pexelto t1_ivxe9pj wrote on November 11, 2022 at 9:05 AM

Reply to comment by Jimithyashford in University Heights “Save our homes” signs: what is going on? by Jimithyashford

You're missing the point, James. The house on the corner of National was just what people focused on because it was historic.

The issue isn't that one house. The people who live in the University Heights neighborhood will now have commercial traffic where they've never had it before. The development won't just be that one property. Because they're building on one of the busiest intersections in the city, the main ingress and egress will have to be on what used to be quiet side streets.

You can disagree with them and say it's progress, but at least know the issue at hand. It has nothing to do with anyone caring about the "right kind" of people. If you'd read the articles, you'd know that it's going to be a doctor's office, retail space, and "executive lofts".

The right kind of people, you say.

Jimithyashford OP t1_ivyd570 wrote on November 11, 2022 at 3:08 PM

Sorry, but by “right kind of people” I meant “people who have the financial resources to maintain that neighborhood in the condition it’s it”

Cause if you’ve got these big empty houses that the wealthy folks have moved out of, and you insist that is can only be a single family dwelling and you can’t tear it down and build lower income housing, then you are left with only two courses: either they stay empty and eventually fall into ruin, or the cost goes down down down until eventually you get a lower income buyer who cannot afford to maintain these grand old manicured properties and they fall into disrepair anyway.

I under stand their concern. But I don’t understand their solution. What on earth do they want? They want the “right” kind of people to buy the houses and live in them and keep them pretty. Right?

But it seems like Those buyers just aren’t there. Wasn’t that house on the corner for sale of ages?