Two ideas for fixing this:OK, but basic market forces are never going to allow you to win that battle -- larger, affordable housing units in close proximity to major employment centers simply cannot happen. The real estate is too valuable.
OK, but basic market forces are never going to allow you to win that battle -- larger, affordable housing units in close proximity to major employment centers simply cannot happen. The real estate is too valuable.
Ding Ding Ding^ Right, it's the old real estate adage:
Size, Price, and Location: choose any two
No disagreement. I'm fine with my house in Roslindale -- it suits my space needs, desired housing cost, provides a decent array of walkable amenities, and is still pretty damn close to downtown by commuter rail. But I think the people making the argument that there is not enough family housing are really saying they want family housing in cost prohibitive locations.OK, but basic market forces are never going to allow you to win that battle -- larger, affordable housing units in close proximity to major employment centers simply cannot happen. The real estate is too valuable.
I dont care if it meets current zoning, it should be the height of its neighbors... and more importantly how many affordable units will there be? Should be half anyway. The mayor and the BRA need to find a sweet spot between being pro development and forcing projects to have more affordable housing.
Fitzgerald Park! It's an old Puddingstone quarry. I try and get up there a few times a year for the sunset. Thanks for the photos!Not much new here but visited this really nice park today by bike and saw this development at the bottom of the hill for which not much seems to have progressed since the last photos on this thread ...
Sure, but to be fair, the neighborhood is a mixed bag of ugly, dated designs, so maybe this will pull focus?