tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34141007.post5979598311311569447..comments2023-08-25T08:59:37.703-07:00Comments on Ponte Vista Blog: Odds and Ends 158M Richardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644940232494534872noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34141007.post-29670113494671620262010-03-05T10:24:54.927-08:002010-03-05T10:24:54.927-08:00Thanks again, Jim.
If you and others haven't...Thanks again, Jim. <br /><br />If you and others haven't visited:<br /><br />www.eastrpv.blogspot.com please do.<br /><br />I am doing most of my writing about Marymount on that blog and I have provided a number of links to information there.<br /><br />The possibility of on-campus housing at Marymount, plus the moving forward by the VOA, all the while not being able to learn what may now be proposed for Ponte Vista put the residents of our area in the crosshairs of over development.<br /><br />Ponte Vista is still the big thing. Other projects and the possibility that Seaport may eventually find itself completely rented or leased out, mean that everything may add up to a perfect storm of traffic congestion in our area.M Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644940232494534872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34141007.post-57072473014809164172010-03-05T09:18:35.986-08:002010-03-05T09:18:35.986-08:00Houses in the neighborhood near Marymount already ...Houses in the neighborhood near Marymount already sell for 1 million plus, so a developer would have no problem selling "new" expenseive home in the area.<br /><br />As far as building parkspace and recreational fields, who is going to pay for that? That land is worth, I would guess, tens of millions of dollars. Marymount certainly isn't going to give it away.Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34141007.post-11067980676305402932010-03-05T08:32:36.077-08:002010-03-05T08:32:36.077-08:00Thanks Jim, for your comments.
While new housing ...Thanks Jim, for your comments.<br /><br />While new housing might come along, the whole site is not suitable for building on and there are many mitigation factors that would have to be overcome before a large number of houses are built on the site.<br /><br />Also, being that the surrounding neighborhoods are established R1 zoned housing, it seems fair to consider that only single-family housing on lots of not less than 5,000 square feet would be considered for that site.<br /><br />I can imagine that there could actually be a reduced number of daily vehicle trips due to the site changing from College or business uses to residential uses.<br /><br />Also, for the forseeable future I doubt there is a developer around who would want to be engaged in developing the site for residential uses because of all the mitigation that would be required and the costs associated with that. New housing on that site might have to be priced so high as to be unprofitable for any developer.<br /><br />Now if the College fails and the land is turned into parkspace and recreational fields, I'll be up front supporting that type of use.M Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644940232494534872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34141007.post-24204919072773117022010-03-05T00:13:01.706-08:002010-03-05T00:13:01.706-08:00One thing to think about is if Marymount does fail...One thing to think about is if Marymount does fail and closes up, what would happen to the land? My guess would be that the land would be sold to some developer who would try to build as many homes there as possible.<br /><br />How many added car trips would new homes bring to the area?Jimnoreply@blogger.com