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Can these just be designed so you can later combine small units into a larger one later on if needed? More likely result, if there ends up being a dearth of yo

Can these just be designed so you can later combine small units into a larger one later on if needed? More likely result, if there ends up being a dearth of young single people, is people who commute in from the burbs will buy these units to use during the week and airbnb them on weekends. And I question that only young people will want these units. I'm in my 50s and would love to have a tiny affordable place in the city, even if I only used it on weekends and airbnb'd it the rest of the time. Do I want to buy an expensive 2 bedroom with garage in the city? Not really.

ghaff 10y ago
>And I question that only young people will want these units. I'm in my 50s and would love to have a tiny affordable place in the city, even if I only used it on weekends and airbnb'd it the rest of the time. So you're effectively saying that these would become unlicensed hotels. That's not very attractive to local residents. (I actually agree that small apartments would be attractive as pied-a-terres. But that's not really the sort of housing that city planners prioritize or should prioritize.)
beachstartup 10y ago
> And I question that only young people will want these units. I'm in my 50s and would love to have a tiny affordable place in the city, even if I only used it on weekends and airbnb'd it the rest of the time. lol so you want a second home in a desirable location, but not too big or expensive, or require too much maintenance, that you use only when it's convenient for you, and that someone else pays for? this is a fantastic idea. i'll take 2. this is why the housing system is so screwed up in cities. everyone is scheming of ways to make money on their home, or have someone else pay for it, before they've bought it, lived in it, before it even exists!
- stretchwithme 10y ago
  Yeah it has nothing to do with supply, demand, subsidies for mortgages or of the other interventions into the marketplace. Its people seeking their self interest, as all people tend to do, that are to blame. If only they would all just stop doing it it so I could pursue my own self interest unimpeded.

ghaff 10y ago

>And I question that only young people will want these units. I'm in my 50s and would love to have a tiny affordable place in the city, even if I only used it on weekends and airbnb'd it the rest of the time. So you're effectively saying that these would become unlicensed hotels. That's not very attractive to local residents. (I actually agree that small apartments would be attractive as pied-a-terres. But that's not really the sort of housing that city planners prioritize or should prioritize.)

beachstartup 10y ago

> And I question that only young people will want these units. I'm in my 50s and would love to have a tiny affordable place in the city, even if I only used it on weekends and airbnb'd it the rest of the time. lol so you want a second home in a desirable location, but not too big or expensive, or require too much maintenance, that you use only when it's convenient for you, and that someone else pays for? this is a fantastic idea. i'll take 2. this is why the housing system is so screwed up in cities. everyone is scheming of ways to make money on their home, or have someone else pay for it, before they've bought it, lived in it, before it even exists!

stretchwithme 10y ago
Yeah it has nothing to do with supply, demand, subsidies for mortgages or of the other interventions into the marketplace. Its people seeking their self interest, as all people tend to do, that are to blame. If only they would all just stop doing it it so I could pursue my own self interest unimpeded.