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Avalanchebagel t1_j9gt5yk wrote

Reply to comment by laterbacon in Councilwoman Anthony opposing a new apartment's fifth story by Due-Pickle8392

Brown and College Hill developers can’t do anything right in the eyes of the CHNA and Helen Anthony.

“We want fewer students in our neighborhoods!” Okay, then we’ll build a dorm on Brook Street. “No! It’s too tall!” Okay, we’ll build more apartments on Thayer(where it’s already loud as hell) to concentrate students away from your mansions. “No! Still too close!”

People want the property values that come with living near Brown without dealing with the downsides of living next to any university in America. Wonder why they moved there in the first place

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Status_Silver_5114 t1_j9jdaun wrote

Because the house they bought for 96k in 1982 is now worth 1.4m bc of being Ivy adjacent so f u and yours basically? And is mortgage free and probably renting to students so printing money.

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Avalanchebagel t1_j9kae6w wrote

Yup. Have to admit that I’m biased as a current student. Another funny thing to add is that (iirc) the CHNA fought new liquor licenses on Thayer years ago. I’ve heard that there used to be plenty of college bars on and around Thayer, but no longer. Maybe if there were bars next to campus, students wouldn’t be throwing as many house parties in the neighborhood?

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