Save Our Horseshoe - Petition Attached - What is it?

Have they already purchased the land? If so, this might be moot.

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Have they already purchased the land?

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Depends on your zoning laws and how politically influenced they are by $$$$ over the public good.

2 issues that may halt the height issue is composition and parking (especially if you can force it underground and make it adequate to serve the public. Lots of these mega student complexes are showing up across the US as schools move way from building dorms to subbing it out to the private sector. As these mega unit buildings go up they are moving from 1 - 2 bedroom type units to 4 - 8 bedroom units because it it save on the costs of more kitchens while producing more rent from the bedroom replacing a kitchen, hence they are cheaper to build.

The problem is long term when students create wear and tear well above because more bedrooms means more parties. The problem is after 20 - 30 years they have become student slums and based on layout are not good to convert to something else.

Grass roots is a good way to fight but having a good zoning lawyer on your side will be the best bet. Bigger thing is to do homework on the builder. If they build cheap and send the revenues out of state you can argue the cost to the city down the road. Another angle is to limit units to 2BR units max which forces less wear and tear over time.

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Well said Cheese.

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I fight often with modern developers. Often there is a solution in between but it should always favor the long term full time residents of a city. Probably why I have been approached by both parties to run as a candidate. Sadly, my voice of real long term community planning is met with the other side raising lots of money for a potential opponent.