High-rise Complexes 'Box In' Single Family Homes

Inspired by the Smart Growth concept, new high-rise apartment complexes are becoming common and springing up around single family homes.

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September 16, 2001, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The construction boom and planning strategies of the past two decades have left the Washington area with many.. older, single-family dwellings boxed in by new commercial or high-rise apartment buildings that sprung up around them. They are the vestiges of original neighborhoods that have been replaced by high-density development...When progress comes knocking, what happens to those who don't let it in?"

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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