2y ago

These mini units would sell in the lower mainland?

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I’d guess they’d go for about $150,000 a piece if you built blocks of them. The lower unit is probably cheaper without the rooftop access.

And yes, this is the future of home ownership here, not single detached living.

Got a note back from the IG creator. Rents for about $850 a month and is just north of downtown Tokyo.

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I don’t know. I like the look and I think they would sell. But, isn’t it more important to increase the number of units as well as the affordability of each? So, I think it’s possible that this would be a waste of space that could otherwise hold a much taller building with many more units.
- I think these could be used to add extra density to an area where space is already limited. For example for an existing house, this type of design could add two more laneway units in a very small space where a conventional design won’t fit, or on a lot where there still exists some space beside a single detached house.
  I think that cities requiring parking spots for laneways and basement suites needs to go away as well. Not nearly as many people driving now. Or maybe not required if transit is less than 15 min walk away.
  
  Ahh, I see. Fill in the books and crannies already there, not to build on full lots side by side.
The housing crisis is caused by piss poor land management and a lack of available buildable land due to geography. What would better alleviate the issue and lead to a better living standard would be to rezone the majority of the city to permit missing middle development rather than band-aiding the solution with this so some assholes can keep their sfd in the middle of a transit corridor in the biggest city in the province.
If you wanted to include these housing types in with the missing middle, then for sure. I could definitely see these working in certain spaces.
The bigger issue, and the same one with tiny homes is that there is no building standard. Until one gets made they will have to be built to the standard of sfd which means doors, windows, hallways, etc have to be a certain size.
I do think that some kind of micro-apartments make sense for Vancouver, as long as the density problems can be solved.

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