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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh, the old house is down and the new missing middle plex is going up on our street. When I objected to the builder, he shrugged and said that we had elected the county board who approved the missing middle housing.  It's going to be rental and he is planning to rent the apartments to multiple groups because it will maximize returns.  It can be potentially 16 adults in the building with parking for three cars.  I hope the other 13 use bikes or scooters because there is little street parking.  [/quote]

Where is this, and who is the builder?

Who was the agent?[/quote]

It is on the 3800 block of 14th St. off Quincy St.   I'd rather not say the builder but there is a big sign out front.   I don't think there is an agent because they are rentals.  
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Well that doesn’t much help in boycotting them, but I’m sure that it’s easy enough to find out.[/quote]

DP:  What are you going to boycott? I am not a fan of Missing Middle or whatever Arlington is calling it now, but they approved the rezoning.     Maybe join the group that is suing to overturn the rezoning.  [/quote]

I mean, one can definitely not financially support someone that supports something they don’t like.  Other people that feel the same way can do the same if they know who the parties are.[/quote]

Do you really think that by  not financially supporting an Arlington County Board candidate they will lose the election?    The fix is on MM and anyone who supports it will get elected or re-elected no matter what money you withhold.  The Democrat candidates in Arlington are fungible:  if one doesn't get elected another will and vote in the same policies.

How are you going to boycott the builder?  Not rent one of the apartments in a MM plex? Not buy one of the MM townhouses?   Plenty of other people will.  [/quote]

The politicians are already paid for, you can’t do much there.

For example, though, and I doubt this qualifies as being nefarious or anything because she’s very public about it, but Liz Brent of Brent Realty is a vocal YIMBY and real estate agent.

So, I would never use her or any of her agents to buy or sell a home.  Other people can feel free to do so if they support this kind of thing, but I am free to recommend that others not use her, either.

If developer or architect worked on a MM home, I would be sure to not use them. They put signs out front, it’s very easy to tell who the collaborators are.  You have many choices for housing options and remodels, why use one that that supports something you disagree with?

It’s less about affecting change and more about the freedom to not undermine your own interests with your own money.
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