Size of Avg. US home over time

[Nor-LA-SD-guy]

I think I saw this on another thread or this one,

Anyway the perfect retirement (or near retirement) home is one huge Master, two Baths, a big huge kitchen and 6 car garage on 2- 5 acres (single level).

OK maybe a Laundry and a office room as well.

[briansd1]

[quote=UCGal]
Hillcrest
http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100009607-2162_Sixth,_6th_Ave_San_Diego_CA_92101

[/quote]

I like the rowhouses on 6th. Great location by Balboa Park. Wish we had more of those at lower prices. A similar mixed development with stores/offices/businesses would be great.

[quote=UCGal]
And a quibble… The houses you describe as “functionally obsolescent” others look at as charming. Not everyone likes modern/new construction. Tastes vary. People’s lifestyles vary. That’s what makes the world interesting.[/quote]

I think that a wood cottage with only one bathroom and no walk-in closet is functionally obsolete. People who want that can have it.

My problem with current zoning and urban planning is that they protect those old houses and freeze the neighborhoods in time.

We should allow organic growth. Otherwise, decades down the road, we get blight and then eminent domain type redevelopment.

[quote=Russell]Brian, I am small potatoes. While there are my sized opportunities to drum up in the urban areas,I think the projects like I mentioned will go the eminent domain or public gift, then development corp route… or some combination.

BTW,Other than the corrupt deal making that will come with it, I think your vision for development is proper…except that I am somewhat attached to the quaint, quasi-ghettos of which we speak…. and I’ll keep thinking about it from my 20 acre suburban mess of a homestead, thank you.[/quote]

I agree that “the eminent domain or public gift, then development corp route… or some combination ” is what we’ll get. And that’s too bad.

[briansd1]

[quote=UCGal]
Hillcrest
http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100009607-2162_Sixth,_6th_Ave_San_Diego_CA_92101

[/quote]

I like the rowhouses on 6th. Great location by Balboa Park. Wish we had more of those at lower prices. A similar mixed development with stores/offices/businesses would be great.

[quote=UCGal]
And a quibble… The houses you describe as “functionally obsolescent” others look at as charming. Not everyone likes modern/new construction. Tastes vary. People’s lifestyles vary. That’s what makes the world interesting.[/quote]

I think that a wood cottage with only one bathroom and no walk-in closet is functionally obsolete. People who want that can have it.

My problem with current zoning and urban planning is that they protect those old houses and freeze the neighborhoods in time.

We should allow organic growth. Otherwise, decades down the road, we get blight and then eminent domain type redevelopment.

[quote=Russell]Brian, I am small potatoes. While there are my sized opportunities to drum up in the urban areas,I think the projects like I mentioned will go the eminent domain or public gift, then development corp route… or some combination.

BTW,Other than the corrupt deal making that will come with it, I think your vision for development is proper…except that I am somewhat attached to the quaint, quasi-ghettos of which we speak…. and I’ll keep thinking about it from my 20 acre suburban mess of a homestead, thank you.[/quote]

I agree that “the eminent domain or public gift, then development corp route… or some combination ” is what we’ll get. And that’s too bad.

[briansd1]

[quote=UCGal]
Hillcrest
http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100009607-2162_Sixth,_6th_Ave_San_Diego_CA_92101

[/quote]

I like the rowhouses on 6th. Great location by Balboa Park. Wish we had more of those at lower prices. A similar mixed development with stores/offices/businesses would be great.

[quote=UCGal]
And a quibble… The houses you describe as “functionally obsolescent” others look at as charming. Not everyone likes modern/new construction. Tastes vary. People’s lifestyles vary. That’s what makes the world interesting.[/quote]

I think that a wood cottage with only one bathroom and no walk-in closet is functionally obsolete. People who want that can have it.

My problem with current zoning and urban planning is that they protect those old houses and freeze the neighborhoods in time.

We should allow organic growth. Otherwise, decades down the road, we get blight and then eminent domain type redevelopment.

[quote=Russell]Brian, I am small potatoes. While there are my sized opportunities to drum up in the urban areas,I think the projects like I mentioned will go the eminent domain or public gift, then development corp route… or some combination.

