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Originally Posted by CanTho
My comment is pretty simple. I look at the Brownwood Lofts and what the developer created on an open lot that was a borderline eyesore.
The Lofts are fantastic and the Recreation Center is well thought out and very inviting.
Everything that the Morse Family has done is really well planned and the end product is really nice.
I am certain that whatever the end product that is built will be fantastic !
Just let it go. They have made a well thought out business decision as usual.
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A couple of thoughts on the above post. I agree, the apartment complex in Brownwood is appealing looking and well thought out. But there is a HUGE difference between that place and what is planed for HH. The Brownwood apartments were built in an area that is not surrounded by single family residential homes, it does not suffer from already major traffic congestion, it is not in an area that already has severely overused amenities, it is not on a Championship Golf course, and it was not jammed down the throats of single family homeowner who bought homes thinking an apartment complex would never be part of the deal.
I don't think anyone is saying that apartment complexs are a bad idea, but they need to go in the proper area and not be put in after the fact negatively effecting homeowners that never had any reasonable expectation that they would suddenly appear in their neighborhood. I don't think anyone has a problem with the appearance of the Waterfront Hotel in Lake Sumter Landing, but I think it would ruffle a lot of feathers if they tore down the Club House at either Belle Glade or Evans Prairie and put it there? There is a proper place and time for every kind of development, and lots of Villagers don't think it is either the time or place for what is planned for HH.
And you say that the end product that will be built will be fantastic? Do you mean just like the wonderful building that had to be torn down to make room for the apartments because it was no longer functional, that was fantastic? Or are you referring to the former Katie Belles, or the El Santiago building that they jammed down the throats of the AAC and subsequently needed to be torn down? Really!
One last note on apartments, after Covid they might not be such a good idea. Has anyone considered that the major outbreaks of the pandemic in the area are centered around high density living arrangements such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and yes apartments. Personally, I am glad to have a single family home to self quarantine during such times and am sure glad I don't live in a high density apartment complex.