A new neighbourhood that was recently completed, captured with the M2.

Here is 'almost the same' image about 1.5 years ago.

That's interesting to see the development.

Depp Posted at 10-28 05:10
That's interesting to see the development.

Thanks Depp.
Did you notice the fenced off tree on the second one?
It survived the build

Montfrooij Posted at 10-28 05:14
Thanks Depp.
Did you notice the fenced off tree on the second one?
It survived the build

I do now. Glad they did it.

Depp Posted at 10-28 05:21
I do now. Glad they did it.

We were visiting the playground recently and noticed they kept it.
Very happy about that indeed.

Great shots.    Quite the development in just a year and a half.  Does look like a very nice new neighborhood.

Looks very smart and modern

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-28 06:07
Great shots.    Quite the development in just a year and a half.  Does look like a very nice new neighborhood.

Thanks.
Yes, they did a good job.
I  like the playground in between too.

Blériot53 Posted at 10-28 06:41
Looks very smart and modern

Indeed it does.
There used to be a primary school and a gym.

Very nice shot Peter.  

DAFlys Posted at 10-28 23:31
Very nice shot Peter.

Thanks David.
Quite a bit of change there.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-28 23:38
Thanks David.
Quite a bit of change there.

Yes,   lots of development.

DAFlys Posted at 10-28 23:55
Yes,   lots of development.

I used to look out over this area from my bedroom.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-29 00:02
I used to look out over this area from my bedroom.

What was there before they cleared the site?

DAFlys Posted at 10-29 00:09
What was there before they cleared the site?

A primary school and a gym (we used the second one, but went to a different primary school)

Montfrooij Posted at 10-29 00:21
A primary school and a gym (we used the second one, but went to a different primary school)

We seem to do that a lot here,   build on old schools.

DAFlys Posted at 10-29 00:26
We seem to do that a lot here,   build on old schools.

Yes, makes sense sometimes.
Especially when they are 'not that old' and don't really add something beautiful to the area.
Luckily we did manage to convert a very old one into apartments last year.
I have not flown a drone around that one yet, but I might.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-29 00:28
Yes, makes sense sometimes.
Especially when they are 'not that old' and don't really add something beautiful to the area.
Luckily we did manage to convert a very old one into apartments last year.

We had one school close in a town near to where I grew up which was the only one,   all the kids now have to get a 3 mile bus to school everyday instead.

DAFlys Posted at 10-29 00:30
We had one school close in a town near to where I grew up which was the only one,   all the kids now have to get a 3 mile bus to school everyday instead.

Happens here too.
Although they have lowered the minimum nr of kids again to prevent this.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-29 00:33
Happens here too.
Although they have lowered the minimum nr of kids again to prevent this.

We really didnt understand why they did it,  the school was quite full.   There were rumours that bribes were paid.  but who knows.

DAFlys Posted at 10-29 00:35
We really didnt understand why they did it,  the school was quite full.   There were rumours that bribes were paid.  but who knows.

Oh yes, I think that happens here too.
Project managers pushing things a bit to get their new project up and running.
I don't even want to think about it.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-29 00:36
Oh yes, I think that happens here too.
Project managers pushing things a bit to get their new project up and running.
I don't even want to think about it.

Does seem to be a lot of corruption in that industry.

DAFlys Posted at 10-29 00:45
Does seem to be a lot of corruption in that industry.

100% true.
One of our old friends is a project developer.
Not my friend anymore, because he was doing stuff I really could not approve.
It was legal, but not moral.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-29 00:47
100% true.
One of our old friends is a project developer.
Not my friend anymore, because he was doing stuff I really could not approve.

Well that reissues my beliefs on that.

DAFlys Posted at 10-29 00:49
Well that reissues my beliefs on that.

It is common and usually I don't really mind, as long as it is b2b and not public stuff.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-28 11:53
Thanks.
Yes, they did a good job.
I  like the playground in between too.

You're most welcome.  

Always great when they provide a nice playground for the kids to use.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-29 02:33
You're most welcome.  

Always great when they provide a nice playground for the kids to use.

We luckily have some rules in our town about this.
So there are quite a lot of them close by.

Montfrooij Posted at 10-29 02:38
We luckily have some rules in our town about this.
So there are quite a lot of them close by.

Really nice that there are ample ones close by.  Some developers here would rather use the space to add another house or two vice reserving green space for kids.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-30 02:35
Really nice that there are ample ones close by.  Some developers here would rather use the space to add another house or two vice reserving green space for kids.

They probably wanted to do that too here

Wow, and solar panels!

Montfrooij Posted at 10-30 03:17
They probably wanted to do that too here

Seems like the Developers are only interested in one thing - $$$

scubaAnn Posted at 10-30 05:20
Wow, and solar panels!

You must provide your own energy (be energy neutral) these days.

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-31 04:13
Seems like the Developers are only interested in one thing - $$$

Probably get paid a percentage.....

Montfrooij Posted at 10-31 09:16
You must provide your own energy (be energy neutral) these days.

Oh. Thats cool

scubaAnn Posted at 10-31 16:39
Oh. Thats cool

Now just convince Putin and Xi to do the same

Montfrooij Posted at 10-31 09:21
Probably get paid a percentage.....

Without a doubt.  

Montfrooij Posted at 10-31 23:31
Now just convince Putin and Xi to do the same

Them America will be 10 years behind that!

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-1 04:23
Without a doubt.

We call that 'conflict of interest'.....

scubaAnn Posted at 11-1 04:48
Them America will be 10 years behind that!

I think all 3 will wait for ME FIRST