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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have to confess that I really like the Mickey Simpson homes.   I'm not sure I'd like the bigger ones in some neighborhoods where the lots are small, but the neo-Bungalows (or whatever they are) look cool to me.

Not trying to be snarky, but it may be that one's receptivity to some of these houses has some relationship to one's ability to afford them.  And, yes, I know that some people can afford a 7,000 SFH and prefer to live in a 1,200 rowhouse or a 2,000 SFH.    
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I am the one in an uproar and I actually like some of Mickey's homes too. There is one I especially covet. Some of the original ones he did blend in and I did go in one once on an open house and really liked how they did the inside.  However, many of the new ones are not being built by Mickey Simpson and they are truly hideous.  They are challenging the lot size more and more.  Check out the one at the corner of N.Barton that is on its way to completion...some the front door touches the sidewalk and the back door touches the back fence...not to mention the two poor houses on either side that are now covered in shade.

I own a couple homes so it's definitely not my ability to afford one that is why I am not receptive to all of these new McMansions---it is from a purely asthetic reason.  They do not look natural and some are downright ugly. They are completely changing the character of the neighborhood.

I like older homes as well.  One of the things that drew me to the neighborhood was that it wasn't a 'cookie cutter' neighborhood.  Every home was different--but also good solid construction--in proportion to the lot under nice old trees.  [/quote]

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