Reader asks Why would someone leave a Manhattan 1 bedroom for a Ridgewood 1 bedroom?
Why would someone leave a Manhattan 1 bedroom for a Ridgewood 1 bedroom? It would add an hour commute, Manhattan is just as safe, and the public schools in Manhattan are, in many cases, better. The reality is different from your view.
https://downtownridgewood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/RidgewodRumorVsReality.pdf
The enclave:
2 Bedrooms / 2 Baths
1000 sq. ft.
Monthly rent: Monthly rent: $3000
It costs me less than that to own a 4br home in the Ridge school area with a 15 yr 5% mortage.
You’d have to be a moron to pay 3k for rent.
Original Poster: no…saraceno just thinks we’re the morons…these developers never expected to actually have to sell this to the residents…that’s why it’s important for as many people as possible to attend the planning board meetings…they are long and sometimes contentious when the lawyers are cross examining witnesses. Residents aren’t allowed to speak yet as the process is effectively a legal proceeding but the presence of residents has an impact. This is entering the final stretch so it is important for as many people to show their face as possible (and hopefully have something intelligent to say when the time comes for residents’ comments)…
That’s pretty funny….asking Ridgewood residents to show up to a board meeting…..they never have and never will….they don’t even bother to vote….it’s a transient community now….how many “congrats” lawn signs did you see in June for the high school kids with a Caldwell banker sign right next to it?
oh #1…so now we’re targeting families with multiple school children?…the saraceno proposal implies we will only see 1 kid per 4 units based on the average apartment that already exists…which is it?
Sorry, that was in response a post about someone moving from a 1 bedroom in NYC, so it was assumed the people worked in NYC. Assuming we uphold the current Master Plan and ban ordinance 3066, there would only be 12 units, not 50. I for one think the blights in the CBD detract from the value of our Village, but agree they should be redeveloped based on the existing Master Plan, not based on 3066 driven amendments… Repeal 3066 and the risk of overdevelopment goes away.
#3…well, we shouldn’t have to…our elected representatives should represent our interests…that clearly hasn’t been happening so now it’s time for the residents to stand up and be heard.
We all have far more important things to do with our time (like raise our families and work). We shouldn’t have to attend these meetings. I’d much rather be tucking my kids in for sleep at 7:30 on Tuesday night. But guess what! You have now pushed it far enough that residents are standing up and getting involved.
#5…as #4 i apologize for the tone then. I agree with you on the scope of what should be allowed
I am not part of the “we” and I believe very little that is in the proposal.
I followed the link to the Fact v Reality website. I question all of their agruments.
What taxes would the new development pay? They said “net 1.5 million”. Net?? How much will they pay?
They have a target market. $3,000 two bedroom unit – do they envision a couple, 4 roomates (as in manhattan) a couple with 2 children?
They show a comparable home purchase in Ridgewood. Why would anyone rent when they could buy for the same payment? And have a tax writeoff and lots more space.
I am sure that they researched this and the facts are better than the ones on their website.
They compare apples and oranges on many cases.
Completely agree #9 and there is more. The number of school children they list is not accurate at all. Just a tally through a few school directories shows you they don’t add up…0 children at the apartments at 5 Heights? almost 10 just at Ridge. That chart was not sourced so no idea where they got the numbers from? Also, the majority of the 1970’s had fewer than 2,000 students at the high school (still more than today but much less than what they suggest). That was also at a time of historic population growth nationwide and the school had to go through renovation and try to pass numerous bonds to pay for it. The school was not recognized as being top tier until the next decade…
Didn’t Hohokus send their students to Ridgewood at one time? Maybe that was the bubble.
I thought that Ridgewood had more than 1,600 students.
Well it was 1,669 students in 2011/2012 (from US NEWs report)…and it seems to have been the largest in 1971 with 2,040 students. In 1974 enrollment was under 2,000 and then it seemed to keep declining (part of this period was when students from surrounding towns could attend, that ended in 1975. another part was reflected the boomers attending high school). More interesting reading here if anyone is interested. https://rhs1977.blogspot.com/2010_01_01_archive.html
I just hope everyone fact checks the documents these developers put out…planning board/council are you listening?? You can’t just throw facts out there that are inaccurate…
Their “facts” are garbage. They had better mot try to bring that nonsense to a planning board meeting.
Now that I know that they massaged the numbers I will be unable to believe anything that they say.
Ridgewood High School currently has about 1700 kids enrolled right now.
Working families would find this convenient because there are places for the kids to go that are safe. Maybe they don’t want their 12 year old hanging out on the street.
I don’t begrudge any 50-60 students, the numbers do fluctuate. But where did they get the number today of 1,450 vs. then 2,400???