wohnen mit kindern 4 is a baugruppe underway in duesseldorf - 26 accessible, family friendly homes, on a parcel of land the size of about 7 single family lots in seattle.
and a whole lot more open space.
would love to see things like this in seattle.
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and a whole lot more open space.
would love to see things like this in seattle.
wmk4.de/wp-content/upl…
by comparison, you could fit 104 families on this block, instead of 26.
with a lot more open space.
with 100% accessible units.
instead, we just let these homes continue to grow in value while severely restricting where accessible, affordable homes are legal.
it's a grift.
with a lot more open space.
with 100% accessible units.
instead, we just let these homes continue to grow in value while severely restricting where accessible, affordable homes are legal.
it's a grift.
the land value of these homes has escalated to over $22 million dollars.
this is why allowing quadplexes in seattle isn't going to come anywhere close to addressing our housing crisis.
you're looking at the cost of land alone, per unit, to be over $200k.
this is why allowing quadplexes in seattle isn't going to come anywhere close to addressing our housing crisis.
you're looking at the cost of land alone, per unit, to be over $200k.
pushing the cost of these homes when finalized, to well over $750k. you can drop it slightly if done by non-profits - but it's just not scalable when the land costs are that high.
the time to plex these lots was housing crisis in 70s, when the value of the lots was 5 figures
the time to plex these lots was housing crisis in 70s, when the value of the lots was 5 figures
instead, homeowners in seattle blocked allowing small scale affordable homes in seattle's single family zones - then they downzoned more of the city.
in the 90s when the same opp came up, homeowners again doubled down on preventing affordable housing in more of the city.
in the 90s when the same opp came up, homeowners again doubled down on preventing affordable housing in more of the city.
MHA didn't and can't fix this, it was a band aid solution on a cracked dam.
we need massive, systemic land use changes to meet our climate crisis and to build a more affordable and equitable city.
triplexes and quadplexes ain't it. not even close
theurbanist.org/2020/01/29/hou…
we need massive, systemic land use changes to meet our climate crisis and to build a more affordable and equitable city.
triplexes and quadplexes ain't it. not even close
theurbanist.org/2020/01/29/hou…
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