On Back River Road, permitted uses do not include multi-family housing. Maximum 2-family dwelling.

I mean I don’t know what to say to that. There’s obviously a massive shortage of housing in the seacoast, whether it’s comparatively affordable rental units or homes for purchase. I think this project gives a new option to people who would be interested in this specific style of housing.

For a private developer to build housing and guarantee that the rent will be regulated to be “affordable” is pretty rare. They easily could have purchased the property, subdivided it into individual lots and then sold those at a prohibitive price point and made a lot more money in a shorter time.

Some people might prefer this style of housing. Whether it has downsides in efficiency or not. Also worth noting that due to zoning, large multi-family housing structures aren’t permitted to be constructed in certain areas.

I think some people would be attracted the idea of renting a stand alone unit. These specifically are targeted towards young individuals or couples opposed to families.

In this case at least, these aren’t trailers. They’re wood framed on permanent foundations like any other house would be. They just have a small footprint. Condominiums are being built in a similar manner more and more now, where you own the building but all the land is communal. The only difference here is that the homes are rented. It’s a nice alternative to living in an apartment building.

Definitely, if you look at the first floor floor plan that narrow section off the back looks to be a mobile home and then a stick framed 2 story addition was built onto the end with a full basement

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I’ve worked with Geddes professionally and they are great

Lots of single owner homes built in the 70s-80s which were never updated or renovated and the owners are aging out now

If it’s for your groceries you can just buckle the passenger seatbelt