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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are a lot of new apartments going up within 100-400 yards of Fort Reno, and they won't have private pools.  It makes lots of sense to put the ward-wide outdoor pool there, given the additional density and the central, transit-oriented location.[/quote]

Actually most of he density that is coming to Ward 3 is coming nearer to Hearst than Fort Reno.  The Fannie Mae and 4000 Wisconsin redevelopments are both within a couple of blocks of Hearst as are the existing dense developments of McLean Gardens and Cathedral Commons, though Cathedral Commons is not really that dense.

There are only a handful of additional units coming to Tenleytown - I think in total if everything gets built including the one project that already opened it is about 300 total new units in Tenleytown.  Each of the above referenced projects dwarf that number and are walking distance to Hearst.[/quote]

According to a real estate blog, there are almost 1900 new units slated for Tenleytown.  The majority are just south of Tenleytown.  However, the projects that you mention will have several private pools for their residents.  3900 will have two outdoor pools and 4000 will feature an outdoor pool and an indoor pool (on the site of the former health club).  McLean Gardens and Vaughan Place currently have large outdoor pools for their residents.  The balance of the new units in Tenleytown, all to be built north of Albemarle, individually are smaller projects which will have no on-site pools.  These various buildings, some already under construction, are located almost next to Fort Reno Park.[/quote]

Most of those will be housing AU law students who likely won't care about an outdoor pool.[/quote]

By now Hearst Pool Mom's obsession has veered into the absurd.   It is pure speculation to opine on who may or may not live in the many housing units to be constructed in Tenleytown and how they will use a pool.  One could also speculate about whether it is the best use of taxpayer dollars to build a small public pool on a back street in a residential neighborhood where backyard pools, private pool clubs and apartment/condo complex pools are thick as thieves.  Wouldn't it be more logical to build a larger facility in the most central, transit-accessible location in Ward 3, within proximity to a variety of multifamily and single family neighborhoods and other major public facilities?[/quote]

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