You make zero sense.

But there wasn’t an active lease because that business closed. Covid changed many things, including real estate and the restaurant industry.

I can’t believe I wasted my time reading this nonsense. It’s about the patio adjacent to the now shuttered Clyde’s & Soundry.

Because there are more housing options and more activity options? Plus access to metro and better walkability.

Commuting to Columbia from dc or Baltimore is absolutely possible. Using public transportation to do it is harder bc depending on your work destination you would have to transfer from the train or commuter bus. Using a car is easier, and depending on where you are coming from you may enjoy lighter traffic as more people are coming into Howard county than leave for work each day.

It’s a zoning issue but not in the way I think you’re saying. There is zero reason (aside from nimby-ism). There are houses in poor condition, why not allow homeowners to rebuild them into triplexes that are similar size to the houses near them (within a certain % greater), or convert their existing single family detached homes into duplexes? Or allow ADU’s on larger lots?

Most owners won’t do this, so it will be slow and gentle. Why not allow homeowners to allow their properties to work for their families?

They tried, Walsh jung yungmann on the council cut the funding that would have created affordable units (Bc affordability requires funding interventions). They put it in contingency and the developer had to do market rate because they wouldn’t allow it to be affordable.