Missing middle- Arlington

[Anonymous]

Why do you need a middle? I grew up a rich town. I was not rich. We had on edge of town a few blocks with tiny old homes, a led garden apts and apartments above stores.

So you had housing for rich and people who worked for rich.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Beaconcrest has some missing middle units on their website

https://beaconcresthomes.com/available-homes/index.php?id=VA&property_type=Townhomes

Wow, those are really ugly.

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Anonymous wrote:Beaconcrest has some missing middle units on their website

https://beaconcresthomes.com/available-homes/index.php?id=VA&property_type=Townhomes

Wow, those are really ugly.

+1. They are really awful and jarring. The only ones that are not hideous are the ones on N Utah that don't have the garage. Sorry to all of the Arlington folks that will have such ugly housing coming to their streets.

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Anonymous wrote:Beaconcrest has some missing middle units on their website

https://beaconcresthomes.com/available-homes/index.php?id=VA&property_type=Townhomes

Wow, those are really ugly.

+1. They are really awful and jarring. The only ones that are not hideous are the ones on N Utah that don't have the garage. Sorry to all of the Arlington folks that will have such ugly housing coming to their streets.

Why is so much new construction boxy with tons of brown. I hate it and can’t wait for this trend to pass. Can you imagine pulling up to something with no curb appeal like that each day.

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Anonymous wrote:Beaconcrest has some missing middle units on their website

https://beaconcresthomes.com/available-homes/index.php?id=VA&property_type=Townhomes

Wow, those are really ugly.

+1. They are really awful and jarring. The only ones that are not hideous are the ones on N Utah that don't have the garage. Sorry to all of the Arlington folks that will have such ugly housing coming to their streets.

SFHs with a similar aesthetic have already been built. Ugly isn’t limited to MM.

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Anonymous wrote:Beaconcrest has some missing middle units on their website

https://beaconcresthomes.com/available-homes/index.php?id=VA&property_type=Townhomes

Wow, those are really ugly.

+1. They are really awful and jarring. The only ones that are not hideous are the ones on N Utah that don't have the garage. Sorry to all of the Arlington folks that will have such ugly housing coming to their streets.

SFHs with a similar aesthetic have already been built. Ugly isn’t limited to MM.

Maybe, but this is three times over in a single structure. They're on a totally different level of hideousness. Nothing is aligned. Garage, then front door, then one window, then another, and another, and another -- all at different levels. Six different alignments in a single townhouse, repeated three times over.

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Anonymous wrote:Beaconcrest has some missing middle units on their website

https://beaconcresthomes.com/available-homes/index.php?id=VA&property_type=Townhomes

Wow, those are really ugly.

+1. They are really awful and jarring. The only ones that are not hideous are the ones on N Utah that don't have the garage. Sorry to all of the Arlington folks that will have such ugly housing coming to their streets.

SFHs with a similar aesthetic have already been built. Ugly isn’t limited to MM.

Maybe, but this is three times over in a single structure. They're on a totally different level of hideousness. Nothing is aligned. Garage, then front door, then one window, then another, and another, and another -- all at different levels. Six different alignments in a single townhouse, repeated three times over.

It’s not my style but most new builds aren’t. MMH will have the same design trends as SFHs.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe people fought a duplex. https://www.arlnow.com/2023/09/06/some-neighbors-fought-a-duplex-and-won-as-county-approves-more-missing-middle-homes/

I live in an adjoining neighborhood and would welcome a 4-flat or a duplex in my neighborhood. After college I lived in a neighborhood with a mix of SFH, duplexes, and 4-6 flat building with parking in the rear. It had a similar density to central Arlington, plenty of mature trees, and was walking distance to a Westover-like small shopping area. It was a great, vibrant neighborhood with renters and owners, young adults and families.

Here’s a map pin to my old neighborhood for street view purposes
https://maps.app.goo.gl/igs4y8CLKLnNEyxf9?g_st=ic

Nice to see restrictive covenants once again keeping out undesirables. The residents' hood wearing grandparents would be proud

Are you referring to Eleanor Roosevelt who came to the neighborhood to personally hand the keys to the first homeowner who used an FHA loan to buy a house? The neighborhood then had a racial covenant, a building restriction covenant, and FHA had a redlining program. Or are you talking about those fine white New Dealers who built the concrete block wall between Halls Hill and the Waycroft/Woodlawn neighborhood to keep out the Halls Hill blacks. The new fine white residents of Waycroft/Woodlawn won't tear down the wall because of its "historic" significance. Maybe they will do it as soon as Halls Hills is completely gentrified by Missing Middle housing.

Look no further than the all white members of the liberal YIMBY group who want Missing Middle housing so that their children can go to the white schools in North Arlington rather than the diverse schools in North Arlington and South Arlington. As with everything liberals do, it has a negative effect on the people it is supposed to help. Missing Middle housing will benefit affluent whites who want a townhouse in the Discovery school district rather than the Long Branch district.

The local YIMBY groups are completely disingenuous. They mostly want what’s in “your” backyard, anyway.

I’ve followed a couple of the groups online and their complete lack of understanding of the issues at hand is shocking.

A neighbor and I went to one of their meetings just to see what was going to happen to our neighborhood. First, they are all white. Their diversity is one trans woman. They are the most sanctimonious people I have met since college. They reminded me of the poly sci majors who embraced every ultra liberal cause and berated me for going to class rather than to rallies. I told DH that we are moving as soon as our kids finish our local Catholic schools. I don't mind paying taxes for public education and not using it, but I am not supporting their ridiculous policies.

They are super annoying and wrong on most points, but this was happening with or without the theater of the housing advocates. This was something that I personally believe was driven behind the scenes by developers. What a waste of time for everyone involved, no matter what side you were on.

+1 these people think they are in charge but they’re just the pawns of the developers.

Yep. I sell houses for a developer who planned to build two houses in two nice neighborhoods and is now building plexes on both sites. The neighbors are going nuts and the civic associations want to tell him what to do with the plans. He has politely told them that he is simply implementing the policies approved by Arlington County. The YIMBYs were used by developers to get what they couldn't not get on their own.

I hope that the developer has enough permits to make it financially worth it, because no sane person will ever give that company a dime again.