Comments on: A Council Member’s Perspective on Owner Occupancy http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/280/ Helping imagine a great college town for a great university Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:30:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jon Smith http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/280/comment-page-1/#comment-51238 Jon Smith Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:43:38 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/280/#comment-51238 Super-Duper site! I am loving it!! Will come back again - taking you feeds also, Thanks. Super-Duper site! I am loving it!! Will come back again – taking you feeds also, Thanks.

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]]> By: Robert Catlin http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/280/comment-page-1/#comment-7333 Robert Catlin Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:55:40 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/280/#comment-7333 Good question. I don't really know, exactly. It is the kind of question you need an answer from by Mr. Dernoga or the project applicant. Good question. I don’t really know, exactly. It is the kind of question you need an answer from by Mr. Dernoga or the project applicant.

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]]> By: David Daddio http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/280/comment-page-1/#comment-7300 David Daddio Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:20:33 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/280/#comment-7300 "The Mazza project (about 230 units) was approved last spring, but is being held up by the County Councilman (Dernoga), and may never get built." What exactly is this opposition stemming from? “The Mazza project (about 230 units) was approved last spring, but is being held up by the County Councilman (Dernoga), and may never get built.”

What exactly is this opposition stemming from?

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]]> By: Robert Catlin http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/280/comment-page-1/#comment-7256 Robert Catlin Thu, 01 Feb 2007 11:11:59 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/280/#comment-7256 There are many reasons, Scott. First, why would a developer want to do that? If he wants to build student housing he should just tell us! We are concerned that more student housing needs to be constructed. Every year since the fall 1999 semester (or perhaps fall 2000), a new project has become available, starting with University Courtyards. We may have a project coming on line for fall 2007. University House in Lakeland was to be renovated (132 units) and additional apartments (about 72 units) were to have been built for 2007. Work just began last week at University House. The Mazza project (about 230 units) was approved last spring, but is being held up by the County Councilman (Dernoga), and may never get built. It could have come on line for fall 2008 (though it was targeted to house grad students, with undergrads filling any units not reserved by grad students). Back to your question. Condos could not be financed without the developer showing significant presale interest from the public. Additionally, our conditions (when necessary) run with the land. So that what ever the developer agrees to do, binds all future owners to abide by the agreements, too. There are many reasons, Scott. First, why would a developer want to do that? If he wants to build student housing he should just tell us! We are concerned that more student housing needs to be constructed. Every year since the fall 1999 semester (or perhaps fall 2000), a new project has become available, starting with University Courtyards. We may have a project coming on line for fall 2007. University House in Lakeland was to be renovated (132 units) and additional apartments (about 72 units) were to have been built for 2007. Work just began last week at University House. The Mazza project (about 230 units) was approved last spring, but is being held up by the County Councilman (Dernoga), and may never get built. It could have come on line for fall 2008 (though it was targeted to house grad students, with undergrads filling any units not reserved by grad students).

Back to your question. Condos could not be financed without the developer showing significant presale interest from the public. Additionally, our conditions (when necessary) run with the land. So that what ever the developer agrees to do, binds all future owners to abide by the agreements, too.

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]]> By: Scott http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/280/comment-page-1/#comment-7142 Scott Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:42:30 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/280/#comment-7142 My question is, what's to prevent a developer from building a condo building with the "owner occupant intent" and turning around and creating a subsidiary which buys all the units and in turn rents them out as student apartments? My question is, what’s to prevent a developer from building a condo building with the “owner occupant intent” and turning around and creating a subsidiary which buys all the units and in turn rents them out as student apartments?

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