Apartment Homes Fence

This is a fence at an apartment complex in northeast Texas. Its slightly rusted and could use some maintenance, but the bushes planted outside of it cause a distraction from the blemishes, especially for those passing on the outside of the fence.

I've occasionally wondered what went through the developers mind when this fence was raised. One one hand, the fence would be needed to block the view of the back of the shopping center. But on the other hand, the developer had to want to give visitors and residents a less obstructed view of the small field and creek running beside the property (yes, that is a creek between the fence and the building).

The shopping center looks quite new and well maintained, as well as has a better-than-average view from behind. So it seemed the developer thought it would be better to let people view the creek and see the back of the building, than to block them in and not let them see anything at all.