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Originally Posted by pj3000
I'd hate to see those houses also meet the wrecking ball -- like the one that used to be on the empty lot and the one that was across the street where the new construction is going up -- particularly for a squat less than 50' high project like this.
Why not taller? So the residents can actually have a clear view... the very reason anyone would live there in the first place. Of the 8 planned units, it seems that 6 of them will have significantly obstructed views, if not completely blocked, of the skyline.
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The Grandview Public Realm has pretty shitty low-density zoning in general. Nothing more dense than townhouses or a two-unit is allowed on this particular parcel, and there is a height limit of 40 feet. Also, you can't actually put in any commercial uses. And indeed, what we've seen is the Grandview corridor is slowly being turned over into really upscale townhouses, with even the few remaining restaurants further up the street slowly being lost to attrition.