02-12-2018, 10:18 AM
Yes, I think it would be good to have some three-bedroom units.
But, first, such units tend to be more challenging to fit into a apartment/condo building layout, where windows are typically only at one end of the unit, while most people want to have windows in all the bedrooms -- and the living room. If you now need four rooms on the outside wall, you end up with a very wide unit. Two bedroom + den units don't have as much of a problem as a den generally does not need a window (and, yes, some people do use dens as bedrooms).
Second, I will argue that a "family" can still live in a two-bedroom unit. Parents and one child clearly fit. Even parents and two children -- when I was growing up, sharing a bedroom with your sibling was the norm. For a lower-income family (you did say affordable housing), having two children sharing a reasonable-sized bedroom should not be automatically unacceptable. Or have living standards really gone up so much that this simply cannot be done any more in Canada? (Current demographics say the vast majority of Canadian families have one or two children, not more than that.)
Incidentally, I am encouraged that Drewlo is saying they will provide subsidized transit passes for residents. I think this is really an excellent move, both making transit more affordable and encouraging commuting to work by transit.
But, first, such units tend to be more challenging to fit into a apartment/condo building layout, where windows are typically only at one end of the unit, while most people want to have windows in all the bedrooms -- and the living room. If you now need four rooms on the outside wall, you end up with a very wide unit. Two bedroom + den units don't have as much of a problem as a den generally does not need a window (and, yes, some people do use dens as bedrooms).
Second, I will argue that a "family" can still live in a two-bedroom unit. Parents and one child clearly fit. Even parents and two children -- when I was growing up, sharing a bedroom with your sibling was the norm. For a lower-income family (you did say affordable housing), having two children sharing a reasonable-sized bedroom should not be automatically unacceptable. Or have living standards really gone up so much that this simply cannot be done any more in Canada? (Current demographics say the vast majority of Canadian families have one or two children, not more than that.)
Incidentally, I am encouraged that Drewlo is saying they will provide subsidized transit passes for residents. I think this is really an excellent move, both making transit more affordable and encouraging commuting to work by transit.