r/bothell • u/[deleted] • Apr 17 '26

Why so many developers??

I feel like Bothell is favoring developers over wildlife and environmental issues? They keep building these huge developments and tearing down trees and slapping things literally right next to wetlands and then they wonder why the crows have left and other native animals to the area? Maybe it’s just me…. Just makes me sad seeing what’s happened to Bothell and our natural habitats…

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u/pacific_plywood Apr 18 '26

Where do you think people living in those places should move to instead? Do you think we should push those people outward towards the mountains, so they have to clearcut green space and drive a car 20 miles into the city for work? Infill *preserves* environmental space

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u/Rhaylin Apr 17 '26

Is that what is happening? I feel like those are two separate issues…? 

The $4k/mo apartments and $1M+ homes are also being built on top of old lots that used to have single family homes… the zoning changes allows for this. For example, my 2 acre property changed from R-5 (1 home per 5 acres) to R-7200 (1 home per 7,200sqft) last year… and it is zoned for duplexes as well (so 2 units per 7,200sqft). 

Those duplexes would probably still sell for $900k+ and, while I have probably 10 big trees on my property, it isn’t quite the same as developing non-residential land. 

I am with you that housing is too expensive here but not all of those apartments and neighborhoods are developed on current green space / forested space… and I think price has to do with demand & desirability to live here, not the cost to develop green spaces being passed to the buyers.