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Originally Posted by Wigs
Chicago and yourself as a Chicagoan have been ahead of the curve for years
Can we get a North American push for 3-flats, please!?
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Some cities, like Minneapolis, have relaxed their zoning codes to allow 3-flats (or "triplexes", as they seem to be called elsewhere) as of right in formerly SFH districts.
But from what I understand, the flood gates haven't really opened on the construction of them.
One reason flats work in Chicago is because we've been at it for ~150 years. I mean, some of my great grandparents lived in flats way back in the day. So there is a complete, and deeply entrenched, eco-system here of financers, developers, architects, plan reviewers, builders, real estate agents, and, most importantly, prospective home buyers/tenants, who are all incredibly familiar with this particular housing typology, and know how to make it come into existence.
The local market is very comfortable with it.
There isn't any big learning curve to get over; it's just people doing what they've always done, and the ball rolls on........