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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m sure I’ll regret asking, but I was a little surprised to see all the 4 and 6 plexes in the Arl Now article.  I expected duplexes and 3 unit townhomes to dominate.

Anyone have the scoop on these plexes?  Are they all 1 bedrooms and mostly going to be rentals?  I’m curious.[/quote]

Why would you expect anything different?

All SFH are now buildable lots.

Maximizing profits (or penalty for the opportunity cost) you use your allotment.

Moreover because this is all custom, high cost, there aren’t many people who can afford a SFH rent or own, so singles it goes to bring down the unit price.

Then consider that the homes prioritized for this development are at the bottom of the market (entry level homes) which raises the barrier to entry and creates pressure on the remaining market.

Everything about this scam works against affordability and homeownership.[/quote]

+1
Arlingtonians got played.[/quote]

Nope, their progressiveness just caught up with them and their ballots.  They think they want this, they voted for this under the guise of affordable housing and now it's in their own front yards.  It's kinda laughable to watch the heads explode.  [/quote]

The majority of our 22207/22213 neighborhoods (most of which are liberal) did not want this. [/quote]

I disagree. I'm in 22207, and I'd rather have missing middle than the status quo. If we could go back to a time where people weren't allowed to build 3 story houses on basically the entirety of their lots, that's what I want. But we can't go back. Infrastructure is a concern, sure, but as it is, I'm fairly certain that many homeowners skirt the requirement to upgrade pipes if they have a certain number of toilets. I don't know for sure, I'm only surmising based on the absence of dug up front yards when building an addition. [/quote]

You are an owner?

Can you explain why you’d prefer this?  Seems that you’ve had a huge growth in property value over time…and now you’d prefer that someone build a six plex next door, with the accompanying cars, children, and dogs?  And all without required off street parking?

I find this hard to believe unless you are just a masochist. [/quote]

DP, but also a homeowner in 22207. I'm a supporter of MM. All the old houses in my neighborhood were already being torn down and replaced with mcmansions, so having big buildings taking up lots won't be any change. My property values are not going to decline any time soon. And if they do, so be it. I have young adult children who are going to need to live somewhere.

Plus my block already has two older 4-plexes on it. And it's fine. Most of the residents are young people without children or dogs. But I dont care if they do.[/quote]

Why should your young adult children deserve to live in an area when they haven’t worked hard enough to earn it yet? That mentality makes absolutely no sense.  They’re entitled to an area because their parents are there? [/quote]

I lived in Arlington in my early 20s. The supply of housing has not kept up with population growth. We need more housing. This is a way to get it.[/quote]

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