Why does Canada have so many high rise apartments and high rise condos?
Why does Canada have so many high rise residential?
I notice lot of cities in Canada have lot of high rise residential apartments or high rise residential condos. I don’t see lot of US cities building high rise residential apartments or high rise residential condos.
The US cities build lot of 2 to 6 story apartments or condos. In Canada 2 to 6 story apartments or condos seem to be taboo there has they like to build lot of high rise apartments or high rise condos. AND this is not just in the city but even in the suburbs they build lot of high rise apartments or high rise condos.
Canada does not have 2 to 4 story suburb apartment like you find in lot of US cities like this in the of US cities like this in the suburbs.
The lack of suburb apartments in Canada like you find in the US. This looks like it out Phoenix or Las Vegas.
Are Canadians less NIMBY? Are there any disagreements over things like buildings being too tall, blocked views, out of character for the neighborhood, not being aesthetically pleasing enough, gentrification, etc?
I think it goes back to the fire safety code in the US that most apartments or condos can only go up to 6 or 7 floors because fire ladder truck cannot go up higher than that and fire safety code gets way more complicated and cost more money to developers. So it is cheaper to build lot of low rise apartments and with in the safety code.
Canada has no such thing fire safety code.
Also lot of apartments and condos in the US are using wood frame and I believe this was ban in Canada and requires concrete, hallway and two or more fire exist for every floor and this cost lot of money so it is cheaper to build high rise than low rise apartments.
That may explain why does Canada has so many high rise apartments and high rise condos that just seems really odd and out of place in lot places in the US and very much so the suburbs.
Why does Canada have so many high rise residential?
I notice lot of cities in Canada have lot of high rise residential apartments or high rise residential condos. I don’t see lot of US cities building high rise residential apartments or high rise residential condos.
The US cities build lot of 2 to 6 story apartments or condos. In Canada 2 to 6 story apartments or condos seem to be taboo there has they like to build lot of high rise apartments or high rise condos. AND this is not just in the city but even in the suburbs they build lot of high rise apartments or high rise condos.
Canada does not have 2 to 4 story suburb apartment like you find in lot of US cities like this in the of US cities like this in the suburbs.
The lack of suburb apartments in Canada like you find in the US. This looks like it out Phoenix or Las Vegas.
Are Canadians less NIMBY? Are there any disagreements over things like buildings being too tall, blocked views, out of character for the neighborhood, not being aesthetically pleasing enough, gentrification, etc?
I think it goes back to the fire safety code in the US that most apartments or condos can only go up to 6 or 7 floors because fire ladder truck cannot go up higher than that and fire safety code gets way more complicated and cost more money to developers. So it is cheaper to build lot of low rise apartments and with in the safety code.
Canada has no such thing fire safety code.
Also lot of apartments and condos in the US are using wood frame and I believe this was ban in Canada and requires concrete, hallway and two or more fire exist for every floor and this cost lot of money so it is cheaper to build high rise than low rise apartments.
That may explain why does Canada has so many high rise apartments and high rise condos that just seems really odd and out of place in lot places in the US and very much so the suburbs.
