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|11.22.04 @ 3:05PM|#
"As the development�s Chamber of Commerce puts it, the community has sought to "blend man-made structures with their natural setting, and to �live lightly on the land.�""
SSSSSSHIRE! BAGGIIIIIINNSSSSSSS"
|11.22.04 @ 5:28PM|#
One more step toward the Sierra Club's grand vision, in which only dues-paying Sierra Club members get to use, walk on, or even look at the great outdoors, which of course only they have the foresight and insight to appreciate.
|11.22.04 @ 7:48PM|#
"The design and landscape restrictions, contrary to the fears of some real estate agents, were increasingly cited by buyers as a selling point. After eight years without building and a severe reduction in lots, however, The Sea Ranch was losing money hand over fist. When building finally did resume, the covenants were loosened considerably to generate a quick infusion of cash."
If the Coevenants were a selling point--why were they loosened? And how is that a fault of the C.C.C.? The moratorium should have increased prices for via supply & demand?
Highway|11.22.04 @ 8:11PM|#
Loner, I think they were desirable to a certain group of people who ended up buying. However, after the moratorium, the developers didn't have enough cash to hold out and wait for that small number of buyers, and instead loosened the restrictions to appeal to a larger group of buyers. Unfortunate.
|11.23.04 @ 3:52PM|#
Interested parties might want to take a look at the village of Portmeirion in Wales.
The stated objective of the architect/developer was 'to demonstrate that even a place of great natural beauty could be developed and not defiled' or words to that effect.
Not at all a close parallel overall, but some interesting parallels are there.
And, of course, this is where The Prisoner filmed its outdoor scenes. Highly recommended for a visit when next you are in Wales.
cheers,
Shirley Knott