Coriolis' report says single-stair on single lots isn't viable even at 1.75 fsr, but 1.2 FSR townhouses may be in some places.
Not a good sign for building SES in general.
Policymakers & politicians need to be aware of both the specific barriers and how they overlap. Charging less for towers does not matter if the rezoning processing capacity only allows the same number of towers. Partial solutions = partial results
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Details on how moving chains interact with bedrooms will depend on housing stock and household composition. Here is the Metro Vancouver breakdown, lots of opportunity for households in 3+ bedrooms to split up or downsize into 1 or 2 bedroom homes.
Development fees both add to & overlap with other barriers, especially zoning & permitting processes. Add more costs like inclusionary zoning, offsite improvement costs, & even code changes cancelling out fee reductions & analysis is even more complex.
www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/...
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When you don't build enough studio through 2-bedroom housing, people end up renting and sharing larger homes with 3+ bedrooms because single-family homes with lots of bedrooms are generally not the housing that we've historically under-built
It's very hard to get people in Berkeley to believe this
Homelessness is a housing issue:
-Toronto and Vancouver have the highest rates
-Halifax rockets up as the housing market breaks post COVID
-Calgary declines as oil bust keeps housing market weak
Busy Thursday after work?
Well, cancel them, we've got the Villages ODP amendment to discuss! What's your vision for missing middle housing & 5 minute walksheds in Vancouver?
Come meet with us this Thursday from 5pm-whenever @ Rogue Waterfront.
Important caveat: the US is not doing that well on housing regulations either.