[WestAustinite]

I think this whole Plaza Lofts debacle is an excellent example of a developer screwup on the part of the original Plaza Lofts developer. Certainly, anyone who develops an office building or apartment tower would not expect to protect the views. That's crazy. This is especially nuts for a condo tower were the tenants OWN the property and have far more interest in protecting their views.

The people who bought condos on the south side were rather naive. Did they really expect that another building would never be built on that site when they first stepped onto their balcony when purchasing their condo? I think they always knew it was coming but chose to wear rose colored glasses. I could understand their anger if they purchased their condos based on a promise that the views would be protected. I doubt that's the case.

The city should be more careful when reviewing site plans for sides of resdential buildings that face alleys.