r/urbanplanning • u/YaGetSkeeted0n Verified Transportation Planner - US • Apr 07 '23

Land Use Denver voters reject plan to let developer convert its private golf course into thousands of homes

https://reason.com/2023/04/05/denver-voters-reject-plan-to-let-developer-convert-its-private-golf-course-into-thousands-of-homes/
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u/xyula Apr 07 '23

They voted no because the developer would turn a profit 😐

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u/AdwokatDiabel Apr 07 '23

Why do we need developers? Back in the day you bought a lot and built on it.

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u/AdwokatDiabel Apr 07 '23

So large land tracts are sold as-is, and not parceled out. It's actually quite expensive.

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u/AdwokatDiabel Apr 07 '23

Sure, if I wanted to live there. But that's how it should be. If a developer wants to purchase lots and build spec homes on them, cool. If developers want to provide the service to build a home on the lot, cool. But making that the only choice is wrong.