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Demolitions are welcome but not necessary. Most new unit production in SFH neighborhoods involves subdividing existing floor area into two/three units. Very cheap to do, at most requiring an addition or conversion of unused space, creating units that are immediately affordable.
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2. If the increment’s too low, it wouldn’t spur much redevelopment anyway, since in most markets, developers won't foot the cost of demo’ing an SFH to build a triplex.
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...Meanwhile, Queens added 48k units informal units in subdivided homes during that period. 73% of unit production in the 90s! And that's not including the many tens of thousands of units legally added in subdivided homes. All housing that's affordable from day one.
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Now we need both: new high rises near transit/jobs *and* allowing SFHs to subdivide into fourplexes. But underrate the urbanization and affordability function of subdivided homes at your own peril.
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