Outside the station, a big sign fixed to a tree on a neighboring property says, "THANK YOU FIRST RESPONDERS".
They provide open space and healthful food, increase the value of neighboring property and offer a strong sense of community.
But in 1994, neighboring property owners -- the 70-unit Roc Harbor condominium and the smaller Evelyn Estates condominium -- objected to the Barrett plan.
Mr. Prunetti said last week that he was talking to developers who were suddenly interested in neighboring property and that he expected major deals within six months.
Foreclosed properties sit unsold for long stretches of time, whether empty or not, losing value and dragging down neighboring property values; and properties that sit empty do not generate any rental income.
The $38 million project included the purchase of neighboring property so a public road could be moved to the periphery of the campus rather than going through its center.
The street-level crime drags down neighboring property values, spurring more foreclosures and evictions.
The project cost $1.25 million, which was paid through taxes levied on neighboring property owners who sued in protest.
A law imposing a fine on a homeowner whose house fire destroys neighboring property was promulgated by Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana.
The glut of foreclosures across the country is weighing on property values, and with former homeowners leaving their houses completely stripped, the houses are likely to drag down neighboring property values even more.
Neighboring property owners grumbled.
