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Instead of high density housing this will do slightly higher density in low density zones. You cannot really increase density by that much with it, but you for
by AstralStorm 2y ago
Instead of high density housing this will do slightly higher density in low density zones. You cannot really increase density by that much with it, but you for sure can cut the yards... And parking space.
I'm pretty sure this won't make housing more affordable by much. Or will even have an opposite effect.
To build these houses a pretty serious investment or Amish-sized group is required. Who has that?
- outer_web 2y agoI thought the post says one person buys the lot and then sells it to friends who individually fund the houses.
- cratermoon 2y ago> I thought the post says one person buys the lot and then sells it to friends who individually fund the houses. One company buys the lot and then sells it to its own subsidiaries who individually fund the houses. I'm sure there are numerous ways to juggle the finances.
- outer_web 2y agoYup. Or it is bought by Friends LLC.
- justonceokay 2y agoAdditionally, what happens after 5 years when the first friend moves out? I see this complex as a terrible HOA-in-the-making since neighbors will be sharing more resources. Reminds me of when I was doing factory work and living in a punk house.
- llm_nerd 2y agoYeah the "friend compound" thing seems nebulous, and one of the stated benefits is specifically that it can be financed independently and resold to third parties. So basically it's just higher density housing and pretty soon it's just very close houses of random people with some sort of weird condo fees for the commons (surely there is shared walkways, etc), etc.
- cratermoon 2y agoIt may seem odd to people who grew up in the single-family detached housing world of the postwar US, but there are cultures and societies around the world even today where multi-family housing is common. See for example Casas de Vecindad, a typical form of housing in the US/Mexico borderlands for hundreds of years.
- justonceokay 2y agoDo they have HOAs?
- throw272634 2y agoSo like condos in the city.
- wil421 2y agoYou put an ad for more friends on Find a Friend Facebook groups or Craigslist. Maybe match makers appears to solve a gap in the market.
- dylan604 2y ago> but you for sure can cut the yards... And parking space. As if each of the people moving into the subdivided spaces still won't need parking. Now, you've actually increased the demand for parking. Where is that parking going to happen?
- wmf 2y agoThis stuff is only feasible in places that are served by transit which are pretty rare.