BTW,Other than the corrupt deal making that will come with it, I think your vision for development is proper…except that I am somewhat attached to the quaint, quasi-ghettos of which we speak…. and I’ll keep thinking about it from my 20 acre suburban mess of a homestead, thank you.[/quote]

I agree that “the eminent domain or public gift, then development corp route… or some combination ” is what we’ll get. And that’s too bad.

[briansd1]

[quote=UCGal]
Hillcrest
http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100009607-2162_Sixth,_6th_Ave_San_Diego_CA_92101

[/quote]

I like the rowhouses on 6th. Great location by Balboa Park. Wish we had more of those at lower prices. A similar mixed development with stores/offices/businesses would be great.

[quote=UCGal]
And a quibble… The houses you describe as “functionally obsolescent” others look at as charming. Not everyone likes modern/new construction. Tastes vary. People’s lifestyles vary. That’s what makes the world interesting.[/quote]

I think that a wood cottage with only one bathroom and no walk-in closet is functionally obsolete. People who want that can have it.

My problem with current zoning and urban planning is that they protect those old houses and freeze the neighborhoods in time.

We should allow organic growth. Otherwise, decades down the road, we get blight and then eminent domain type redevelopment.

[quote=Russell]Brian, I am small potatoes. While there are my sized opportunities to drum up in the urban areas,I think the projects like I mentioned will go the eminent domain or public gift, then development corp route… or some combination.

BTW,Other than the corrupt deal making that will come with it, I think your vision for development is proper…except that I am somewhat attached to the quaint, quasi-ghettos of which we speak…. and I’ll keep thinking about it from my 20 acre suburban mess of a homestead, thank you.[/quote]

I agree that “the eminent domain or public gift, then development corp route… or some combination ” is what we’ll get. And that’s too bad.

[briansd1]

[quote=UCGal]
Hillcrest
http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100009607-2162_Sixth,_6th_Ave_San_Diego_CA_92101

[/quote]

I like the rowhouses on 6th. Great location by Balboa Park. Wish we had more of those at lower prices. A similar mixed development with stores/offices/businesses would be great.

[quote=UCGal]
And a quibble… The houses you describe as “functionally obsolescent” others look at as charming. Not everyone likes modern/new construction. Tastes vary. People’s lifestyles vary. That’s what makes the world interesting.[/quote]

I think that a wood cottage with only one bathroom and no walk-in closet is functionally obsolete. People who want that can have it.

My problem with current zoning and urban planning is that they protect those old houses and freeze the neighborhoods in time.

We should allow organic growth. Otherwise, decades down the road, we get blight and then eminent domain type redevelopment.

[quote=Russell]Brian, I am small potatoes. While there are my sized opportunities to drum up in the urban areas,I think the projects like I mentioned will go the eminent domain or public gift, then development corp route… or some combination.

BTW,Other than the corrupt deal making that will come with it, I think your vision for development is proper…except that I am somewhat attached to the quaint, quasi-ghettos of which we speak…. and I’ll keep thinking about it from my 20 acre suburban mess of a homestead, thank you.[/quote]

I agree that “the eminent domain or public gift, then development corp route… or some combination ” is what we’ll get. And that’s too bad.

[briansd1]

[quote=Russell]
….And stop knocking rednecks,flat landers, or whatever, B. Not everybody wants to stay in the city and earn brownie points competing in the international rat race you express so much love for….And while we are at “renewal” let’s knock down Clairemont.[/quote]

Russell, I’m a city boy but I do very well in the country also. I can be a cowboy and I’m not averse to mucking horse manure or cleaning the barn. The smell doesn’t bother me one bit. If you give me a live chicken, I’m perfectly capable of chopping its head, plucking it and preparing dinner.

I just believe that it’s good to have an international outlook in today’s globalized world. I know that interests tend to be local but having a locally focused mind is very limiting, IMHO.

[briansd1]

[quote=Russell]
….And stop knocking rednecks,flat landers, or whatever, B. Not everybody wants to stay in the city and earn brownie points competing in the international rat race you express so much love for….And while we are at “renewal” let’s knock down Clairemont.[/quote]

Russell, I’m a city boy but I do very well in the country also. I can be a cowboy and I’m not averse to mucking horse manure or cleaning the barn. The smell doesn’t bother me one bit. If you give me a live chicken, I’m perfectly capable of chopping its head, plucking it and preparing dinner.

