Question about home building/neighborhood design (U.S.)
Hoping to get some input from home builders and designers. Not sure if this is the right sub. I was mowing my lawn yesterday and edging the front. And it came to me- at least in the U.S. it seems we are just as concerned with curb appeal as we are with the interior. But why?
Wouldn’t it make more sense to have homes in a neighborhood built almost up against the street so their backyards could be bigger? As a homeowner, I feel like this is more functional and would be a huge selling point to potential buyers. So the plot of land is the same size, just the majority of a typical front yard is now added to a backyard. We could still have sidewalks and garages. Roads could be wider so that cars could park in front along the street.
I just feel like there is no real benefit to having a front yard, unless you’re the type that’s more concerned with curb appeal to keep up with the Jones’s…or be the Jones’s.