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". ut even past that I think that tenants who have a direct frontage on the street and maybe a front yard also seem to have more of a community involvement"

You may not have it on 14 street, but in some new buildings (like the Forge at the Yards in near SE) the ground floor units in large apt buildings DO have direct entrances on the street, and small front yards. The whole distinction seems somewhat arbitrary.

In any case, I certainly agree with you that it would be wise to ease division of TH's into apartments ( though those thinking the absence of families with children in some parts of the district might disagree) - that might lessen the demand for apartments of the same size in large buildings. I don't see what that has to do with the issue of 300 sq ft mini units - I hope those are built for those who want them, but I don't think the possibility of them should be used to suggest that housing affordability is not an issue.

by AWalkerInTheCity on Jun 20, 2012 4:14 pm • link • report