“I got out last year as I viewed this as having an enormous impact on Ridgewood’s quality of life and various other factors that will gradually decrease property values.
Maybe a lot of Ridgewood’s “specialness” was realtor hype, but there were things about Ridgewood that made it a cut above similar towns in the region.
If you plan to stay in Ridgewood, then I predict that come time to sell your home, you will not get what you thought you would and the days of selling Ridgewood houses in a couple of weeks are long gone.”
That’s why in a few years when the valley is in Paramus they can turn that site into the projects of Ridgewood. Or shut it down completely and put a big fence around it. Or knock it all down and make it into a park with us real swimming pool. People you don’t think Valley is going to keep that hole Sight running, it wouldn’t be efficient. Think about it.
when a community gets over 25,000 residents in a small sq footage area, the quaint local feel goes away. as the cbd continues to be impacted by online shopping and stores close, that quaint feeling goes away. when larger oversized homes are built and developers disrupt the skyline, that quaint feeling goes away. as RW becomes a city, not a walkable down with speeders, that quaint feeling goes away. maybe that’s what progress is all about. many of us might not like it, but a new generation may. but the people we elected over the last 10 years aren’t helping
I passed this the other day…gruesome.
It’s depressing. mood6063 is 100% correct. Unfortunately when residents who lived here for decades leave, their houses are bought by NYC families who never experienced the quaint village feeling before. So they don’t even know it and they’re fine with a city feel and look as long as they have a gazillion rooms and a small yard. They bring their mindset with them and turn the whole place into a cold and unfriendly environment with their big city attitude. To add, they’re also the biggest supporters of feel good causes but they’re fine with cutting their yard trees so they won’t have to deal with leaves or they will b!tch and m0an about blue laws cuz they can’t shop on sundays. They’re fine with large buildings around them because they’re used to them. Nobody will protest when Valley site turns into an apartment complex. The look and feel of suburban towns is being destroyed by this generation who also has a herd mentality when it comes to local or national politics. Those of us who wanted a pleasing, quaint, quiet and friendly place to raise our family are the real victims. We are stuck here until we can retire. Every nice area is being exploited and used and abused to extreme.
You too are 100% correct Eagle!
Joey is right
Its a back hole on stilts.
Who in their right mind would rent those train corner units . Perhaps
A struggling family with kids
I tell you who will rent those units without any problems. Section 8 families. I would do it if I was a section 8 recipient moving from Patterson. What would I have to lose? Or if I moved from NYC and lived near an elevated subway station it would make no difference. Developers won’t be able to bring anyone to those units and then they will ask that Section 8 be allowed at which point nobody will say no. I mean it is still low income, no? There you have it.
When you pull the prior U.S. Census data, in 1970 there were ~27,500 residents in Ridgewood. We have been over 25k before for residents. 1950 was 17k and then 1960 was 25k. Who was around to see the village gain 8,000 residents over a decade? That must have been interesting. How did the existing apartment homes come to be? They certainly aren’t new. If folks are so concerned about the future state of the Village — get more engaged in civics or stop complaining.