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> Lack of highrise developments is what makes those areas attractive in the first place. Why? Aesthetics? Google-type people don't want to live in high-rises?

• brewdad 8y ago
  In the neighborhoods of Portland, residents are absolutely flipping out over mid-rise developments. In many areas, single family homes on corner lots are being torn down and replaced by 3-4 story apartment buildings. Neighborhood associations are very much up in arms against these developments that alter the "character of the neighborhood". Often these new buildings are shorter than the trees around them, but still they are considered "out of place".
  • checkyoursudo 8y ago
    And I would assume those people wouldn't want a multistory office building being built in their neighborhoods as well? What I don't understand is, as the parent comment seems to suggest, that a company like Google wouldn't locate near a locale with existing high-rises? I realize I may be misunderstanding. I fully understand that there are plenty of people who don't want development in their neighborhoods. I've just never heard the idea that some critical mass of employees would not want to live in or even work near already existing high rises such that a company would deem locating in such a place to be unacceptable. Does that make sense? Like, would a lot of potential Google engineers not take high-pay, high-prestige jobs at a Google site that is located in the middle of a bunch of high-rise apartments in a boring city? Or are all Google engineers just really super cool and fun and adventurous while also only tolerating low-slung buildings? I'm really curious--not at all being sarcastic.