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Yes and no. Activation energy to build a new house with bigger units, or to merge existing units by tearing down walls, is exponentially higher than the activat
by Swizec 10y ago
Yes and no. Activation energy to build a new house with bigger units, or to merge existing units by tearing down walls, is exponentially higher than the activation energy needed to split a big unit into two small units.
The problem you run into is that even people who have the money, can't find anything to buy or rent, and zoning laws or other types of limitations, prevent fixing the problem by increasing supply.
- sokoloff 10y agoSplitting a big unit into smaller units often creates problems of egress means (for fire safety) and figuring out what to do with storage space that may not be evenly distributed throughout the house. Joining existing units rarely creates that type of problem. And of course, nothing about that project is "exponential".
- guard-of-terra 10y agoIt seems that you're arguing that zoning can fix some problems created by zoning in the first place. When the real solution to this problem, as to many others, is increasing supply.