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Density is solving itself. If you live on the hill then you must have noticed the incredible explosion of massive apartment buildings and condos going up across

Density is solving itself. If you live on the hill then you must have noticed the incredible explosion of massive apartment buildings and condos going up across the city. Note how it's concentrated in centers of commerce, and that's totally great. It reduces your (burdensome? I guess?) 30 minute walk, makes housing cheaper, and doesn't impede on those with the means to afford a century old work of art; they absolutely can be and to deny so is delusional, go walk east of Volunteer Park and see for yourself. A diverse spectrum of zoning is important, but we also have a diverse free market that doesn't all want high-rise condos and apartments absolutely everywhere. Some people want a beautiful neighborhood, lots of space, privacy, proximity to the city, and have the means to get that, so that's what they will pursue. You should be okay with that because it's part of the same system that allows high-rise condos along the city's arteries. My only point of contention against the apartments/condos themselves is the incredibly cheap materials and trendy designs that will look terrible in a decade's time. Look back on other periods of housing like the 70's Brady Bunch-style ranch houses to see how other trendy houses have aged. > Capital Hill With an "o", not an "a".

darksaints 7y ago
> A diverse spectrum of zoning is important, but we also have a diverse free market that doesn't all want high-rise condos and apartments absolutely everywhere. If you're using zoning to accomplish that, you don't have a free market.
- btmiller 7y ago
  Having limited SFH zones does not prohibit a person from pursuing any number of housing option that works best for them.
  - darksaints 7y ago
    Actually, yes, it does. That's exactly what it does.
  - nostrebored 7y ago
    Zoning explicitly allows you to have undervalued property. A sfh in the center of an economically bustling city is substantially more valuable than you suggest. You should expect to pay the price of housing multiple people, because that's the potential value of the property.
lazyasciiart 7y ago
Density isn't solving itself! People worked for years to get those commercial centers upzoned. And there's still plenty of million dollar houses sitting two blocks from Broadway and John, which are definitely impeding on those who want to live near that light rail station and walk. And those century old houses would be a lot safer if they could be turned into multiple units, which can be done without demolition. The smaller old houses get knocked down to build a huge new house, which is made of the same materials and designs as those condos and apartments.

darksaints 7y ago

> A diverse spectrum of zoning is important, but we also have a diverse free market that doesn't all want high-rise condos and apartments absolutely everywhere. If you're using zoning to accomplish that, you don't have a free market.

btmiller 7y ago
Having limited SFH zones does not prohibit a person from pursuing any number of housing option that works best for them.
- darksaints 7y ago
  Actually, yes, it does. That's exactly what it does.
- nostrebored 7y ago
  Zoning explicitly allows you to have undervalued property. A sfh in the center of an economically bustling city is substantially more valuable than you suggest. You should expect to pay the price of housing multiple people, because that's the potential value of the property.

lazyasciiart 7y ago

Density isn't solving itself! People worked for years to get those commercial centers upzoned. And there's still plenty of million dollar houses sitting two blocks from Broadway and John, which are definitely impeding on those who want to live near that light rail station and walk. And those century old houses would be a lot safer if they could be turned into multiple units, which can be done without demolition. The smaller old houses get knocked down to build a huge new house, which is made of the same materials and designs as those condos and apartments.