Prometheus proposes nearly 1,000 new apartments Around Town, posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 8, 2012 at 6:48 pm
After a decade almost exclusively developing ownership housing, the city is being flooded with proposals to develop nearly 1,500 apartments. The shift in the real estate market has one developer alone preparing to build 926 new apartments at five sites in Mountain View.
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Posted by Evelyn, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood, on Jun 8, 2012 at 6:48 pm
There is one huge problem with so many apartments. History has shown us that apartments do not generate children. Therefore, if you wish to develop a City full of apartments, very soon it will be like San Francisco. SF has the lowest number of children per square mile in the whole Bay area.
Posted by Garrett, a resident of another community, on Jun 9, 2012 at 6:54 am
Apartments are not the problem with S.F. lack of kids. The schools, us vs them, homeless, housing costs, parking, MUNI, and etc. A mix of ownership, family style rentals with private and public spaces for kids of all ages