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You ever lived in a condo or do you mean build condos for other people?

• ecshafer 5y ago
  What is the issue with a condo? I do think Condos in America have an issue, which is that they could be cheaper if there were more, and less luxurious condos build. Japan for example has many apartments for sale that there is no indoors shared space, all doors open to to air, this is a huge cost savings. Those type of buildings aren't build in the US. We need denser, smaller, buildings in general. A city like Philadelphia or Baltimore have tons of row which provide a walkable city, and affordable housing without building up.
  • uxp100 5y ago
    > Japan for example has many apartments for sale that there is no indoors shared space, all doors open to to air, this is a huge cost savings. Those type of buildings aren't build in the US. Most of the new apartments I have been in in the South Bay are built like this, maybe with some indoor common area somewhere, but the corridors are essentially outside, like you say. And Santa Clara and Sunnyvale are full of 2 story 16 or 20 unit apartment buildings from the 60s (u shaped, surrounding a courtyard, sometimes with small pool) and everyone’s door goes directly outside.
• landryraccoon 5y ago
  What's the problem with apartments? I've lived in apartments almost my entire life and they seem fine to me.
  • metalforever 5y ago
    Nothing, I live in an apartment