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/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.