Right now, your neighbor seems interested in making a deal with you that if you will not increase the height of your house, which would block his view of the stream, then he will not subdivide his land. Thus, the rural character of the area would be preserved- at least for a time. As a lawyer, you realize that conditions may change, so that permanent restrictions (such as easements) would not be appropriate for either you or your neighbor. But you would like to impose some restrictions on both pieces of land so that, for the foreseeable future, the rural character of the land will be preserved. Draw up an equitable servitude that will appropriately restrict the height of buildings to be built on your land in the future. If you like, you may also draft an appropriate equitable servitude for your neighbor to place on his land - limiting subdivision and construction of additional buildings