tipperzack6 t1_j63q6mc wrote
Reply to comment by Shishkebarbarian in County saves Jersey Shore woods as open space in $8.5M deal, killing plan to build houses by sutisuc
The forest is actually cheaper to clear out because there's less harmful chemicals in the wood. Cement and macadam, has to be tested for pollution and grind down.
Shishkebarbarian t1_j63ysge wrote
No way dude. Prepping a new area for development is much more expensive than building in existing developed land. Speaking from experience. There is way more that needs doing
Psirocking t1_j6511kw wrote
Why do you think they build warehouses in the woods instead of on the side of Rt 18 where’s there’s abandoned strip malls
Shishkebarbarian t1_j65o2h2 wrote
I've worked on those projects too. The most frequent reason is zoning. It's hard to rezone commercial into industrial and governments avoid it like the plague as it lowers property values. Other common reasons why is because the expected truck volume estimated for the distribution warehouse is unacceptable for major thoroughfares used for commuting. There's a lot of reasons actually, even security believe it or not. But like i said, it cost more to develop new land vs rehabilitating existing.
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