Do You Think Building Should Be Limited to Preserve the "Old Florida Feel" (Fort Lauderdale: condo, neighborhoods)

[BrevardREALTOR]

There is a lot of building happening throughout Brevard County. Many feel the "Old Florida" is being destroyed to the detriment of the area.
What do you think?
Should hi-rises be allowed on the beach?
Should old neighborhoods be demolished to make way for new construction?
Should there be more protection for historical sites before they are all demolished for new construction?

[BrevardREALTOR]

Huge upscale housing project for Satellite Beach

[cfbs2691]

Protect what you have now before it gets completely ruined like Fort Lauderdale.
It's criminal what they did to that area.
Just a big ugly concrete jungle beachside.

[Nypafl4u]

I agree, no more high-rises. I love the older Florida look. It is possible to renovate and update without changing the style.

[MLR54]

It seems they build just to build, definitely needs to slow down. A plan would be nice and then stick to it

[chopchop0]

Originally Posted by Nypafl4u

I agree, no more high-rises. I love the older Florida look. It is possible to renovate and update without changing the style.

Me too. Hopefully it will be like sf and the bay area pf cali where building is limited and as a result it keeps property values increasing and sky high.

Sucks if your are trying to move here but if you're already a resident, well

[1insider]

Originally Posted by BrevardREALTOR

There is a lot of building happening throughout Brevard County. Many feel the "Old Florida" is being destroyed to the detriment of the area.
What do you think?
Should hi-rises be allowed on the beach?
Should old neighborhoods be demolished to make way for new construction?
Should there be more protection for historical sites before they are all demolished for new construction?

First off, I liked your old name better.

It's about 20 years too late in Brevard County to think about stopping high-rises on the beach. I remember driving from Cocoa Beach to Indialantic as recently as the mid-90s and being able to see the waves from the highway all along that drive. Not anymore. For the record, in 2006 Cocoa Beach limited all new buildings to no more than four stories and greatly reduced the maximum density. I heartily approve of both those decisions. It will insure that the long stretch of one and two story buildings south of downtown Cocoa Beach doesn't turn into something like the Satellite and Indian Harbour Great Condo Wall of Florida.

[whatever]

Agreed. No other way to put it.

Originally Posted by cfbs2691

Protect what you have now before it gets completely ruined like Fort Lauderdale.
It's criminal what they did to that area.
Just a big ugly concrete jungle beachside.

[BrevardREALTOR]

@1Insider I liked my old name better too, but I felt like it created some confusion
I definitely understand that things are already pretty far along with tall buildings, but if you look at Ft. Lauderdale it could be worse. I love the areas where you can still see the ocean, or at least sea grapes and Palm trees off A1A. Hopefully what is left will be retained.

[fourthwarden]

Ecological protection is one thing, and I can see some argument to limiting development on the barrier islands, but inland? No. Don't limit building beyond actual historic preservation, ecological, and health & safety issues.

Really, we should have a system that gives the market the flexibility to meet demand in ways that encourage as little driving as possible. So, more low & mid rises allowed by default. Mixed use allowed by default. Accessory dwelling units allowed by default. No parking minimums. No mandatory setbacks. Etc.

Let the market meet needs, and use active concentrating methods (parks, transit, public pedestrian & bike infrastructure, etc.) to concentrate development rather than passively suppressing it. Otherwise, if growth picks up / continues, you'll just see massive increases of traffic with no alternatives, and a huge jump in housing costs from a suppressed market.

This should be policy in pretty much every town, let alone all these in Brevard.