[Alberta's Child]

Good points, but there are places all over this country -- including some towns near me that are among the top 1% of the U.S. in terms of median income -- where working-class people live a lot like the way you describe.

Heck -- you could probably even get something like this built in most jurisdictions under the existing zoning regulations for a hotel or college dorm.

[BJ1]

>>>Heck — you could probably even get something like this built in most jurisdictions under the existing zoning regulations for a hotel or college dorm.<<<

I’m somewhat knowledgeable about about zoning regulations in the Chicago metro area. I don’t think the structure I described would be build-able in almost any suburb. Chicago itself has rezoned things about 15 years ago to make it even more restrictive in terms of lot size per unit.

I am not sure there would be a need for housing like this in an area that didn’t have high housing costs. Just get a nice house or apartment to rent no?