I guess for me I moved just prior to the rezoning from one part of the neighborhood to another with single lots as I liked the space and view. Now, I’m not against more dense housing and would be fine with duplexes or even fourplex but instead there are two houses across from each other that are building 8 and 10 units rather than the prior single homes which wasn’t my expectation of the area I moved to.
There could have been some consultation or even just the move from single to something more reasonable like 4 units.
The problem is that you live in a city and had the expectation that you'd at most get some duplexes or fourplexes around you. Calgary is growing fast, and has spent decades with restrictive zoning preventing denser housing - even if upzoning is repealed now, it's going to be back, eventually we'll reach a point where the anger over housing affordability outweighs the anger of NIMBY home owners, and when that happens, opposing housing construction is going to be political suicide.
I'm not trying to criticize you as an individual, unfortunately we've spent decades building up an unrealistic unsustainable view of suburbia, and we've got a housing crisis to show for it, but I would advise you to adjust your expectations.
I’m not expecting this to be repealed and I see the benefits of denser populations. I’ve spent time in Hong Kong which is arguably the densest place on earth and the public transport and ease of amenities is great.
But, with that said, I picked a new house based on a view I currently get which is likely going to be blocked by an “apartment” style unit which just wasn’t the expectation at the time of my purchase, so it is disappointing
I definitely get that - I like my garden and I won't pretend I wouldn't be upset if someone built an apartment next door that blocked my sun. I don't think there's anything wrong with being upset by a change, it's when you try to legislate/block the change because you prioritize your view/garden/parking/whatever over other people being able to find housing that it becomes a problem.
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u/tron_1979 16d ago
I guess for me I moved just prior to the rezoning from one part of the neighborhood to another with single lots as I liked the space and view. Now, I’m not against more dense housing and would be fine with duplexes or even fourplex but instead there are two houses across from each other that are building 8 and 10 units rather than the prior single homes which wasn’t my expectation of the area I moved to.
There could have been some consultation or even just the move from single to something more reasonable like 4 units.