This micro-suite/small unit conversation is certainly interesting. While I do not disagree about the practicality of smaller units for many, they are very much in demand and needed for some. Whether for rent or purchase, we definitely need a broader variety of housing options, especially in the core. We have 770sqft for 2 and it is more than enough space and I have lived in 500 in Van which was plenty given its prime location and walkable/transitable amenities. When I visited HK we had a 780sqft 3 bedroom 2 bath which had little storage, but was incredibly efficient and perfectly livable long-term.
The important piece of this is neighbourhood amenity level, good transit and walkability and efficient designs.
Far more people than you think would live in under 500sqft if in great locations with the above. Look at Cambridge lofts for example.
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