More Apartments?

A local developer is trying to get approval to build a 7 building 180 unit apartment complex in East Allentown.

Slam the brakes.  First off does Allentown really need to build more apartments in a residential area?  

Several problems arise right out the gate

1st off property values of single homes will most definitely drop in value unless these apartments are high end which they wont be. Here is a photo of what I predict in 10 years.

2nd 180 units.  Should bring in a ballpark of 400-600 people living in the buildings.  Just if you say 3 people to a unit that is 540. Some may be single occupants, or a couple or a family of four.  Family of 8, who knows. Im going to say on the low end 100 of the occupants are kids.  

3rd 100 more kids.  Where do we put them?  Thats 100 more for the Allentown School district. 

4th more apartments unless people are civilized means more police calls for noise complaints, domestics etc. 

5th I do not think the taxes collected on 7 buildings would be the same as if you had single dwelling homes.  I could be wrong tho.

Allentown doesnt need more people living here.  The state hospital is going to cause enough problems with all the traffic, extra students and required services for all the people living there.  

Allentown needs businesses. Needs jobs, a bigger tax base.  Apartment units create temporary jobs until they are completed, plus a few after completion.  I just dont think more apartments should be built, especially over on the East Side.