Environmentalists Express Growing Concern
Condo hotels have risen in popularity over the past few years with 225 such projects in some form of development nationwide in current hotspots such as Chicago, Miami, San Diego, and Las Vegas. However, the growth in this luxury condo market is not without some controversy.
In California, environmentalists are asserting that builders are taking advantage of loopholes in the Coastal Act which will attribute to the excessive privatization of the California beaches. The result will be less public beach access for the average family. In the USAToday.com article, “Environmentalists worry condo hotels skirt coastal protections”, writer Noaki Schwartz takes a look at the growing controversy.