Arlington "missing middle"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do people care so much about this anyway? New townhomes in North Arlington will be at least $800k, and much more in places like Lyon Village. Some of your new neighbors will be GS14s instead of biglaw partners—oh the horror!

Actual progressive reform would rezone desirable areas for apartments/condos and mandate that a portion of them be subsidized/affordable. Missing Middle is nothing compared to what other jurisdictions are doing.

Why do people care? Because I moved out of my apartment in Clarendon to live in a single family home so I wouldn’t l have 20 neighbors next door to me. If I wanted to live next to a bunch of people I would have stayed closer in. Do you really have difficulty understanding the concept of single family home neighborhoods? They are the norm across the country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do people care so much about this anyway? New townhomes in North Arlington will be at least $800k, and much more in places like Lyon Village. Some of your new neighbors will be GS14s instead of biglaw partners—oh the horror!

Actual progressive reform would rezone desirable areas for apartments/condos and mandate that a portion of them be subsidized/affordable. Missing Middle is nothing compared to what other jurisdictions are doing.

Developers love "missing middle" and have turned it into a slogan like "smart growth." In DC for example, missing middle buildings of fewer than 9 units will not trigger "inclusionary zoning" requirements (what policy makers pretend is "affordable" housing) or trigger other requirements like elevators and second egress stairways. There's nothing middle about missing middle when it comes to developer margins.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people care so much about this anyway? New townhomes in North Arlington will be at least $800k, and much more in places like Lyon Village. Some of your new neighbors will be GS14s instead of biglaw partners—oh the horror!

Actual progressive reform would rezone desirable areas for apartments/condos and mandate that a portion of them be subsidized/affordable. Missing Middle is nothing compared to what other jurisdictions are doing.

Developers love "missing middle" and have turned it into a slogan like "smart growth." In DC for example, missing middle buildings of fewer than 9 units will not trigger "inclusionary zoning" requirements (what policy makers pretend is "affordable" housing) or trigger other requirements like elevators and second egress stairways. There's nothing middle about missing middle when it comes to developer margins.

If the buildings exist, then they are not "missing middle" housing, they are just middle housing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people care so much about this anyway? New townhomes in North Arlington will be at least $800k, and much more in places like Lyon Village. Some of your new neighbors will be GS14s instead of biglaw partners—oh the horror!

Actual progressive reform would rezone desirable areas for apartments/condos and mandate that a portion of them be subsidized/affordable. Missing Middle is nothing compared to what other jurisdictions are doing.

Why do people care? Because I moved out of my apartment in Clarendon to live in a single family home so I wouldn’t l have 20 neighbors next door to me. If I wanted to live next to a bunch of people I would have stayed closer in. Do you really have difficulty understanding the concept of single family home neighborhoods? They are the norm across the country.

Well, and now that's changing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people care so much about this anyway? New townhomes in North Arlington will be at least $800k, and much more in places like Lyon Village. Some of your new neighbors will be GS14s instead of biglaw partners—oh the horror!

Actual progressive reform would rezone desirable areas for apartments/condos and mandate that a portion of them be subsidized/affordable. Missing Middle is nothing compared to what other jurisdictions are doing.

Why do people care? Because I moved out of my apartment in Clarendon to live in a single family home so I wouldn’t l have 20 neighbors next door to me. If I wanted to live next to a bunch of people I would have stayed closer in. Do you really have difficulty understanding the concept of single family home neighborhoods? They are the norm across the country.

Well, and now that's changing.

Is it? Won't/don't families prefer SFH in most instances rather than a 6 unit building?

[Anonymous]

Has anyone addressed the burden further density will place on schools and infrastructure?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people care so much about this anyway? New townhomes in North Arlington will be at least $800k, and much more in places like Lyon Village. Some of your new neighbors will be GS14s instead of biglaw partners—oh the horror!

Actual progressive reform would rezone desirable areas for apartments/condos and mandate that a portion of them be subsidized/affordable. Missing Middle is nothing compared to what other jurisdictions are doing.

