I hate the look and feel of those three story suburban stucco apartment blocks. There are many along Friars Rd. too. The interiors are nice of course, but they are ugly and claustrophobic in person. Parking is always scarce and tight.

That complex in particular is really actively ugly.

If you need more density than single family or duplexes, build towers with green space around them and parking underground.

Townhouse areas can be really charming, but they need to be in an urban type grid and look separate from each other. They also can’t be 95% blank stucco with small irregular windows.

I blame the city more than the developer. They set the rules, and it seems oppressively ugly beige stucco blocks is what they economically incentivize.

Meanwhile, most of the new towers downtown look nice. So does most infill around the beach. The new Veer complex in OB looks pretty nice and is the same basic format of 2-3 bedroom townhouses with parking at the bottom.