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Old 11-13-2017, 02:45 PM
 
Location: Tempe, AZ
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I would never want to live on one of those lots. It’s beyond stunning to me that people will pay a premium to buy them.
It's almost as if people have different likes and dislikes.
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Old 11-13-2017, 03:09 PM
 
Location: Hard aground in the Sonoran Desert
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It's almost as if people have different likes and dislikes.
Can't be possible that we all like different things can it?

My brother from California came to visit and he thought my block fenced yard looked like prison walls and said he didn't know how anyone could stand living with a blocked fenced back yard. He thought you should be able to see out and liked the "view fencing" that our neighbors have.
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Old 11-13-2017, 03:19 PM
 
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Can't be possible that we all like different things can it?

My brother from California came to visit and he thought my block fenced yard looked like prison walls and said he didn't know how anyone could stand living with a blocked fenced back yard. He thought you should be able to see out and liked the "view fencing" that our neighbors have.
Which is odd, because I lived in California for all but the last 3.5 years and I lived all over the state (metro areas of Sacramento, San Jose, Fresno, and L.A.). In every area I lived, wood fences were the norm, which don't have any better visibility than block walls. Fences that you can see out of are extremely rare, in my personal experience. So I wonder whereabouts in California this person was where see-through fences were normal.
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Old 11-13-2017, 03:26 PM
 
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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I would never want to live on one of those lots. It’s beyond stunning to me that people will pay a premium to buy them.
Agreed. Ill never get the appeal of the Greenbelt. Yes, its "lush", but its buggy, crowded, floods too much, and more often than not it literally stinks in areas.
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Old 11-13-2017, 03:33 PM
 
Location: Victory Mansions, Airstrip One
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It's almost as if people have different likes and dislikes.
And some folks will just buy the most expensive of everything to show off.

We looked at some houses with those premium lots and the view fencing. I wouldn't have taken them even at a discount. Some of them even had a lot premium in the six figures!
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Old 11-13-2017, 11:57 PM
 
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I live in a very suburban area. I have iron fencing that faces the beautiful green park. The park is very deep to the other side where it is completely open to the public eye by the way of a residential street and the front yards of some very attractive homes. It is extremely rare that anyone uses the park during the hotter months so enjoying my air-conditioned home with the green view has been really great. During the cooler months, there are families enjoying the park and I have no issue with that either. It is great knowing that there is no neighbor behind me and that I can enjoy the benefits of HOA without ever having to leave my home. It really does make the home feel much larger and open than an enclosed rear yard.
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Old 11-14-2017, 03:54 PM
 
Location: Victory Mansions, Airstrip One
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I live in a very suburban area. I have iron fencing that faces the beautiful green park. The park is very deep to the other side where it is completely open to the public eye by the way of a residential street and the front yards of some very attractive homes. It is extremely rare that anyone uses the park during the hotter months so enjoying my air-conditioned home with the green view has been really great. During the cooler months, there are families enjoying the park and I have no issue with that either. It is great knowing that there is no neighbor behind me and that I can enjoy the benefits of HOA without ever having to leave my home. It really does make the home feel much larger and open than an enclosed rear yard.

There are certainly circumstances where it can "work". But most of the houses with view fences that I've seen are on either on a golf course, have a walking path a few feet from the fence, or have a street behind the house. None of those are of any interest to me.
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Old 11-14-2017, 06:13 PM
 
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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In many instances, this is a design requirement at the City-level. The greenbelts are necessary for subdivisions to meet their open space requirements outlined in a zoning ordinance, and view-fencing increases safety by providing eyes on the open space - a principal that is part of CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design).
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Old 11-24-2017, 05:14 PM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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IMHO, I'd pay extra to have a backyard "view" lot. For me, seeing distance is peaceful, especially if it's a bunch of green grass.
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