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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have no problem with tearing down old homes and replacing with new. You’re right, they’re not meant to last forever. You nailed the problem though, which is what they’re replaced with. [b]I don’t know a single person who prefers the contemporary monstrosities that replace them.[/b] I don’t think that’s unusual given the complaints you see here. I guess someone is buying them though, but maybe it’s because that’s what’s available if you want new. [/quote]

This has always been my issue, but clearly they are buyers.  Typically neighborhoods have a somewhat similar scale and style.  Although the existing home might be towards the end of its natural lifespan, replacing it with something three times the size that covers almost the entire lot is like Gulliver and the Lilliputians.  Even more so if it's a boxy glass modern home in a neighborhood of small colonials or cape cods.  Again the market rules and clearly there's a market, it just looks bad IMO.[/quote]

Yes this! It's the horrible size (and often so much closer to neighboring homes bc the new ones are so much bigger) and height, towering over other houses. Makes the whole street look so junky.[/quote]

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