Comments on: Another Thought on Urban Renewal and MidTown Housing

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:05:13 +0000

I don’t disagree with either of you, but this happens all the time with proposals. As an architect, you invest all the time and money into getting the job and then you never hear another word. Or if you are lucky to hear something, it is a convoluted report like you had in your previous post with the pros and cons. Then you bitch because you didn’t have an opportunity to argue against the cons…

Like I said, I don’t disagree, but it is typical.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:01:16 +0000

Sure, go for it.

By: slackmeyer

slackmeyer — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:53:58 +0000

This may be one of the most important comments made on this post. For those of you unfamiliar with Jeff, he’s a respected homebuilder who has received high marks for the quality and design of his homes and was a recent chair of the homebuilder’s association. Jeff is someone, I have to believe, who downtown leaders would love to see entering into the mix of downtown housing. Jeff, with your permission I’d like to give your comment more prominence by adding it into the actual blog post.
- Steve

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:50:20 +0000

It would be one thing if there were dozens of proposals, but with a mere five, why not give them each the respect of a 10-minute presentation? They deserve it, and I would think that much could be gleamed from a personal presentation that could never be captured on paper or in 3D modeling, at least in regard to the people and personalities behind the presentation.

Aside from what message it might send to these five applicants, there are other developers in healthy positions, looking for the next opportunity that may, or now may not, consider pursuing such projects under authority of OCURA if only look forward to this kind of “talk to the hand” perceived treatment.