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Originally Posted by gecho111
Would have been far cheaper to buy an outdated apartment complex, refurbish with new insulation, energy efficient windows and heating. Something like that seems to be going on in Regent Park (not necessarily as affordable housing). The townhouses behind the Safeway have been getting updated in phases over the past few years with groups of them being fenced off.
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Agreed but that does not increase the net housing supply. They just need to be practical. No bells and whistles or do-gooders utopian concepts for amenities.
If they just build simple apartments and townhouses on the cheapest land, they will get the most housing in the end.
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