Median Price Ignores Bedroom Count, Misleads Families
Another example ⬇️⬇️ why price $$ per unit is an incomplete metric Median “home” price does not account for the number of bedrooms … which REALLY matters for families.
Cities Must Keep Young Couples, Not Attract Suburbs
Who wants to raise kids in the City? People who have BABIES in the City. Couples who already live in and love the City. Those who have formed deep roots in the City The City will never convince suburban families to...
Cities Are Pushing Families Out; Housing Must Change
“Families with children often cannot find a suitably sized home ... and are either forced to move to a different part of the city or out of the capital altogether." I've been saying this for a long time And working stem or...
Rowhomes: Affordable Urban Starter Homes with Extra Bedrooms
The thing that makes rowhomes fantastic for families ... the numbers of bedrooms per square foot Rowhomes are affordable, urban, starter homes
Private Buses Poised to Fill Suburban Commute Gap
Seems like an opportunity for private busses. For suburban commuting or city to city travel.
Cybertruck Render Could Sway Upzoning Approval Odds
Related to "beautiful" architecture and upzoning ... I wonder what a Cybertruck in the rendering does to the chances of a project being approved? @CSElmendorf https://t.co/wMHvjMNnfz
Charlotte Studios Surge Fivefold Since Financial Crisis
Over the last half century, the *kind* of apartments we have built has changed Post GFC, developers have shifted towards building more, smaller units In the City of Charlotte (not metro) the SHARE % of new units built as Studios has gone...
Office Conversions Reveal Deep and Shallow Floorplan Duality
Office conversions have some of the most interesting and complicated floorplans They can be both very deep AND very shallow ... in the same building. Here's really cool recent project in Cleveland https://t.co/rFrJ5m06QZ
Townhouses: America’s City‑friendly Homes for Growing Families
I love townhouses. They have filled the neighborhoods of cities in and around downtowns for centuries. And Townhouses are fundamentally an *AMERICAN* housing typology. 🇺🇸 They are smaller, but family oriented housing … so the young people who move in to the...
Cultural Institutions Lost Forever, Not Replaceable by Market
When you lose cultural institutions, it’s not just an efficient market where another use comes in the same Schools, churches, synagogues and parks - once gone - will never come back They’ll be replaced with master planned communities, infill housing or “mixed-use”...
German Renters Often Fund Their Own Kitchens, Investing in Units
Also in Germany ... it's often common for renters to bring/pay for their own kitchens. So "tenants" can have a significant amount of cash investment into the unit
Apartments Built Cheap, Owned Short-Term, Profit-Driven
Because most apartment buildings are financed with short term money Those facade materials are cheap … and the people who BUILD apartments do not OWN buildings long term Buildings are designed as financial products: to maximize rents at stabilization
Americans Trade Long Commutes for Larger New Homes
And this is why DR Horton is able to build and sell 100,000 homes per year Americans want a large new house … and they are willing to trade long commutes for them.
Creative Class Concept Predates 2010, Originated 2002
Rise of the Creative Class by @Richard_Florida was published in 2002 … so it started before 2010
McMansions Trade Quantity for Oversized Bedrooms
Exactly. McMansions often don’t have more bedrooms … just bigger bedrooms, that each have walk-in closets and en-suite bathrooms https://t.co/EjPzvdQTt4