What Makes A Good Developer?

City Watch Los Angeles examines the different types of real estate developers, and identifies the key factors that make for a "good" developer.

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November 19, 2006, 1:00 PM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"[Developers] have a poor reputation because of insensitively planned projects of a few bad individuals.

..[D]evelopers are often the focus of criticism because they want to change the status quo and most residents are very protective of their existing communities and don't want any change regardless of whether the change is allowed by community plans, the Zone Code or changing conditions in the City. Before you get out the tar and feathers, understand the types of developer requests..."

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