Quote Originally Posted by DetroitPlanner View Post
DC seems to be able to do low rise urbanism pretty well. I wish it was taller, but I assume that the developer knows the market better than I do. I am shocked at the 400 sq ft size for an apartment. I would think it would be easier to sell and 800+ sq ft 2 bedroom and share the kitchen etc, but perhaps people don't want to deal with a room mate and are willing to trade it off for a large cracker box.
Five or six years ago, people would have thought this was insane, but perhaps the market has caught up and people would be willing to sacrifice space for location? I guess we will find out.