Early reactions to the construction project were largely negative. The apartment complex's proposed shiny modern facade struck a dissonant tone with neighboring homeowners, whose drab brick and wood homes would look retrograde and dated when compared to the new building. Visible building materials would also stick out like a sore thumb on the Connecticut Avenue corridor, which is largely brick buildings more than fifty years old. The most urban apartment building would look out of place when surrounded by older single-family homes and plain brick apartment buildings. Renderings of the building by the Cafritz Company (ONE is pictured at right) tacitly do not depict any single-family residences around the apartment complex. Additionally, the proposed building's spacious buffer between its entrance and Connecticut Avenue would position it much further from the street than neighboring buildings, resulting in a noticeably inharmonious streetscape. In addition to its physical presence, the apartment complex would have an influence on the neighborhood. This would, for example, change the demographic composition of the neighborhood. Its contemporary design would attract young professionals to a traditionally older neighborhood. The complex's planned average unit size (900 square feet) also marks a move away from the upper-middle-class, family-friendly neighborhood feel. For many Americans, homeownership is tied to an ideological commitment to the character of a neighborhood. The identity character of the place of residence is well established. Development, especially when it brings new people to an area, can significantly change the feel of a neighborhood. Groups opposed to Cafritz apartment...... middle of paper ......neighborhood-highlights-more-less-of-smart-growth/2013/10/05/c9c8d470-2d57- 11e3-b139-029811dbb57f_story.htmlMcCarty, Jim. Jim McCarthy (ANC President) to Calvin Cafritz. Memorandum of understanding. August 28, 2013. http://5333cnc.org/OtherDocuments/ANC_MOUwithCafritzFinal.pdfO'Connell, Jonathan. “The Cafritz project begins after 22 years of waiting.” Washington Post, December 16, 2012. Accessed April 21, 2014. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/cafritz-project-starts-after-22-year-wait/2012/12/14/ad4cfe56-460e -11e2-9648-a2c323a991d6_story.htmlPenall, Rolf. “Housing Opposition: NIMBY and Beyond.” Urban Affairs Review 35 (1999): 112-136, accessed April 29, 2014, DOI: 10.1177/10780879922184310.5333 Connecticut Neighborhood Coalition, “Project Issues and Neighborhood Impact.” » Accessed April 28, 2014. http://5333cnc.org/ProjectImpact.html