Mon 14 Apr 2008
Paramount will NOT have 4 bedroom condos
Escondido CA - D.R. Horton, the developer of the Paramount Condominimum Complex at 501 and 511 N. Escondido Blvd., bowed to pressure from the Escondido City council and announced on Friday that all of the condo’s will be designed as three-bedroom units with a Den or a Loft. In addition, the developer will add language to the homeowners association’s rules and regulations that will not allow the owners to convert the loft or den into an additional bedroom.
Home-Sharing a Problem in Escondido.
The downsizing of the condos from 4 bedroom units to 3 bedrooms was prompted by concerns by the Escondido City Coucil and local citizens who were worried that the increased number of bedrooms would encourage multiple families sharing one home. Home-sharing has been an ongoing problem in Escondido’s urban core. Many of the single family homes have converted their garages illegially into seperate living spaces and parking is a huge issue in downtown Escondido. Thus, three or four bedroom condo’s with only TWO assigned parking spaces would have increased the existing parking problems for that area according to many of the neighbors.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Wow this seems like a problem. I think this is over governence however I see both sides. I do still think this is just not going to work if people are willing to convert garages does the government really think people wont convert a den to a bedroom?
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Thats interesting. In Austin we are having the opposite problem. People are complaining that developers are building only small condos that can not be occupied by families and therefore families are being excluded from the urban core.
May 29th, 2008 at 10:25 am
Some how I don’t think a missing closet will make too much of a difference. If people need a place to live, they’ll cram into whatever place is available.
July 6th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Sometimes I think it would make sense for people to share a home, but obviously if there are safety concerns (ie evacuating in an emergency or fire hazards) then it makes sense to try to thwart it from happening. I have to wonder though if restricting parking/bedrooms would really effectively solve the problem - which seems like a lack of afforable housing, otherwise I’m sure most people wouldn’t be trying to share a home!
July 16th, 2008 at 7:15 am
I agree the government should not say how many bedrooms a builder can have in a unit. The investors should be allowed to cater to the market they want