Thursday, July 7, 2016

More Development, More Traffic, More Homes in Media PA


Here's what is being proposed for 300 E State Street.

At what point does Media becoming overdeveloped, or is urbanization still the trendy word to use to describe the ongoing housing boom in Media, PA?  With West End Flats, West End Walk, CVS proposal, the Wawa, whatever will happen at the Towne House property, and now this;  I'm beginning to think this is Every Developer's Home Town.

Here's the location of 300 E State Street now.

12 comments:

  1. Hoping it doesn't oversaturate the market and bring down rents and home prices.

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    1. If you look at the real estate listings for Media Borough; most (unless overpriced by unrealistic "For Sale by Owner" types) are off of the market quickly. Prices for homes in the borough have been going up at a steady clip for the past 3 years. That trend is what is driving this building boom and not likely to abate unless some things were to change in the economy as a whole.

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  2. How many council members and their elected staff are homeowners in the borough some don't live in borough nor do they own a home so no skin in the game that has to change

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    1. All 7 live in Media Borough.

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    2. Elected staff all code enforcement staff ? They to should be living in the borough of media

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  3. This project was planned and approved long before this particular design. The exisiting homes were torn down, the steps still remain. Once the market crashed, the project was put on hold. I am not sure the problem with adding high paid residents (based upon being able to afford this housing) to Media to share tax burden. Our infrastructure is not overloaded. The town is booming. Restaurants are moving in. People are investing in media and this is a bad thing? Don't like it, buy the open land and leave it as is.

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    1. Sounds like a developer talking.

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  4. The times they are a changing and although I am not opposed to the new homes/apartments shown, at what point does "Everybody's Hometown" become "Every Other New Town" or transit oriented development. Yes restaurants are moving in but other diverse businesses are closing or moving out.

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  5. What tedman and others are concerned about is the mayor and council negotiating with the best interest of media borough citizens based upon small things not being managed properly who knows just how much developers are getting over on media borough taxpayers

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  6. So attend the meetings and voice your concerns and questions regarding these development projects. Diverse businesses are moving in, walk up state street and see the new shops and restaurants coming into town. Media was a shithole 15 years ago that no one would invest in and now the vision is being realized to bring good residents and shops and tax income to media. Look at the areas that are being developed, in many cases they are replacing dilapidated areas or homes in disrepair with new, high end living for the type of residents media needs.

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  7. I think this is a good one. There should be density along state street. If you are going to update the housing stock, do it where people can walk. Density belongs here.

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    1. I agree completely. I'd much rather enjoy seeing this space as a yard or another park, but a project of this type fits in with the adjacent properties on State Street.

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