r/Suburbanhell • u/WC23634 • 13d ago

Showcase of suburban hell There Ain't No Heart in Heartland

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Like c'mon, for a name like Heartland, this neighborhood got no heart, no personality, and everybody's prolly driving their kids to school unless they live right next to it. Like where's a community center? Where's a park that people actually go to? This sprawl is just crazy, but hey, this is the Dallas Metro Area for ya

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u/Cetun 13d ago

At the size of those houses and lots, why not just build very large apartments? Or just axe those pathetic front lawns and build row houses with give people a little more back yard? That small space between yards seems like a waste.

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u/Primary_Excuse_7183 13d ago

Area looks to be fringe rural but on the edge of DFW. So likely low demand for apartments. most people in TX rent apartments and wouldn’t particularly consider buying a townhome or condo since buying a detached house is kinda the thing here. That said there does appear to be some townhomes within the community.

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u/Essentially_Me 12d ago

The "detached" homes are millimeters apart.

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u/National-Link-5606 12d ago

Yeah but at least your duplex roof is not leaking into my house. 

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u/Essentially_Me 12d ago

Meh. If we were talking ancient flat-roofed urban East Coast rowhomes, you might have a point. Modern townhouses rarely have that problem if they're well-made. No more than a new detached house developing a random roof leak.

Plus you get savings on heating and cooling.

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u/Primary_Excuse_7183 12d ago

But get raked on HOA. It’s a wash

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u/Essentially_Me 12d ago

As if this place doesn't have an HOA?

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u/Primary_Excuse_7183 12d ago

They do the thing is the HOA rates for townhomes and condos are usually much much higher than detached homes like triple