The mere sight of an apartment block sickens me. I have to fight the urge to vomit when seeing one of these monstrosities infested with swarming hordes of apartment garbage.
I don’t like them either but they meet a market niche.
I’d like to think all those people would rather be able to build a small 1000 sf house on a lot instead ... if it were allowable. People used to raise families in 1000 sf houses so it is not something could be out of reach of single people or young couples just starting out. Today’s “starter’ houses start at about 3,000 sf. which seems absurd to me. It keeps so many people in apartments.
A well designed 1000 sf house would always hold its value and always have a market. People are always “starting”.
“apartment”
I’ve seen doubled apartments in DC. Smart people bought a second apartment at say $10,000 in 1968 and they have 1,500 square feet of combined space.
Very nice.
“-———infested with swarming hordes of apartment garbage.”
That is one of the most ignorant statements I have ever read on FR.
My mother rented an apartment her entire life-—and she wasn’t garbage.
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