Are 'micro-apartments' converted from offices the answer to the housing crisis?
Are 'micro-apartments' converted from offices the answer to the housing crisis?
A new proposal to address the housing crisis would convert empty office space in many American cities to deeply affordable apartments for rent.
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once again, trying to shift the onus for a solution away from the 1% who caused and perpetuate the problem
73 0 ReplyExactly. Not sure how slum lord flats are the solution here, when investment firms are sitting on millions of empty homes.
32 0 Replyhow slum lord flats are the solution here
they're a solution for building owners who can't find tenants to lease their office space to. they don't actually care about the peasants who can't find affordable homes
23 0 ReplyThat's kind of the definition of a slum lord, though, isn't it?
4 0 Replyinstead of "tenants" i should have said "badly run businesses that nevertheless have tons of capital to blow on office space"
6 0 ReplyAh. Sorry. I misunderstood 'tenants' in terms of the civiz who would rent the tiny flat, and not as the businesses who would rent the entire floor.
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Who do you think owns those fucking buildings with office space?
3 0 ReplyThe same investment firms. That's my point. They own too much, and need regulation.
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