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[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com -2 points 5 months ago

I mean the common podium design with a garage at the bottom works well and the space is not desirable in condo design. Larger high rises are the same as higher is more sought. Your not really losing housing as the parking is cheaper than fully done residentail for the square feet and taking much less square feet overall. I know a 3 over one that gives two spaces so a 6 over one should be able to do one easy enough and since lower sizes should be able to get the same out of even four flats as it just needs one additional story.

[-] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

There's nothing stopping people from building them.

There's just no longer something forcing people to build them.

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com -1 points 5 months ago

thats a good point but again to go back to my original point people will do stupid things to deal with a no parking situation.

[-] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

For no parking? Short term they do stupid shit (like a large event). Long term they just get rid of cars.

Ground and semi-recessed also makes a fantastic space for retail, which makes more money than parking. Digging subterranean JUST to add parking only adds costs, you don't have to keep digging (or if you do, you can solid fill instead of putting in parking garages).

Again, nothing stopping people from putting them in, but don't think it's free space or inexpensive to do.

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com -1 points 5 months ago

I mean I highly disagree because I have seen some stupid and I don't know anyone who wanted to have a car who has not found a way to have one. Short term they might do without but I found folks who give up cars were willing to do it regardless of circumstances.

[-] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

It's not something to agree or disagree with, traffic evaporation exists and cities which remove, charge for our increase charges on parking see reduced traffic volumes.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Why do you hate affordable housing? I mean, you do realize how incredibly expensive those parking podiums are, right? Forcing developers to build them basically guarantees the development will have to be "luxury" in order to make the economics work.

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 0 points 5 months ago

I don't and the parking again is cheap relative to the finished area per square foot. Granted part of it is the way the 5 over ones and such are done with the one is part of the foundation and so can handle the higher weight.

[-] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

parking again is cheap relative to the finished area per square foot

Rough estimates are $90 / sq foot for parking, $160 / sq foot for finished construction.

But guess which one sells and rents for more?

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 0 points 5 months ago

In my area the parking sells and rents for more per square feet but I don't think they should allow that. It should have to stay with the unit. Honestly another thing is condos should have to allow the parking to be used for general storage only being allowed to require it stays within the area and maybe that it has to be in a cabinet or such to keep it neat and such.

[-] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

If parking sell/rents for more than housing, you should be building parking garages instead of condos. Peter you aren't maximising potential of the land.

Allowing storage in parking stalls is inefficient. They should be leased to people who want to pay. Massive lanes between storage lockers is inefficient space usage. Task cabinets blocking sight lines is a safety issue. Just use strife lockers.

Also it would be more cost effective to rent finished area for storage instead of parking spaces, since the later rents for more.

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 1 points 5 months ago

im not talking rent for the last part but places I have lived have had rules that parking spots are only for cars and its quite annoying.

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