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thommyjo said:
Dumb take on infill imo. Classic Lorne. BUT, I do agree in some ways, except I would say greenfield is what we should curb until a greater buildout of large infill sites is completed. There’s a good decade of growth we can accommodate within our major infill sites, not to mention all the other small lot infills, downtown/whyte/TOD projects.

Tired of seeing more apartments in secord and keswick. No need to open up south of 41ave for at least 15+ years.
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if land south of 41 ave is not opened for 15+ years what happens to pricing in infill?
 
Oilers99 said:
if land south of 41 ave is not opened for 15+ years what happens to pricing in infill?
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If we do open it, what happens to our taxes, service levels, and downtown vibrancy?

Totally agree that restricting supply can risk price increases. But we still do have a ton of land we can develop inside the existing city. I’d rather us see that all filled in before sprawling even further.

Also, housing prices aren’t the only impact on affordability. Cars, utilities, and property taxes can easily be 5-15% each of a household budget. Reducing those is actually more helpful long term than the purchase price of an asset being 50k higher.
 
thommyjo said:
If we do open it, what happens to our taxes, service levels, and downtown vibrancy?

Totally agree that restricting supply can risk price increases. But we still do have a ton of land we can develop inside the existing city. I’d rather us see that all filled in before sprawling even further.

Also, housing prices aren’t the only impact on affordability. Cars, utilities, and property taxes can easily be 5-15% each of a household budget. Reducing those is actually more helpful long term than the purchase price of an asset being 50k higher.
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Up (or within) and not out seems to have been largely forgotten when it comes to city building it seems.

Options and variety are important, but this growth model will continue to put strain on many many other downstream items and have long-term repercussions and continue to be a major reason why our core commercial areas and vibrancy lag.
 
Nicely done.
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IanO said:
96st/80ave or so.
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Along with this in Ritchie, a block or so north are three new 5-plexes on three lots (4 units in main building and 1 garage suite on each lot). They are well done and include pretty good landscaping in front. A property management company is overseeing all of them - 15 rental units on 3 lots. Houses fit in nicely.
 
TAS said:
Along with this in Ritchie, a block or so north are three new 5-plexes on three lots (4 units in main building and 1 garage suite on each lot). They are well done and include pretty good landscaping in front. A property management company is overseeing all of them - 15 rental units on 3 lots. Houses fit in nicely.
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They do and I like the variety which while new still fits nicely in an older area, they are not just three identical new houses and they are not overwhelming next to their neighbours.
 
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