The Inclusive on Courtland | 38, 34, 30 & 29 fl | Proposed

[bravado]

Explain please?

"Bravado", Creative asked you to explain.  Why not explain?  I'm also curious.

When you severely limit the amount of buildable space on a lot with setbacks, parking requirements, weird ziggurat shadow laws, and dual-exit building codes, it turns out the only way to make money in that scenario as a developer is to build as many little shoeboxes as you can in the tiny sliver of buildable space that you can use.

Some fun links: 
https://secondegress.ca
Bloomberg podcast: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...at-and-why
Related article: https://www.centerforbuilding.org/blog/w...th-america
Missing Middle podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpT0YDY8ejM
Arbitrary elevator rules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF63Xj_QtjM
Setbacks: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017...h-setbacks

Since detached houses don't have to deal with any of this arbitrary garbage, they can build many bedrooms - just as long as you can afford it. The rest of us can get fucked.

You can tear down an existing 1000sq ft house and build a 2000 sq ft house with barely a peep from a municipality. If you replace that house with a duplex, you'll be in city hall hell for 5 years. This is enough of a common story to explain why we only seem to get 1br condos. Anything else is legislated out of existence (on purpose). You can't even add a backyard cottage without hiring a lawyer or two.