[mhays]

Many buildings in my area don't have balconies. Outside warm areas, with concrete buildings they also have the downside of the slab acting as a cooling fin. I do agree that balconies are more about the feeling of having one, not actually using it, especially the kind that stick out into space.

In the urban cities, parking maximums aren't terribly important...most developers build much less parking. If the condo is over a million maybe it has two spaces.