ommentary
In Canada’s rush to construct massive numbers of what are commonly referred to as “housing units,” we have abandoned the quaint notion that houses should be well-built, long-lasting, have some kind of identifiable architectural style, and be enjoyable to live in and to look at.
The most glaring example is the micro condo, tiny units in the sky as small as 300 square feet which have earned the apt nicknames of “shoeboxes” or even “dog crates.”
Fuelled almost entirely by domestic and foreign investor speculation, the micro condo market is in the midst of a protracted collapse, and thousands of these miniscule units now sit empty in Canada’s largest cities. It turns out not many Canadians are interested in the creative logistical manoeuvres needed to fit a family into a 300-square-foot box!…