tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062886101509338227.post1186395536405952142..comments2023-10-15T07:23:36.639-04:00Comments on Home at Belvedere: Making The Jewel Called BelvedereBret Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198855836802168132noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062886101509338227.post-27303612813016743522010-01-02T08:07:55.734-05:002010-01-02T08:07:55.734-05:00Jeannine,
There is so much more that is going to ...Jeannine,<br /><br />There is so much more that is going to happen, too. I have a massage studio, so come for a massage sometime! Or my neighbor is a baker and is going to sell baked goods from her home. Come buy some bread or a cake! Belvedereans try hard to make Belvedere what it is.KateRCSThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184852242962377261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062886101509338227.post-40157755396596605432009-12-30T13:37:48.065-05:002009-12-30T13:37:48.065-05:00Kate, I might take you up on that offer!
I have b...Kate, I might take you up on that offer!<br /><br />I have been tempted to drive into the neighborhood a few times just to see it, but thought it'd be intrusive. <br /><br />We are still a bit far from a move, but we've started to talk about things we like about where we live and where we hope to live. I have a mental list of places (even down to specific streets) that might fit us and I have a feeling Belvedere might be place to add to that short list. I really like the philosophy and attitude that comes across in your blog.Jeannine | The Small and Chic Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17702901309930825003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062886101509338227.post-24642196440092761452009-12-30T08:11:32.772-05:002009-12-30T08:11:32.772-05:00Jeannine! Thanks for your comment! Please stop by...Jeannine! Thanks for your comment! Please stop by and say hello sometime!KateRCSThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184852242962377261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062886101509338227.post-60556044614689043802009-12-29T16:39:54.238-05:002009-12-29T16:39:54.238-05:00I live in the city, but the time is maybe, possibl...I live in the city, but the time is maybe, possibly near for a move to a more residential location. When I think about moving, I worry about finding the amazing neighbors I have here and I have to admit that reading your blog has me thinking the community feeling I have in my little neighborhood can be found elsewhere.<br /><br />I've been following your story from the start and will continue to do so. Thanks for sharing so much of your experience at Belvedere.Jeannine | The Small and Chic Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17702901309930825003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062886101509338227.post-77896278948221754942009-12-19T21:31:54.271-05:002009-12-19T21:31:54.271-05:00Interesting. The developer says they did commit t...Interesting. The developer says they did commit to "affordable housing." It is part of the "proffers." The carriage homes are meant to be part of the deal, and they did commit to quite a bit of making the carriage units as affordable housing. I can't remember the details but maybe one of the developers can provide all that. Being a business owner operating out of my carriage unit and having appeared before the county, I know this is a bone of contention and I also know that Stonehaus has made good on their commitment. All the language and details and understanding there-in, I am unsure of. Thanks for your post.KateRCSThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184852242962377261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3062886101509338227.post-17333281088164227502009-12-19T16:35:37.139-05:002009-12-19T16:35:37.139-05:00The developer and the builders had a vision, one t...<em>The developer and the builders had a vision, one that is different from the surrounding developments. Pelted by reporters, critics, naysayers, and holier-than-thous, Belvedere got started and then work stopped as the elegant builder Church Hill was folded into Eagle, and the banks halted work by Hauser Homes.</em><br /><br />To be fair, those of us who criticized them did so because they promised to build an affordable housing development, as was the trend at the time. Then, when green housing became popular, they bailed on the old trend and announced that they were building <em>green</em> houses (abandoning any notion of affordability). I criticized the development because I didn't see any way that they'd follow through and build hundreds of houses affordable to folks in the area with below-median income. It turned out that was absolutely right: they didn't do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com