u/devletmillet

2 hr 15 min from DC, 2 hrs from Baltimore, 45 minutes to the nearest Walmart. Honestly as close to a private enclave as it gets for this price.

1603 Steamboat Wharf, Fishing Creek, MD 21634 | MLS# MDDO2012026 | Redfin

Houston has no zoning, meaning that there's no restriction on where certain developments can be built in the same way like other cities. Meaning that it's possible to build apartment complexes, rowhomes (many of which have been built over the past few years) right next to single family houses, business parks and shopping plazas. Its actually really interesting mixed-use development. There's so much dense housing in large quantities and some homes have really unique architecture as well. You can find these same kinds of houses outside the 610 Loop as well, albeit development becomes much more sprawling.

This doesn't change the fact that the city is car-centric. Public transit is miniscule and I'd be severely limited on the places I can go without a car. But the amount of density and the really unique development pattern was just something that caught my eye and I think its cool how no zoning led to create what looks like chaos on a map, yet still function surprisingly well on the ground, That development pattern could really increase the quality of life in any city if done right.

360 Beach 59th Street #A Dock, Arverne, NY 11692 | MLS #838575 | Zillow

Completed in 2021, the entire tower is owned by the Turkish government. Featuring dedicated passport and visa branch alongside public exhibition areas and a high-tech auditorium for diplomatic events.

The lower and mid-levels provide functional workspaces for the Turkish Consulate General and the Permanent Mission to the UN. The upper floors contain residential apartments for diplomatic staff, complemented by an on-site fitness center, a prayer room, and outdoor terraces.

25 Eagle St, Bridgeton, NJ 08302 | MLS #NJCB2031850 | Zillow

1hr from Philly, 45 min from Wilmington, DE, 1 hr 45 min from Baltimore

Date: June 14 2024

Obviously not all of the city looks like this. This is a newer, pre-planned development called HITEC city. It has a metro station, and many foreign companies have their offices here.

Ok these aren't my pics but heres the original video

I remember watching this a really long time ago and the quiet liminal vibes of chilling in the upper deck of the Airbus A380 right after a snowstorm genuinely felt like something else as if its something you won't ever experience again in the same way. Theres also something calming about the old camera quality

Its weird seeing the same familiar chain stores and even planet fitness so perfectly blended into the cityscape when I'm so used to seeing those exact brands only at strip malls at stroads literally everywhere else. So we CAN build perfect mixed used development then why stop at downtown? Suburbs ruin everything

Literally the perfect combination of mid + high rises and old + new

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https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/231-River-Run-Rd-Sequim-WA-98382/450900289\_zpid/?