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Re:The case to legalize single-stair multifamily housing by throwaway2037 on Friday January 19, 2024 @05:27AM (#39053813)
More about Tokyo new units here: https://rstudio-pubs-static.s3.amazonaws.com/361409_dcd56370...

Title = How Tokyo built its way to abundant housing

TL;DR: Since 1995 (yes, during the lost decade) they are building ~150k new "dwellings" per year. Wow.

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Re:The case to legalize single-stair multifamily housing by seanmcdirmid on Friday January 19, 2024 @10:01AM (#39056299)
How many are they tearing down to rebuild? Buildings only last ~20-30 years in Japan, so a lot of those are just replacing something that was torn down.
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Re:The case to legalize single-stair multifamily housing by throwaway2037 on Saturday January 20, 2024 @12:11PM (#39069815)
> Buildings only last ~20-30 years in Japan

This is a myth in central Tokyo.

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