First look at designs for new Lee Walker Heights development on Asheville’s South Slope

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   Jennifer March 23, 2016

   Hauntedheadnc

   This isn’t housing for the Lee Walker Heights residents.
   I guarantee none of them will be living there when it is all done.

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      hauntedheadnc March 23, 2016

      You’re confusing “predict” with “guarantee.”

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   Jennifer March 23, 2016

   Where are 200 people going? There isn’t housing available anywhere as it is.

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   Jen March 4, 2016

   Storefront? Why is this necessary? Isn’t it supposed to be for low-income residents..not commercial properties.

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      Hauntedheadnc March 4, 2016

      Part of the purpose of mixed-use development is to put jobs within easy reach of the people who need them, and to put jobs and people together in such a way that people can get to them without having to drive.

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      Jane March 6, 2016

      Urban renewal took our area’s poor residents out of mixed use neighborhoods and relocated them to the “Awesome new public housing!” projects. Experience has shown us that this was not the best plan. The new model for public housing is mixed use developments like this, that also contain affordable and market rate units.

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   Jan S. March 4, 2016

   Who’s the architect on this? I do wish articles would mention architects. It might be on the sdrawings but the type gets pretty tiny on an iPhone. Thanks.

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      IceNine March 4, 2016

      http://www.dbarchitect.com/

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      IceNine March 4, 2016

      David Baker Architects, San Francisco

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   indie March 3, 2016

   In the words of Shaquille O’Neal those plans are horriful—-both horrible and awful.

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      Hauntedheadnc March 4, 2016

      What sort of design would you prefer?

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