Accessible housing issues

[ijmorlan]

As for the 3 story plus basement: basement is usually were laundry facilities are located, plus storage. Either way, from floor 3 to basement, it's 3 flights.

Right, but if that’s not the case, then your entire justification goes out the window. A lot of zoning rules are like this — “people don’t want to live next to stores” turns into “you may not live next to a store”.

Are new buildings still being built with basement laundry? Laundry appliances are cheap enough I’d probably dispense with the dedicated room and give everybody a stacked washer/dryer in their bathroom. Total laundry room area = 1m² per apartment. Certainly cheaper than putting in an elevator just so people can conveniently get to the inconveniently located laundry room.