Category: Housing

The Ralston Luxury Apartment Complex raises the standard of living in the Ralston community. The apartment is located in the vibrant ward 2 with easy access to shops and restaurants for the building’s residents. The residents who occupy the complex bring new opportunities to their nearby residents. The wealth they possess allows them to enrich local small businesses. As well as some people who live there owning businesses of their own in the ward 2 district. The apartment features many amenities that no other building in Ralston offers, including a complimentary spa for residents with a hot tub, sauna and pool. It also has a game room with pool, ping pong and indoor golf. There are also dining options within the building that are easily accessible by residents and open to the entire community of Ralston. There is parking offered under the apartment complex with valets to make it easier but they encourage more sustainable transportation with EV charging stations and electric bikes available to use for free by residents and rentals are available for non residents

The new developments of Ralston have provided new housing, community members, and funds throughout the community. Located in Ward 3 on a small portion of the Nature Preserve, the developers aimed to connect nature with progress in an environmentally friendly capacity. We are pleased to announce these new developments will be affordable for lower-income families in the event to integrate different economic standings into its ward. By implementing strict HOA policies, the new development prioritizes a cease of littering, greenhouse gases, and pollution all while boosting economic capacity. We would like to thank some of Ralston’s longest residents for their generosity in providing the land to house these developments and their tireless efforts in working with the developing team to keep the area environmentally friendly and preserved. Ralston is a town filled with character, a community forged in interpersonal relationships, and culture. It’s our great pleasure to announce a new beginning for Ralston, its current residents, and our future.

Ward 3 of Ralston is undergoing a project that will convert unused industrial space west of Meadow Park Road, and east of Industrial Avenue, into affordable housing. The first part of my contribution today is to plot out the space.

There doesn’t seem to be a space between Meadow Park Road and Industrial Avenue, as Industrial Avenue is right above Meadow Park Road, but it can be assumed that the area for construction is in this spot (circled in red). It is okay to cut into the Ward 4 area a bit if the people there allow it, but this is unlikely according to Ward 4’s history. Ward 4 makes use of the natural environment, using the wetlands as a place for birdwatching. Ward 4 has worked around the wetland issues partially, as the bridges built were for the purpose of seeing these birds better. Ward 4 opposed two housing proposals for municipal development of public tiny housing, which is why this new building area will probably be halted at the border between wards. Still this contribution will be helpful to the people of Ward 3 because it makes good use of the space around the Animal Hospital building.

The second thing to be taken into consideration for my contribution is where the roads will be built to connect this new housing development to the rest of the town. E. Bardier Road is an important road because it connects to the Ralston Middle School and Ralston High School. These public schools will be important to those living in this affordable housing area in the future, so it is good to have them in proximity. My contribution would be to have as many driveways link to E. Bardier Road as possible, and have the remaining driveways link to Meadow Park Road.

Looking at “Ward 2” there is an issue that will continue to become more significant which is housing. The antique housing from the World War II era will likely continue to appreciate in value which will inevitably force a bigger wage gap and make housing unaffordable. In the other part of this ward there is a lot of affordable housing, this leads to people in the ward having two very different lifestyles. Although diversity is needed in some communities, I feel as though this diversity will likely drive Ralston’s citizens apart rather than bring them together. In order to prevent this issue from becoming too overpowering it would be in Ralston’s best interest to change. A possible solution could be to introduce a project creating duplex housing, this could allow for the wealthier side of Ralston and the moderate side to join and become more connected. This change would create much stronger relationships between the citizens, and prevent the antique housing situation from becoming out of control.