The town of El Monte, California is a gated community that "encourages quality housing developments through well thought-out architectural designs..." Zen Vuong writes that the reality is the latest batch of homes are anything but.
Vuong writes:
"Many of the city's new housing developments look like slightly fancier versions of mobile homes parked on mounds of land, with little thought given to landscaping and aesthetics. These ornate McMansions look almost comical when compared to neighboring houses."
Vuong says there is a disconnect between the city's aspirations of luxurious mansions and the incomes of the people who live there and own the property.
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