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Cookie Cutter Subdivisions
Posted by SaintlyTiger88 on 5/27/21 at 1:32 pm6320
I don’t know about other places, but here in the Lafayette area, new subdivisions are popping up everywhere. Problem is, all the houses in these subdivisions look mostly the same. Boring, unoriginal, cookie cutter houses. None of them stand out from the others.
I don’t know much about developing subdivisions, but for those who do, why is this the case?
I don’t know much about developing subdivisions, but for those who do, why is this the case?
re: Cookie Cutter SubdivisionsPosted by Mingo Was His NameO on 5/27/21 at 1:34 pm to SaintlyTiger88
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I don’t know much about developing subdivisions, but for those who do, why is this the case?
Because I developer builds them all and sells them. Rocket science
re: Cookie Cutter SubdivisionsPosted by SlowFlowPro on 5/27/21 at 1:34 pm to SaintlyTiger88
typically either one developer builds a bunch of the housing, so they're going to want the materials to be the same
many also are under HOA rules, which mandate certain looks and ban all sorts of materials
many also are under HOA rules, which mandate certain looks and ban all sorts of materials
re: Cookie Cutter SubdivisionsPosted by Bawcephus on 5/27/21 at 1:34 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Maximization of land + houses that are easy to replicate = $$$.
This post was edited on 5/27 at 1:35 pm
re: Cookie Cutter SubdivisionsPosted by tigerinthebueche on 5/27/21 at 1:35 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Because they’re cheap houses that are going to be
Flooded next major rain event cause they’re building them in cane fields with no regard to infrastructure. See Broussard or Youngsville.
Flooded next major rain event cause they’re building them in cane fields with no regard to infrastructure. See Broussard or Youngsville.
re: Cookie Cutter SubdivisionsPosted by Mr Clean on 5/27/21 at 1:35 pm to SaintlyTiger88
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don’t know about other places, but here in the Lafayette area, new subdivisions are popping up everywhere
That’s been happening nonstop since the year 2000
re: Cookie Cutter SubdivisionsPosted by Shexter on 5/27/21 at 1:35 pm to SaintlyTiger88
5 sets of house plans is cheaper than 30
re: Cookie Cutter SubdivisionsPosted by Splackavellie on 5/27/21 at 1:35 pm to SaintlyTiger88
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Boring, unoriginal
Speaking of...
re: Cookie Cutter SubdivisionsPosted by efrad on 5/27/21 at 1:36 pm to SaintlyTiger88
When you select "copy" and then hit "paste" repeatedly, it's always the same paste over and over again. Why?
re: Cookie Cutter SubdivisionsPosted by USMEagles on 5/27/21 at 1:36 pm to SaintlyTiger88
I worked for a big national homebuilder for a few years (not D.R. Horton).
Of course this is about economies-of-scale. It's easier and cheaper to do a lot of the same thing repeatedly than it is to do a bunch of different things.
At my company, we'd typically offer 3-4 house plans per development. We had what were called "monotony" rules that considered both the basic plan and various customizations, but the goal was mostly just to avoid building the exact same houses right next door to each other (right around the corner was acceptable).
My own house is in a late 1950s-era subdivision and the houses are pretty well-varied. I like that.
Of course this is about economies-of-scale. It's easier and cheaper to do a lot of the same thing repeatedly than it is to do a bunch of different things.
At my company, we'd typically offer 3-4 house plans per development. We had what were called "monotony" rules that considered both the basic plan and various customizations, but the goal was mostly just to avoid building the exact same houses right next door to each other (right around the corner was acceptable).
My own house is in a late 1950s-era subdivision and the houses are pretty well-varied. I like that.
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re: Cookie Cutter SubdivisionsPosted by LNCHBOX on 5/27/21 at 1:36 pm to SaintlyTiger88
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I don’t know much about developing subdivisions, but for those who do, why is this the case?
It's what people that are buying want
re: Cookie Cutter SubdivisionsPosted by YOURADHERE on 5/27/21 at 1:37 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Seems a bunch of builders in Lafayette have moved away from custom built homes and are now buying up land, developing the subdivision, and building all the homes. I'd imagine the reason is they're making boatloads of money doing so. They all seem to be trying to follow the DR Horton/DSLD model. A handful of floor plans available, you get to pick your colors, flooring, fixtures, etc and that's about it. No options for custom features, etc.
This post was edited on 5/27 at 1:39 pm
re: Cookie Cutter SubdivisionsPosted by Chad504boy on 5/27/21 at 1:40 pm to SaintlyTiger88
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why is this the case?
because they sell like pina coladas on a beach on a summer day.
re: Cookie Cutter SubdivisionsPosted by Animal on 5/27/21 at 1:40 pm to SaintlyTiger88
They typically limit the floor plans in part because they always use the same contractors. After a while those contractor are super fast due to their familiarity.
They know how much material to order ahead of time.
Trim guys can usually have the trim pre-cut before they ever even show up.
In the early 2000 we had several subdivisions going and one only offered 6 floor plans.
After a while we averaged a house completion every 4 days.
They know how much material to order ahead of time.
Trim guys can usually have the trim pre-cut before they ever even show up.
In the early 2000 we had several subdivisions going and one only offered 6 floor plans.
After a while we averaged a house completion every 4 days.
re: Cookie Cutter SubdivisionsPosted by Crawdaddy on 5/27/21 at 1:41 pm to YOURADHERE
Don’t forget they go in and slash and burn the entire land.
Such a crappy way to live when spending that kind of money.
Such a crappy way to live when spending that kind of money.
re: Cookie Cutter SubdivisionsPosted by 0x15E on 5/27/21 at 1:43 pm to SaintlyTiger88
OP doesn’t understand economics lulz
re: Cookie Cutter SubdivisionsPosted by TheFonz on 5/27/21 at 1:43 pm to SaintlyTiger88
It's a helluva lot easier to have crews build a subdivision where there are only four or five house designs to be familiar with, and sell them them quickly as a package with the land than selling the land alone and having the individual design and build a house.
Faster, max profits.
Faster, max profits.
re: Cookie Cutter SubdivisionsPosted by OweO on 5/27/21 at 1:43 pm to SaintlyTiger88
They are all probably built by the same contractor or by the same 2 or 3 contractors..Who build them up just enough to pass code.
I think parts of the housing market is one big scam.
I think parts of the housing market is one big scam.
re: Cookie Cutter SubdivisionsPosted by lsu13lsu on 5/27/21 at 1:44 pm to SaintlyTiger88
My biggest complaint on these subdivisions:
For houses on corners (side visible to street), put same landscaping and shudders/fixtures on side of house. You don't have to do it on every house obviously. Just the ones with sides facing streets like on corners.
When they have bare sides the houses just look fake for some reason.
For houses on corners (side visible to street), put same landscaping and shudders/fixtures on side of house. You don't have to do it on every house obviously. Just the ones with sides facing streets like on corners.
When they have bare sides the houses just look fake for some reason.
Not nearly as bad as the cookie cutter apartment buildings, uninspiring wall murals, and rows of garbage IPA breweries that stupid millennials wax poetically about when talking about urban living. Oh joy, another axe throwing escape room variant opened.
This post was edited on 5/27 at 1:47 pm
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