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Originally Posted by 3rd&Brown
Developer initiated. Not residents.
Residents in attendance were annoyed no more retail is in plan.
Developer just focused on making as much money as possible with as little effort as is possible. Gave some song and dance about market conditions for multi-family in Fishtown (though absorption city wide has been ahead of expectations). Multiple people pointed out it didn't have to be all or none. To go from a 200+ unit apartment building to just homes, could have still positioned a much smaller multifamily building at the corner with ground floor retail or even a very small pad-like retail strip to fit a few small stores.
Developer isn't interested.
Unfortunately there's nothing we can really do as the proposal conforms to existing zoning. And we fall under the Fishtown Zoning overlay and they quite frankly don't care about what happens out here on the water. There wasn't even neighbor discussion after the presentation. It was sort of presented like information only without any opportunity for input or requested changes.
The entire thing is infuriating.
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Such a wasted opportunity, and total lack of creativity. The view from the corner next to the water is fantastic and would be great for a quiet upscale restaurant or something, but no, need it unobstructed for the 50 people with houses on the edge.
Honestly I was briefly considering buying here but it's such desolate island with nothing to walk to, and I wouldn't have the patience to wait 10-15 years for that to change.
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