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Podcast: The Real Estate Espresso Podcast
Episode: I Went To The Dark Side
Description: I’m a real estate developer. I’m pro-development. I’ve had projects denied by city council as a result of community opposition. In every case, I’ve been shocked by the intensity of community opposition and truly felt that our project was designed to enhance the community, and not detract from it.
Some community opposition has been based on absolutely made up stories that are not at all connected with reality. That’s a polite way of saying that residents in some cases will tell a lie to further their objective of keeping growth away from their commu...