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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my searches in Arlington, there is often not that much of a price difference between well maintained, older 3-4 bedroom houses with 2500 sq ft (often around $1.5-$1.7 million) and relatively new McMansions with 5-6 bedrooms with 4000-5000 sq ft (often around $1.8-$2.0 million). So it can make lots of sense to just go for the bigger house, even if you don't really need the extra space.[/quote]

In my N.Arl neighborhood every new build is 6-7 bedrooms and bathrooms, and many look like apartment buildings.

The builders make them this large because the lots are so expensive ($1 million+) that they have to build a huge house to reap a profit.

I know many downsizers and people with no kids or only 1-2 that are having trouble finding a home that is not a giant McMansion.

The smaller homes have huge bidding wars and go very, very fast.[/quote]

Why can't the developer build a multi-family unit instead of one McMansion?[/quote]

With upzoning coming to Arlington they will soon be able to do that.  It will be like that house on Sycamore St. that is finally going to be a group home after years of people buying it, tinkering with it and trying to make it right.   Many McMansions are built on the 10,000 square foot lots off Williamsburg Blvd which was once part of the Crossman dairy farm.  Rather than having one McMansion per lot, a builder can build an eight plex or a small apartment building on the lot.   The only glitch with all of this is that Arlington County has never measured the demand for parents with two kids to live on the top floor of quadraplex so that their kids could go to Tuckahoe, Nottingham, or Discovery.  Nor did they measure the impact on infrastructure, parks, schools, parking, or rec centers. The people advocating for Missing Middle housing have a "if they build it they will come" philosophy.

I work for builders and it will be a boon to them because they obviously can make more money putting eight housing units on a lot rather than one.  They can then rent the units and have great passive income.    [/quote]

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