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Originally Posted by Feneant
Is Moncton seriously growing at a rate requiring all these new homes? I don't know how we went from a glut of houses for sale a couple of years ago to building what feels like an insane amount of new houses.
Not to mention with the baby boomers getting older, won't we just end up with hundreds, if not thousands, of empty homes with 20-25 years?
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I'm not going to go out of my way to defend this housing development
but:
- Moncton is growing by about 1,500 - 2,000 souls per year so yes, new housing will be necessary in the city for some time to come.
- A variety of housing options are required in the city, including apartments, condos, townhomes and detached dwellings.
- This particular development is targeted to "empty nesters" who are downsizing.
- An attempt has been made to maintain a treed buffer along the rear property lines.
- This is a condo-like development where lawn maintenance and snow clearing can be shared and contracted out, thus ensuring the properties will be well maintained.
- I think the quality of the buildings will be better than the render lets on.
- The alternative to housing options like this would be "mini-home" subdivisions like the one in behind the Timmies/Shell combo at the Horsman/Berry Mills intersection. I prefer this over that.