I'm a little more charitable about it than that - neighborhoods often do have a certain character and vibe. Putting a really ugly or cheap building in the middl

I'm a little more charitable about it than that - neighborhoods often do have a certain character and vibe. Putting a really ugly or cheap building in the middle can ruin that. It's great when large building projects take style and such into account as it makes the neighborhood nicer AND the new building nicer, usually. I'm in that situation with a new shopping center just a few blocks from me: it's going to be really nice and add to the area while still being a massive new set of buildings and stores. However people are dumb and selfish so often have a kneejerk reaction and try to block any development for arbitrary reasons (like height)