Comments on: Belvedere roundup http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/10/11/belvedere-roundup/ Tracking Charlottesville's Real Estate Market since 2005 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Green building in Charlottesville is about to (hopefully) take a major step forward - Contact Jim Duncan - Buyer's Agent representing clients purchasing in Belvedere | Real Central VA http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/10/11/belvedere-roundup/#comment-15546 Green building in Charlottesville is about to (hopefully) take a major step forward - Contact Jim Duncan - Buyer's Agent representing clients purchasing in Belvedere | Real Central VA Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:57:55 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/10/11/belvedere-roundup/#comment-15546 [...] The approval is for up to 775 units. They have the vision - “Enhance lives by creating great places to live and work.” They are using the right buzzwords - “stewardship” “LEED” “sustainable.” They will have an organic farm run by a local organic farmer (and current candidate for Albemarle’s BoS). They’re saying the right things - “green space within 250 feet of every front door.”  Healthy skepticism and cynicism dictates that judgement be reserved for a couple of years … but they are certainly on the right track (in spite of the recent negative press). [...] [...] The approval is for up to 775 units. They have the vision – “Enhance lives by creating great places to live and work.” They are using the right buzzwords – “stewardship” “LEED” “sustainable.” They will have an organic farm run by a local organic farmer (and current candidate for Albemarle’s BoS). They’re saying the right things – “green space within 250 feet of every front door.”  Healthy skepticism and cynicism dictates that judgement be reserved for a couple of years … but they are certainly on the right track (in spite of the recent negative press). [...]

]]> By: Maiaoming http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/10/11/belvedere-roundup/#comment-9299 Maiaoming Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:58:32 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/10/11/belvedere-roundup/#comment-9299 Speaking on a very superficial level, I prefer at least the advertising side of Belvedere to what I learned about the co-housing plan for Crozet when I attended one of their information sessions. Why? Because, while both say they will be green, have community features, etc., the co-housing people weren't sure what to do with pets and force community, while the Belvedere place plans a dog park and is actually cheaper for what you get. It isn't easy being green - but funny how I would prefer the corporate one over the noncorporate one! Speaking on a very superficial level, I prefer at least the advertising side of Belvedere to what I learned about the co-housing plan for Crozet when I attended one of their information sessions.

Why? Because, while both say they will be green, have community features, etc., the co-housing people weren’t sure what to do with pets and force community, while the Belvedere place plans a dog park and is actually cheaper for what you get.

It isn’t easy being green – but funny how I would prefer the corporate one over the noncorporate one!

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