That to me is really more a way to tie up the land for a long time, speculating on future development, than an agricultural business.While I think the community gardens can be great for a neighborhood, and a few people are making money growing niche agricultural products, I don't see urban farming as something that will employ large numbers of people or consume a large proportion of Detroit's vacant land.

We include all kinds of amenities, including  providing garden space, compost bins, energy efficiency appliances, improved insulation, bike parking.

Now where the trend in site built is to expand the house and shrink the lot - so that outdoor space is all but gone and what there is is never used because it has no privacy, offsite presents the great opportunity to include large, pleasant, private garden like courtyards situated between each  home.      

Allow her to keep her garden, neighbors, and local services. 

The top 3 units are 4 bed 2 bath, the garden is a 2/1.

@Jennifer Gardner It's also worth considering that potential property damage could vary widely from $0 in damages to thousands depending on the size, energy level, and behavior of the dog...dogs come in as many varieties as people, and there are some great potential pup tenants, but also some nightmares waiting to happen...A 10 lb inactive lap dog that does nothing but nap, never runs indoors, and is well-behaved may not cause any damage at all...on the other hand, an 80 lb bruiser with Tesla-like levels of energy who runs indoors constantly, is aggressive, and chews up everything could cost you big bills and expose you to big liability....

We are designing apartments around the fact that parking lots will become gardens, green space, available building space, solar or ?

We NEVER went days on end without seeing the sun - that's been normal here off and on the past 3 years - thank the Lord we're hitting summer where that should stop until this fall hopefully.Anyways - my personal preference is lots of sunshine and not days on end of clouds and grayness and hopefully no hurricane force winds for days on end - all things you can get in KS - I've lived in Holcomb, KS - 9 miles from Garden City in western KSWichita KS - most of my life with 1 place in city limits during adulthood, childhood out of town in a rural setting, and hs years on the edge of town in the burbs but with landTopeka, KS - going on 3 yrs now - we live out of town on landFt Myers, FL during the height of the bubble and start of the crash in the 00'sCape Coral, FL - same time periodPort Charlotte, FL - same time periodIf we were to stay in KS - there are things I like about where we're at but we are not in "LOVE" with it - we're close to KC - close to downtown Lawrence and have a unique property that is affordable.   

Your utilities costs will vary based on how much landscaping you have to water, if there's a pool, gardening, etc.Let's say you sell for $300k.

I also have a nice garden that I wouldn't want exposed to any possible danger.I tried the Jonathan Green type of organic fertilizer and it was very expensive and not very good.