I just believe that it’s good to have an international outlook in today’s globalized world. I know that interests tend to be local but having a locally focused mind is very limiting, IMHO.

[briansd1]

[quote=Russell]
….And stop knocking rednecks,flat landers, or whatever, B. Not everybody wants to stay in the city and earn brownie points competing in the international rat race you express so much love for….And while we are at “renewal” let’s knock down Clairemont.[/quote]

Russell, I’m a city boy but I do very well in the country also. I can be a cowboy and I’m not averse to mucking horse manure or cleaning the barn. The smell doesn’t bother me one bit. If you give me a live chicken, I’m perfectly capable of chopping its head, plucking it and preparing dinner.

I just believe that it’s good to have an international outlook in today’s globalized world. I know that interests tend to be local but having a locally focused mind is very limiting, IMHO.

[briansd1]

[quote=Russell]
….And stop knocking rednecks,flat landers, or whatever, B. Not everybody wants to stay in the city and earn brownie points competing in the international rat race you express so much love for….And while we are at “renewal” let’s knock down Clairemont.[/quote]

Russell, I’m a city boy but I do very well in the country also. I can be a cowboy and I’m not averse to mucking horse manure or cleaning the barn. The smell doesn’t bother me one bit. If you give me a live chicken, I’m perfectly capable of chopping its head, plucking it and preparing dinner.

I just believe that it’s good to have an international outlook in today’s globalized world. I know that interests tend to be local but having a locally focused mind is very limiting, IMHO.

[briansd1]

[quote=Russell]
….And stop knocking rednecks,flat landers, or whatever, B. Not everybody wants to stay in the city and earn brownie points competing in the international rat race you express so much love for….And while we are at “renewal” let’s knock down Clairemont.[/quote]

Russell, I’m a city boy but I do very well in the country also. I can be a cowboy and I’m not averse to mucking horse manure or cleaning the barn. The smell doesn’t bother me one bit. If you give me a live chicken, I’m perfectly capable of chopping its head, plucking it and preparing dinner.

I just believe that it’s good to have an international outlook in today’s globalized world. I know that interests tend to be local but having a locally focused mind is very limiting, IMHO.

[briansd1]

[quote=Nor-LA-SD-guy]I think I saw this on another thread or this one,

Anyway the perfect retirement (or near retirement) home is one huge Master, two Baths, a big huge kitchen and 6 car garage on 2- 5 acres (single level).

OK maybe a Laundry and a office room as well.[/quote]

Are you sure you want to live all by yourself on 5 acres at 80 years of age?

I personally don’t see retirement until at least 75. It’s always good to do something to stay relevant and active.

[briansd1]

[quote=Nor-LA-SD-guy]I think I saw this on another thread or this one,

Anyway the perfect retirement (or near retirement) home is one huge Master, two Baths, a big huge kitchen and 6 car garage on 2- 5 acres (single level).

OK maybe a Laundry and a office room as well.[/quote]

Are you sure you want to live all by yourself on 5 acres at 80 years of age?

I personally don’t see retirement until at least 75. It’s always good to do something to stay relevant and active.

[briansd1]

[quote=Nor-LA-SD-guy]I think I saw this on another thread or this one,

Anyway the perfect retirement (or near retirement) home is one huge Master, two Baths, a big huge kitchen and 6 car garage on 2- 5 acres (single level).

OK maybe a Laundry and a office room as well.[/quote]

Are you sure you want to live all by yourself on 5 acres at 80 years of age?

I personally don’t see retirement until at least 75. It’s always good to do something to stay relevant and active.

[briansd1]

[quote=Nor-LA-SD-guy]I think I saw this on another thread or this one,

Anyway the perfect retirement (or near retirement) home is one huge Master, two Baths, a big huge kitchen and 6 car garage on 2- 5 acres (single level).

OK maybe a Laundry and a office room as well.[/quote]

Are you sure you want to live all by yourself on 5 acres at 80 years of age?

I personally don’t see retirement until at least 75. It’s always good to do something to stay relevant and active.

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