ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Concerns over a lack of parking that led councillors in St. John's, N.L., to axe a proposal for affordable housing last week are part of a
In my parents neighborhood, there was a plan on building 8 story buildings right next to single houses.
Off course we need higher density housing to reduce housing shortage… In this case, people fought back to keep the previous rule (4 story high max) and the old 2-story buildings were replaced by 4s ones. To recoup the loss, these appartments were made super high-end and are now empty because they can’t sell.
All in all, I’m torn that i fought to keep a “gradual” increase in height, but also the promoter kind of didn’t do this for the right reasons and would probably have created 8-story high end appartments…
In my parents neighborhood, there was a plan on building 8 story buildings right next to single houses.
Off course we need higher density housing to reduce housing shortage… In this case, people fought back to keep the previous rule (4 story high max) and the old 2-story buildings were replaced by 4s ones. To recoup the loss, these appartments were made super high-end and are now empty because they can’t sell.
All in all, I’m torn that i fought to keep a “gradual” increase in height, but also the promoter kind of didn’t do this for the right reasons and would probably have created 8-story high end appartments…