General University Area Updates and Rumours

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I believe this all relates to how Waterloo charged fees. When it was per unit, there was a proliferation of 5 bedroom units (dividing the cost by 5). I think it is now per bedroom, and so the cost is divided by 2 or 3, depending on how many "bedrooms" you can call a den/diining area. Same goes for parking, and indeed the window-per-bedroom rule (which I think relates to mental health and fresh air as much as fire safety) drastically changes the kind of building you can construct. Kaufman Lofts have so little window available per unit, so their bedroom walls don't go all the way up, which is how they get around the natural light/ventilation required to call something a bedroom.