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> articles that talk about how young millennials are "choosing" to live in pod houses/tiny homes when in reality they can't afford anything better. They are for

by rkk3 5y ago

> articles that talk about how young millennials are "choosing" to live in pod houses/tiny homes when in reality they can't afford anything better. They are forced to live in these conditions "conditions"? 1 in 20 UC students is homeless [1] and they want to a build a 5,000 single occupancy rooms for 1.5 Billion. But somehow everyone and their mother finds a reason to veto new development. 1. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-02/what-critics-of-the-windowless-mega-dorm-are-missing https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-02/what-crit...

pzo 5y ago
I don't know US situation but this still seems expensive: 1.5Billion / 5000 == 300k USD per person. I understand the whole building provide also different kind of space but it still feels too expensive to build. I don't why they cannot build simply longer buildings with each room having a window instead of big square one with most rooms not having window at all? Both such buildings would occupy the same amount of squares per meter. A decade ago I was exchange student in Umea, Sweden and dorms were really good. In every corridor there where 8 rooms. Everyone had their own room + own small bathroom. Room was like 3x size of those in the article. Corridor had big shared kitchen and living room. Rent per month was like 450 euro. Campus was really big - it was basically a student city so there was a space for everyone. Those buildings were just simply longer. Building student campuses/universities outside of big cities also helped.
- rkk3 5y ago
  > I don't know US situation but this still seems expensive It is expensive. > I don't why they cannot build simply longer buildings It's not simple. They have to deal with zoning laws, land owned/available to the university, costs (which you already think are too high) and maximizing occupancy etc, etc. > Everyone had their own room + own small bathroom. Room was like 3x size Sounds nice in Sweden... meanwhile in the UC system 1 in 20 students are homeless.
- xboxnolifes 5y ago
  > 1.5Billion / 5000 == 300k USD per person No, it's effectively 300k per room, not per person. This structure will be up for more than 1 semester and certainly up for more than than length of one person living in it. That being said, I have no frame of reference for the cost of similar structures. It definitely sounds fairly expensive considering the size of the room + common area.

by rkk3 5y ago

pzo 5y ago

I don't know US situation but this still seems expensive: 1.5Billion / 5000 == 300k USD per person. I understand the whole building provide also different kind of space but it still feels too expensive to build. I don't why they cannot build simply longer buildings with each room having a window instead of big square one with most rooms not having window at all? Both such buildings would occupy the same amount of squares per meter. A decade ago I was exchange student in Umea, Sweden and dorms were really good. In every corridor there where 8 rooms. Everyone had their own room + own small bathroom. Room was like 3x size of those in the article. Corridor had big shared kitchen and living room. Rent per month was like 450 euro. Campus was really big - it was basically a student city so there was a space for everyone. Those buildings were just simply longer. Building student campuses/universities outside of big cities also helped.

rkk3 5y ago
> I don't know US situation but this still seems expensive It is expensive. > I don't why they cannot build simply longer buildings It's not simple. They have to deal with zoning laws, land owned/available to the university, costs (which you already think are too high) and maximizing occupancy etc, etc. > Everyone had their own room + own small bathroom. Room was like 3x size Sounds nice in Sweden... meanwhile in the UC system 1 in 20 students are homeless.
xboxnolifes 5y ago
> 1.5Billion / 5000 == 300k USD per person No, it's effectively 300k per room, not per person. This structure will be up for more than 1 semester and certainly up for more than than length of one person living in it. That being said, I have no frame of reference for the cost of similar structures. It definitely sounds fairly expensive considering the size of the room + common area.