How Many Houses Can You Squeeze Into 1.53 Acres?

How many houses can developers fit on 1.53 acres of land?  It's not the setup for a joke, it's a real question that we now know the answer to.  On the site of what used to be Del Mar Fabricating, Citymark has been able to jam ELEVEN single family homes on 1.53 acres in their Primrose Lane development.  Check it out!

Of course, I don't recall hearing any of the anti-density folks complaining about this project, most likely because it is tucked away in a corner of New Encinitas.  Out of sight, out of mind.  Located on directly on Olivenhain Road, it's obviously got road noise issues.  Even with the noise, it's shocking in this real estate market that one of these houses is still unsold.  It's even going for a reasonable $717K for 5 BR's. 

This new development is especially great for the Willowcreek neighborhood below Primrose Lane who now has to create walls of bamboo to try and reserve some privacy.

We can look forward to more of this type of in-fill development with the housing talks going on.  SHOCKINGLY, New Encinitas is once again being forced to carry the largest burden of new housing in the city's "here are three sucky options and there is no none of the above" selection process.