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In reply to the discussion: A solution to affordable housing... that Americans just don't seem to like. [View all]WarGamer
(12,805 posts)89. yeah pretty surprising...
I never really thought much about high density living until I spent extended time in Europe and China for work.
And I discovered... it's actually pretty cool.
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WarGamer
Sep 2022
OP
Don't forget land costs which can be high, but various building permit and other requirements
karynnj
Sep 2022
#64
Apartments are not necessarily "cramped, crowded spaces with no outdoor space."
Scrivener7
Sep 2022
#25
I'm sorry but none of this is true. For 50 years, my building has had a board that is elected by the
Scrivener7
Sep 2022
#84
Rinkeby, Tensta, Fittja, Hallunda, Norsborg, Husby, Alby, etc are all dodgy parts of the
Celerity
Sep 2022
#57
Oh, of course we have nothing like the worst parts of the US (I lived in LA whilst
Celerity
Sep 2022
#72
Personally, I would rather live out of a shopping cart than in a large condo.
Chainfire
Sep 2022
#24
I get what you are saying and I address it in a post I was typing while you were posting.
Chainfire
Sep 2022
#42
I made choices when I was young that allowed me to choose how I live out my final years.
Chainfire
Sep 2022
#41
:) Right, "utopia." Russia, China Nazi Germany, socialist and RW authoritarian
Hortensis
Sep 2022
#65
Lived in multi story buildings with patio/balconies..zero privacy..someone always looking down at yo
Demovictory9
Sep 2022
#95
As I have said frequently in this thread, I live in an apartment. It is one of 15
Scrivener7
Sep 2022
#69
what are you talking about? what apartment ventilation systems "spread viruses like wildfire"?
maxsolomon
Sep 2022
#82
There are a lot of bat-shit crazy assertions about apartment living in this thread.
Scrivener7
Sep 2022
#83
France has housing like this outside of Paris...they have become ghettos. I am not in favor of this
Demsrule86
Sep 2022
#62
Jared's tenants are not owners. Jared is the owner. The tenants are tenants. In contrast,
Scrivener7
Sep 2022
#71
What you are describing is a coop and what about maintenance? Who will pay for it?
Demsrule86
Sep 2022
#77
You could never have huge places and make it work...but you could build co-ops
Demsrule86
Sep 2022
#78
LOL! You don't get it. There isn't a question about whether this "will work."
Scrivener7
Sep 2022
#81
Millions of people live like this worldwide... tens of millions, maybe 100's??
WarGamer
Sep 2022
#91