A well-respected Victoria construction firm tore down the old house next door and built an eight unit building in its place. We were glad to see the old house go. It was poorly maintained; the grass was rarely cut; bindweed covered all the hedging and travelled over to our garden; and there was a constant stream of short-term renters.
The new place is a study in contrasts. It is a very modern design - concrete, black brick, grey stucco, silver and glass railings - yet the parking lot is surrounded by a lovely cedar fence that makes an attractive space for us off our back patio. The front and back are nicely landscaped, but the sides of the building rear four stories straight up, almost at at the property line.
But it's the lighting which is most noticed by the next door neighbours. Already they have changed the fixtures on the main (side) entrance of the building so that they shine down, not out directly into the neighbours' windows. We're now in negotiations with the builder to do the same with the parking lot lights, which shine through that lovely cedar fence right into our bedroom. The site supervisor tells us that not even electricians have got the hang of these new LED lights yet. No kidding.
So, for now anyway, we're living next door to a spaceport.
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| Our lovely back patio space |
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| The spaceport, from our kitchen window |
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