5 years in, Edmonton is buying into skinny homes
Higher demand for skinnies reflects shift in acceptance and lifestyle
Natasha Riebe · CBC News · Posted: Jun 03, 2018
The demand for skinny homes in Edmonton's mature neighbourhoods keeps rising, realtors and builders say. (UrbanAge Homes)
Skinny homes are moving up in Edmonton.
The narrow houses, typically two storeys tall and 17 feet wide, are becoming commonplace in places like Glenora, Westmount and Inglewood, a few years after long-time residents decried them as ruining the feel of their mature, tree-lined neighbourhoods.
Sue McCoy, president of the Glenora community league, said most residents seem to accept skinny homes as part of the neighbourhood's modern landscape.
"The assumption is if a house is coming down, two skinnies are going up," McCoy told CBC News. "That's what we're seeing."
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