To the homeowners who are afraid of multifamily housing blocking their views, etc: high-rise apartment buildings are not the only kind of multifamily housing! Duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes can be built on single family lots without dramatically changing the fabric of a neighborhood. Townhouses provide low-rise, higher-density housi…
To the homeowners who are afraid of multifamily housing blocking their views, etc: high-rise apartment buildings are not the only kind of multifamily housing! Duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes can be built on single family lots without dramatically changing the fabric of a neighborhood. Townhouses provide low-rise, higher-density housing. These types of housing offer a similar neighborhood feel but use land and resources more efficiently than detached single family housing.
To the homeowners who are afraid of multifamily housing blocking their views, etc: high-rise apartment buildings are not the only kind of multifamily housing! Duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes can be built on single family lots without dramatically changing the fabric of a neighborhood. Townhouses provide low-rise, higher-density housing. These types of housing offer a similar neighborhood feel but use land and resources more efficiently than detached single family housing.
I really loved this piece about housing density in the Boston area that shows just how beautiful a neighborhood can be while still having higher density: https://www.lincolninst.edu/data/what-does-15-units-per-acre-look-like/storymap/