Condo Living-The Worst Kind of Canadian Living?

[dleung]

Whether it's mid-rise or high-rise, I'd never live in a building with less than 200 units. You get better amenities and more owners to share risks with. I'm on an 8th floor podium/terrace unit in Toronto and a 30th floor unit in Vancouver, and definitely prefer the former over any ground-oriented unit or SFH no matter where it is (large west-vancouver mansions excepted). Low-rise, if not somewhere unwalkable, means living in constant shadow of other buildings or with neighbours staring straight into your windows.

Also 1 FSR is only good for gentle densification of unwalkable areas, but is not nearly enough to justify transit expansions. I like to live near the subway, so 2.5 FSR should be the minimum density for living within walking distance.