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Originally Posted by wdc
... and a couple of things are mysteries to me and you may be able to help. It appears that most of the dwelling units will be bachelor units (58) with a few 1BR (13) and fewer 2BR (6). The odd thing is the size of the units.
The Bachelors are between 900 and 1000 sq. ft each. Those appear to be pretty big Bachelors. Anybody know how they could be that big and still not push the calculated population density of the building up? It's not a big property, right?
Similarly, the 1BRs are over 1500 sq. ft. and the 2BRs are over 4000sq. ft.
Interested to hear what you may think.
Thanks.
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Their permitted population density is capped at 92 people (calculated at 1 person per bedroom). So they're slightly under that with that room arrangement. Additionally, open space requirements are 50% higher for 2 brdms, so they may be running into trouble accommodating it on the site.
All that being said, a 1,000 SF bachelor is insane considering "bachelor unit" is defined as, "a dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling building, consisting of
not more than one habitable room together with kitchen or kitchenette and sanitary facilities." So you just gonna have a 750 SF open room???
It's quite clear they've thrown together a design/unit layout that meets current rules to get their permit, and will likely switch it up once Centre Plan is in effect.