Why do people care? Because I moved out of my apartment in Clarendon to live in a single family home so I wouldn’t l have 20 neighbors next door to me. If I wanted to live next to a bunch of people I would have stayed closer in. Do you really have difficulty understanding the concept of single family home neighborhoods? They are the norm across the country.

Well, and now that's changing.

Great comeback.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people care so much about this anyway? New townhomes in North Arlington will be at least $800k, and much more in places like Lyon Village. Some of your new neighbors will be GS14s instead of biglaw partners—oh the horror!

Actual progressive reform would rezone desirable areas for apartments/condos and mandate that a portion of them be subsidized/affordable. Missing Middle is nothing compared to what other jurisdictions are doing.

Why do people care? Because I moved out of my apartment in Clarendon to live in a single family home so I wouldn’t l have 20 neighbors next door to me. If I wanted to live next to a bunch of people I would have stayed closer in. Do you really have difficulty understanding the concept of single family home neighborhoods? They are the norm across the country.

Well, and now that's changing.

Is it? Won't/don't families prefer SFH in most instances rather than a 6 unit building?

People prefer SFH neighborhoods. That is literally what MMH is about. They want to give people a chance to live in SFH neighborhoods that don’t have as many rentals or “affordable” homes. There are tons of rentals available in higher density areas. And yes, all these six plexes are rentals.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people care so much about this anyway? New townhomes in North Arlington will be at least $800k, and much more in places like Lyon Village. Some of your new neighbors will be GS14s instead of biglaw partners—oh the horror!

Actual progressive reform would rezone desirable areas for apartments/condos and mandate that a portion of them be subsidized/affordable. Missing Middle is nothing compared to what other jurisdictions are doing.

Why do people care? Because I moved out of my apartment in Clarendon to live in a single family home so I wouldn’t l have 20 neighbors next door to me. If I wanted to live next to a bunch of people I would have stayed closer in. Do you really have difficulty understanding the concept of single family home neighborhoods? They are the norm across the country.

Well, and now that's changing.

Great comeback.

It's not a comeback. It's just the reality.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people care so much about this anyway? New townhomes in North Arlington will be at least $800k, and much more in places like Lyon Village. Some of your new neighbors will be GS14s instead of biglaw partners—oh the horror!

Actual progressive reform would rezone desirable areas for apartments/condos and mandate that a portion of them be subsidized/affordable. Missing Middle is nothing compared to what other jurisdictions are doing.

Why do people care? Because I moved out of my apartment in Clarendon to live in a single family home so I wouldn’t l have 20 neighbors next door to me. If I wanted to live next to a bunch of people I would have stayed closer in. Do you really have difficulty understanding the concept of single family home neighborhoods? They are the norm across the country.

Well, and now that's changing.

Is it? Won't/don't families prefer SFH in most instances rather than a 6 unit building?

People prefer SFH neighborhoods. That is literally what MMH is about. They want to give people a chance to live in SFH neighborhoods that don’t have as many rentals or “affordable” homes. There are tons of rentals available in higher density areas. And yes, all these six plexes are rentals.

You're saying that six-flex renters want to live in SFH neighborhoods? But then by definition, they are no longer that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people care so much about this anyway? New townhomes in North Arlington will be at least $800k, and much more in places like Lyon Village. Some of your new neighbors will be GS14s instead of biglaw partners—oh the horror!

Actual progressive reform would rezone desirable areas for apartments/condos and mandate that a portion of them be subsidized/affordable. Missing Middle is nothing compared to what other jurisdictions are doing.

Why do people care? Because I moved out of my apartment in Clarendon to live in a single family home so I wouldn’t l have 20 neighbors next door to me. If I wanted to live next to a bunch of people I would have stayed closer in. Do you really have difficulty understanding the concept of single family home neighborhoods? They are the norm across the country.

Well, and now that's changing.

