[quote author="bkshopr" date=1240988771]I think you have missed my point even after reading all my posts. I do not hate garages but I do hate the placement of garages across the front of the home. I love my garage.
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No I haven't... but I'll restate mine although you already know it. Many times, from either the builder or the homeowner perspective, forward faced garages are more practical... function over form.
I've already math-wrestled with you on you how your alley-loaded design does little in increasing square footage/home density. In fact, it poses problems because of the requirement for a half-alley for homes on the edges of such a layout, or you would have homes that front busy streets, hills etc etc.
There are tons of examples of objects that look great... but when it comes to doing what it should do.. the aesthetic sometimes falls short... so you have to compromise. Sure... Irvine is cookie-cutter/boring/stuccobox/whatever... but it works... and it's kept it value better than surrounding communities. Argue all you want about the pastels colors and HOAs... but prices hold much better than similarly designed communities.
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We all have heard of many classic and well sought after communities in socal. Can you name a few that have garages all across the front of homes?
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I'm sure they exist... but it's all relative to what your definition of "classic" is. And I just gave you an example of a sought-after community with frontal garages... Irvine.
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Can you name a bunch of ghettos with garages across the front of homes?</blockquote>
Sure... I can name some that have back garages too... in fact... there are tons in Santa Ana, Orange and Costa Mesa.
If you're going to correlate garage location with quality of neighborhood... you're gonna need to give me more than Floral Park.
This doesn't mean you don't know what you're talking about... but I'm not gonna sheep it up either.
I'm just saying it's all "eye of the beholder" when it comes to housing... one man's frontal garage nightmare could be another man's dream mansion. If you want more people to participate in IHB discussions... we have to be more accomodating of different likes and dislikes. Otherwise, let's just call this forum the IHBk.
(man... I really have to give Graph back his crankypants)