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Originally Posted by dg66
Uhh, even with the scaffolding (which will be going away when the job's finished) you do realize that neighbor dude's view isn't blocked right?
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The "highlight" view from those lots is not just directly ahead, but also off to the left a bit, and that is the reason many of the homes have windows angled to the left (including the new house). While undoubtedly the view of the skyline will indeed still be largely visible from the neighbour's home, the left edge that was previously visible (from the left-most window in particular) will be cut off, and the view will now have a wall along the left that was previously more open. Again, the new home is built quite forward on the lot and is bigger.
Of course, can't know for sure unless we were actually there. Mine was just an observation of a possible negative impact to the neighbour based on what we know. It may not be an issue whatsoever, and clearly the neighbour had opportunity to weigh in (which they may or may not have taken up). The prior house was also built more forward (because of the angle of the street there also), but this one is a little more extreme, and the wall is of course larger.
Here is what I can garner from Google Maps. The orange line is extending directly south from the edge of the lot. The window in the neighbour's house that is closest to the new house would have just a slightly better view than that. The orange line is the view from the balcony. It seems like even the Bow building would be cut off, whereas previously they almost certainly saw a pinch more.
Again, can't know the specifics without actually being there, but can guarantee that it will negatively impact the neighbours view. We just don't know to what degree.
[EDIT] I do see that the new house is angled at the front, IE its wall doesn't extend directly parallel to the property line all the way to the front, so it won't be as big a negative impact as I was thinking. Still was a good exercise for me to look at the Google map. Investigating such things is how I myself learn.
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Originally Posted by Rollerstud98
View from front balcony unobstructed. As per usual suburbia a fuckin idiot know nothing at all.
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Rather inappropriate and uncalled for. I made my comments based on actual observations and knowledge of the area that was being discussed.