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Knowing Vienna quite well and knowing Vancouver at least a little bit, I'd say this is not apples-to-apples. In Vancouver it was the real estate boom that has
by gyulai 6y ago
Knowing Vienna quite well and knowing Vancouver at least a little bit, I'd say this is not apples-to-apples. In Vancouver it was the real estate boom that has fueled high-quality residential development: Given the circumstance where such development would fetch high prices, residential development was conducted that would deliver on a level of quality commensurate with high prices (namely: high quality!). A "Gemeindebau" in Vienna is a very different animal: They are built cheaply for the purpose of being cheap, and the quality you get ouf of that is in line with the principle "you get what you pay for" (namely: low quality!)
- masswerk 6y agoThis isn't necessarily true, especially for the original building program. Pre-war apartment buildings for the masses (Zinshaus) were raised quickly and weren't maintained well. E.g., before regulations outlawed the cheaper variety in the 1990s, cheap apartments often lacked a bathroom of their own and relied on shared facilities. The public building program, on the other hand, was up to modern standards (and taking pride in doing so), while it was still aimed at efficiency and never intended to rival the residential buildings raised by private ownership for the middle class. So, if you expect high rooms, stucco, etc, you're probably in the wrong market. (Also, you may not be part of the intended audience, anyway.)