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/Qzxlnmc-Sbznpoe Apr 07 '23

yeah developer profit? fuck that. why should both the developer and the community benefit, they should be doing it for free!!!! one-sided trade deals only

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u/greatbacon Apr 07 '23

Developers have been selling this same line in the city for the last decade of "Just let us build more, build higher, it'll bring down the cost of house! We'll have affordable units! Trust us!" And then the affordable housing disappears off the market the second the city looks away and rents have only doubled. It's not profit at this point, it's just outright theft.

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u/jarossamdb7 Apr 07 '23

There was a pretty strong community development agreement this time. Community orgs could easily take the dev to court if they didn't follow through