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Re:Oakland shows how to expand housing supply: tell develope... by mc32 on Monday December 02, 2019 @01:12PM (#21685041)
Housing in Tokyo is also built to have a useful lifespan of 30 years, so framing it as them being “new” lacks background information.
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Re:Oakland shows how to expand housing supply: tell develope... by asdff on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @04:34AM (#21691065)
A 40 year old house in tokyo is probably half mold by weight at that point. No wonder.
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Re:Oakland shows how to expand housing supply: tell develope... by jelliclesfarm on Monday December 02, 2019 @02:46PM (#21686073)
10 years is the norm. They build it..raze it down and rebuild it.
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