. Remove the hight restriction so everyone can afford to live here. If you want suburbs move to Maryland. Ward 3 is not your special paradise.

If you think that developers are going to build hi-rise affordable housing, then Trump has some buildings to see you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“What Republicans want to do with I.C.E. and border walls, wealthy progressive Democrats are doing with zoning and Nimbyism. Preserving “local character,” maintaining “local control,” keeping housing scarce and inaccessible — the goals of both sides are really the same: to keep people out”

NY Time opinion piece in California could have easily been written about the NW NIMBYs.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/opinion/california-housing-nimby.html

I’m getting sick of these references to “Northwest NIMBYs”. It’s become a sort of ridiculous meme, spread by shills for development interests in DC. Do you realize that nearly 1600 residences are being constructed just in the two blocks alone opposite Sidwell Friends? If just 10 percent of those units have elementary school age children, that could be over 100 more kids just at Hearst. There are about 1000 more units planned in AU Park and elsewhere in Tenleytown. And that’s approximately 2600 new housing units within less than one square mile of Ward 3.

Which isn’t enough housing. The author is making a simple point: when you block housing from being built, there is not enough housing. Not enough housing makes housing prohibitively expensive. Just because you have a house, doesn’t mean no one else deserves one.

What makes desirable SFHs increasingly expensive in DC is that there aren't a lot of areas where it's possible to build more of them. Upzoning neighborhoods will decrease the stock of SFHs, and make the problem worse.

[Anonymous]

I drive the New York Ave corridor regularly, and there is still substantial vacant land along the avenue for new housing development at scale. But presumably developers aren't interested in that area?

[Anonymous]

1500 units?

The Wegmans / Fannie Mae / City Ridge development is planning for 687 residential units on a ten-acre space. Where are the other ones you are talking about?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“What Republicans want to do with I.C.E. and border walls, wealthy progressive Democrats are doing with zoning and Nimbyism. Preserving “local character,” maintaining “local control,” keeping housing scarce and inaccessible — the goals of both sides are really the same: to keep people out”

NY Time opinion piece in California could have easily been written about the NW NIMBYs.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/opinion/california-housing-nimby.html

I’m getting sick of these references to “Northwest NIMBYs”. It’s become a sort of ridiculous meme, spread by shills for development interests in DC. Do you realize that nearly 1600 residences are being constructed just in the two blocks alone opposite Sidwell Friends? If just 10 percent of those units have elementary school age children, that could be over 100 more kids just at Hearst. There are about 1000 more units planned in AU Park and elsewhere in Tenleytown. And that’s approximately 2600 new housing units within less than one square mile of Ward 3.

Which isn’t enough housing. The author is making a simple point: when you block housing from being built, there is not enough housing. Not enough housing makes housing prohibitively expensive. Just because you have a house, doesn’t mean no one else deserves one.

What makes desirable SFHs increasingly expensive in DC is that there aren't a lot of areas where it's possible to build more of them. Upzoning neighborhoods will decrease the stock of SFHs, and make the problem worse.

Pretty sure PP mean "house" in a more general sense, not single family house. That you go from a point about not enough housing, in the context of height limits, to assuming the only thing that matters is the availability of single family houses, is part of the problem.