Why is housing so bland and cheaply built in Seattle? (homes, living)

[eugene_b]

Yeah, I must say I am also not a big fan of this new wave of homes. This design is not my thing, it just looks like someone tries hard to maximize sqft at any cost. I much more prefer these older houses that look “normal”. No idea how it’s called but the kind you usually see in and around Discovery Park (the light yellow ones). And regardless of new or old, I loooove how houses in Seattle have huge windows! I usually stand there in the morning with a cup of coffee to appreciate epic sunrises over mountains or rolling in heavy clouds or other shows nature loves to put up.

Design aside though, what I’ve been curious as I pass these constructions ever day in Magnolia is what the quality and long term survivability of this ikea-looking material is. Is it a legitimate modern alternative to classic wooden houses? Or is it just the cheapest fastest way to build something? Seeing how fast they build these, I am really concerned it’s the latter but I also know nothing about construction so could be wrong.

[eugene_b]

Originally Posted by thatguy950

Well part of it is the tastes of the locals (aka cheap), and the developers and builders know seattle is a very volatile market and is prone to booms and busts often, so they want to slap something together as quick as possible to get theirs before the next bust happens.

Let’s be real, Seattle ain’t San Diego, Honolulu, NYC, Boston or any other of those desirable places to live ASIDE from career, so it is prone to riding the roller coaster

This has been discussed a million times so I’ll just go right to the meat of it - do you have any data to back this up? And also, hey, if you happen to be right and tomorrow everyone decides to move out because they’ve had enough of years of Amazon on their resume, I’ll be pretty thrilled to finally be able to afford one of those houses with epic views on Magnolia Blvd.

[thatguy950]

Originally Posted by eugene_b

This has been discussed a million times so I’ll just go right to the meat of it - do you have any data to back this up? And also, hey, if you happen to be right and tomorrow everyone decides to move out because they’ve had enough of years of Amazon on their resume, I’ll be pretty thrilled to finally be able to afford one of those houses with epic views on Magnolia Blvd.

Yea, it’s called eyes, a brain, and common sense

[eugene_b]

Originally Posted by thatguy950

Yea, it’s called eyes, a brain, and common sense

That’s a pretty complicated way of saying “no”.

[Botev1912]

Originally Posted by thatguy950

Yea, it’s called eyes, a brain, and common sense

It's actually called a hatred of Seattle.

[eugene_b]

Originally Posted by Botev1912

It's actually called a hatred of Seattle.

I’d personally call it “making baseless statements”.

[thatguy950]

Originally Posted by Botev1912

It's actually called a hatred of Seattle.

Weren’t you the one who said portland is nicer than San Diego? That may be true, except here on planet earth inhabited by humans, just saying

[thatguy950]

Originally Posted by eugene_b

I’d personally call it “making baseless statements”.

Ok buddy, people in the third world grow up dreaming of escaping and making it big in America and moving to Seattle and not NYC, LA, Boston, Chicago, etc... oh wait

[eugene_b]

Originally Posted by thatguy950

Ok buddy, people in the third world grow up dreaming of escaping and making it big in America and moving to Seattle and not NYC, LA, Boston, Chicago, etc... oh wait

Very interesting point, do you have any data to back this up? Otherwise it’s just like, you know, your opinion, man.

[dav51lin]

[quote=Botev1912;56524531]Why don't people in they like it dark dreary ike the weather