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I wonder if this will be an increasingly common occurrence in decades to come. If you live in a high rise will the cost of maintenance become too much of a burd
by illwrks 5y ago
I wonder if this will be an increasingly common occurrence in decades to come.
If you live in a high rise will the cost of maintenance become too much of a burden?
Will be be cheaper and safer to just tear a building down?
What happens if you're a recent purchaser...
- sandworm101 5y agoA big concrete highrise on reclaimed land beside a salty warm ocean breaking onto a sandy beach... yes. For typical buildings built in normal areas no. The New York/vancouver/San Fransisco skyline is safe.
- zh3 5y agoAfter the Grenfell tower fire in the UK [0], residents in many tower blocks have been hit with huge bills for fire safety, e.g. £100k for apartments that cost less than that a decade ago [1] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenfell_Tower_fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenfell_Tower_fire [1]https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jun/05/salford-residents-each-face-100000-bill-for-post-grenfell-fire-safety-costs https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jun/05/salford-resi...