augie_wartooth t1_jad212i wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:50 PM

Reply to comment by goodsam2 in $8M land deal sets stage for 100-acre Cloverleigh project near Brandermill - Richmond BizSense by ThatChildNextDoor

What does this even mean? Do you honestly think local developers would be any better? Developers are developers regardless. See, for instance, local man Michael Hild.

goodsam2 t1_jad7rs8 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:27 PM

I think we basically created the developer group by adding regulations. Developers basically came about because they jump through regulations and funding and stuff otherwise it would mostly be construction workers.

Pre-1980 the amount of "developers" was much greater because you could just turn a single family home into 3 row homes.

Developers wouldn't really come from elsewhere to build 3 houses on the former property of one.

Who builds and what gets built is partially based on size.