Is it? Won't/don't families prefer SFH in most instances rather than a 6 unit building?

Housing choices are based on preference and constrained by availability and cost. Right? You have your preferences. But what you want might not be available, and/or you might not be able to afford it.

Right now, there are basically only two types of housing available in Arlington: multi-unit housing in big buildings, and single-unit housing (attached or detached). Multi-unit housing in small buildings is generally not available, because it doesn't exist. One might describe this type of housing as "middle" housing, and one might describe its non-existence as "missing".

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do people care so much about this anyway? New townhomes in North Arlington will be at least $800k, and much more in places like Lyon Village. Some of your new neighbors will be GS14s instead of biglaw partners—oh the horror!

Actual progressive reform would rezone desirable areas for apartments/condos and mandate that a portion of them be subsidized/affordable. Missing Middle is nothing compared to what other jurisdictions are doing.

Why do people care? Because I moved out of my apartment in Clarendon to live in a single family home so I wouldn’t l have 20 neighbors next door to me. If I wanted to live next to a bunch of people I would have stayed closer in. Do you really have difficulty understanding the concept of single family home neighborhoods? They are the norm across the country.

Well, and now that's changing.

Is it? Won't/don't families prefer SFH in most instances rather than a 6 unit building?

People prefer SFH neighborhoods. That is literally what MMH is about. They want to give people a chance to live in SFH neighborhoods that don’t have as many rentals or “affordable” homes. There are tons of rentals available in higher density areas. And yes, all these six plexes are rentals.

You're saying that six-flex renters want to live in SFH neighborhoods? But then by definition, they are no longer that.

Is this like the "one-drop rule", only for housing?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people care so much about this anyway? New townhomes in North Arlington will be at least $800k, and much more in places like Lyon Village. Some of your new neighbors will be GS14s instead of biglaw partners—oh the horror!

Actual progressive reform would rezone desirable areas for apartments/condos and mandate that a portion of them be subsidized/affordable. Missing Middle is nothing compared to what other jurisdictions are doing.

Why do people care? Because I moved out of my apartment in Clarendon to live in a single family home so I wouldn’t l have 20 neighbors next door to me. If I wanted to live next to a bunch of people I would have stayed closer in. Do you really have difficulty understanding the concept of single family home neighborhoods? They are the norm across the country.

Well, and now that's changing.

Is it? Won't/don't families prefer SFH in most instances rather than a 6 unit building?

People prefer SFH neighborhoods. That is literally what MMH is about. They want to give people a chance to live in SFH neighborhoods that don’t have as many rentals or “affordable” homes. There are tons of rentals available in higher density areas. And yes, all these six plexes are rentals.

A six to nine-unit building constructed as a matter of right on a SFH street makes it no longer a SFH street. This change will turbocharge the tear down phenomenon in Arlington, making yesterday's McMansions seem like backyard playhouses.

You're saying that six-flex renters want to live in SFH neighborhoods? But then by definition, they are no longer that.

Is this like the "one-drop rule", only for housing?

[Anonymous]

A six to nine-unit building constructed as a matter of right on a SFH street makes it no longer a SFH street. This change will turbocharge the tear down phenomenon in Arlington, making yesterday's McMansions seem like backyard playhouses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A six to nine-unit building constructed as a matter of right on a SFH street makes it no longer a SFH street. This change will turbocharge the tear down phenomenon in Arlington, making yesterday's McMansions seem like backyard playhouses.

That’s exactly right. This zoning is outstanding for developers like me. It’s stunning to believe that it actually passed - no one would have thought this was a possibility 5 years ago. But society has changed a lot over that time. Consider the exponentially more traffic that will be speeding through your neighborhoods, and the loss of trees and tranquility as your punishment for voting for woke imbeciles, and your cowardice in waiting so long to challenge the zoning bc you were afraid of being called a racist. The legislation had so much steam at the end, that your reps passed it despite acknowledging it does not accomplish it’s intended purpose.