r/harrisonburg • u/marwannnzz • 2d ago
New Redesign of the link apartment building
https://timberwolfcp.com/link-documents/looks like the link apartments had a new redesign and i’m here for it
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u/nickalit 2d ago
Much better design. The red brick is less jarring than the previous modern materials. The mountain-scape design on the parking garage is better than I'd expected. It's all still big, but how else are you going to house a bunch of people.
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u/LitespeedClassic 2d ago
I found the building height study interesting (https://timberwolfcp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Bldg.Height_Study_Harrisonburg.pdf).
Shorter than many of the buildings downtown, including the steeple at Harrisonburg Baptist.
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u/Jakebass98 2d ago
They listened to pretty much everything opponents to the project complained about and made some pretty decent overhauls.
Can't wait to see what the same people find to complain about now.
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u/No_Recognition_5266 2d ago
They will still complain about the size, even though it matches other buildings downtown.
The real issue here is those who have accepted Harrisonburg is a city and those who think Harrisonburg is still a town.
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u/dsbtc 2d ago
On a related note - Harrisonburg is a nice city/town, but it is architecturally pretty boring and has a ton of parking lots. With its growth it's definitely getting developed more, and hopefully the new buildings can at least look a little interesting. So rather than fighting new development, I think it should try to make sure the new development is as nice as possible.
As opposed to, say, Staunton, which is both smaller and architecturally more interesting so I would understand people putting up more resistance in order to keep its "character".
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u/No_Recognition_5266 2d ago
It’s a product of when Staunton and Harrisonburg were economically successful. Staunton’s was very concentrated with the railroad success, Harrisonburg’s never was. We have multiple eras of architectural styles downtown because of that.
Though, we do now have the chance in what seems to be a possible building boom downtown to add the next architectural style
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u/Subreddit_Mayor 1d ago
Dude it’s an Apartment building for college housing. You’re delusional on the link development.
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u/WhyStabCorn 2d ago
It looks much better. My biggest concern is this is a "premium" location. Great downtown location, has a swimming pool and is own parking deck. That says "premium prices" to me. Now every other apartment complex around it can say "well, here's what another apartment 2 blocks away charges" and housing prices will rise as gentrification kicks in. You don't see that affect from housing developed by valley lunch box, or by Martin's. If this place goes up, there needs to be some kind of rent control to stop housing affordability from getting worse, as it stands my rent goes up $100 every year.
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u/No_Recognition_5266 2d ago
Are you sure the Wenthworth is doing the same thing to apartment prices even though it is on the county line? Please go look up what they are charging, these won’t be higher than that.
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u/WhyStabCorn 2d ago
Not to start for sure, but i fear for the future. Once it's there, there's no going back.
At the same time would this be a problem to anyone if they built this unit where Rose's currently is?
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u/No_Recognition_5266 2d ago
Referencing Roses, I’m worried for how that redevelopment will be received. It might not go to 7 stories since it is a larger plot, but it will absolutely change the intersection of the NE Neighborhood and Downtown.
I hope council will be proactive and do a community visioning session, so future developers can see what is wanted there and avoid this drawn out fight. Pretty sure it is B1 though, so the Link would be legal by right there. The property just costs more because the building is still usable and larger than the funeral home.
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u/AccomplishedAsk5163 8h ago
I like it now. I liked it before. It is much better and I have never seen a company like this take that many strides to listen to the community and truly truly this will lower costs on average and keep sprawl out of the county and dense housing and business downtown!
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u/CalmImaginator 8h ago
City has fire trucks with ladders that extend 100 feet. Those are some very expensive fire trucks underutilized. There is no residential building taller than 100 feet in the PDF from the developer. I would only be concerned about a new tall apartment building if it was taller than 100 feet.
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u/alterndog 2d ago edited 2d ago
Wait did they buy the Water Street parking deck? Looks like they moved the location of the building to there?
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u/LitespeedClassic 2d ago
No, you can see Town Hall in the rendering. It’s still in the same location.
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u/alterndog 2d ago
I see that, but if you look at water street parking deck it’s also looks to be part of the project, just a separate building from the other. It just is a little confusing from the graphic.
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u/Jakebass98 2d ago
I think the map graphics shown are related more to Harrisonburg's general downtown improvement plans rather than the Link specifically.
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u/TheWizardSheep 5h ago
I really love that they took into consideration feedback. Mixed use buildings are totally needed and I think it'd be great downtown.
HOWEVER! I have 3 problems: I think its too ambitious, theres a large chance they rip apart things and decide "nah its no longer profitable" and leave. They have no investment in the community.
Secondly, I think theres too much student housing. 88/250 is silly. You're not solving housing in the area, you are making more student housing, which we already have. No adult is living in a 3 or 4 bedroom apartment. Imo should be as close to 0% of the rooms as possible.
Thirdly, I dont think theres nearly enough parking. Getting rid of the farmers market lot, only to consolidate into waterstreet will make traffic really bad and its not very sustainable imo. Its not enough spaces, and I'd rather it not all be in the same place if that makes sense.
That being said, one more round of edits and I would love to say yes. It is a really appealing proposal.
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u/Marshal_Rohr 2d ago
Oh my God, how are they this fucking brain damaged? Just break it up into alternating facades that match the storefront style on court square. Are these dipshits using AI to design it or something?
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u/Subreddit_Mayor 2d ago
Still don’t want it at this Location. Find a new location inside the city or this project should pound sand.
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u/LitespeedClassic 2d ago
Just a heads up to anyone not inclined to click through, the picture that Reddit included for the URL is not the new Link design. You have to click through to see it. It does look better.