02-18-2022, 04:35 PM
(02-17-2022, 02:46 PM)Bytor Wrote: Here's something I was just thinking of:
How many people does it take to build a condo tower versus something like a three- to six-storey timber-framed building or a 5+1?
Arrow Lofts Phase II (the Bow) is 175 units is going on 5 years and it doesn't look like people are moving in yest based on what I see on the balconies.
In the neighbourhood where I grew up, Country Hills, you could take four of those bungalows and squish them together on to just three of the lots. They're all 1,000+ sq ft so that could be 5 800sqft condos or rentals on a floor. Build up 3 storeys. 15 units. That building can be finished inside of a year.
Build 5 of the each year for 5 years and you get 375 units of housing compared to Arrow-2's 175 units. More than twice as much and likely cheaper with more square feet, too. 4 a year would be 300 units, 3 a year would be 225.
Would the equivalent number of people working on a 16 storey condo like that be the number of people you'd need to build several three-storey timber-frames per year like I describe?
It would seem that some developers are really slow. Auburn, who is doing Arrow Lofts Phase II don't seem to be in a rush. I have no idea why, other than thinking it has something to do with maximizing rental income.
Charlie West, people are already moving in, and that was a significantly larger build.
Back to your question: it would depend on the builder. The new apartment for women on Blockline is almost done, and it almost seemed to go up overnight. It seems that we have two speeds in these cities when it comes to builds: painfully slow and lightning fast. Barrel Yards has been going on for over a decade and it's still not done. Arrow Phase II has been in development since 2005 -- 16 years and it's still not done. Same applies to City Centre -- on the books since 2005 and probably another year or so before it's done.