Posted on 01/18/2013 9:24:56 AM PST by lowbridge
Exactly. Buyer Beware. There is a reason why there is a due diligence clause in most real estate contracts. And like I always tell a client when they see vacant land near a property they want to buy...”it’s entirely possible and likely that land will be developed at some point in time. “
Here's the problem for planners ~ you can sometimes get a zoning overlay district that gets beaten down in court 20 years from now because you forgot to change the actual zoning.
What your community can do to combat the planners is simply apply for designation as a PUD (planned unit development) ~ which will prevent any further zoning changes affecting anything in your area unless the entire PUD is challenged. The PUD is ordinarily used by developers for new developments where they want to leave open space ~ usually cricks, forests, rockpiles ~ so they'll trade those spaces for higher zoning densities where homes are actually built. The sme standard can also be used to protect a community not otherwise eligible for an historic designation.
He loved his co-op.
Some of the older smarmier buildings in the Bronx are actually very well built ~ they're just old and dangerous ~ bad wiring ~ bad water ~ bad sewers ~ bad interior walls ~ nasty buildup of stuff.
When he moved to Virginia he sold his co-op for half a mil.
According to the article, they didn’t build the house. They purchased the house 13 years ago as it was.
According to the article, they didn’t build the house. They purchased the house 13 years ago as it was.
Many city dwellings are very narrow and very deep. The last time I lived in a city rowhouse, it was 14 feet wide, but almost 100 deep, with four stories. Much more room than I now have in a more conventional house.
Its preposterous. The fact that [the developer] can build that close I dont understand, Patty said.
You understand that your house is built right up to the line too, right Patty?
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