Communal living comes to Ottawa

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/zibi-co-living-ottawa-gatineau-1.5190469

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A growing American company focusing on the dorm-like "co-living" trend is planning an expansion into Canada with a highrise at the Zibi site on the Ottawa River.

New York City-based Common has set up co-living spaces in six major American cities, with plans for seven more. The company is also eyeing Toronto.

Its developments usually feature small, private living quarters and shared bathrooms, kitchens and lounges, with other common amenities such as gyms and pools.

In theory, the arrangement helps tenants lower their rent.

I am not a fan of this type of residential arrangements.  And well the rents are not much cheaper than what we currently see in Ottawa. I can see some good things about it, but mostly negativity  as this really moves more to the shared economy model.  I mean this kind of living might be good for college students, but it is no way to live as an adult.

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Rent would starting at $1,225 a month for a co-living bedroom and $2,065 a month for a traditional unit, Common said. That includes WiFi, hydro, heat and water.

In a November 2018 report, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation put the average rent for a bachelor apartment in Ottawa at $881, and a one-bedroom at $1,088, but given Zibi's desirable location, rents there are generally expected to be higher.

I cannot see this as a solution to affordable housing and such.

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Medium-term stays

An Ottawa architect who isn't involved with the project said the model is a good fit for people who want to live in shared spaces, as well as people who are looking for a short-term rental.

So "Medium-term stays" is introduced to the vernacular.

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The first residents started moving into the $1.5-billion, 15-hectare Zibi development in the fall. As many as 5,000 people are expected to call Zibi home by the time it's finished around 2030.

I am sure we can do something better than this with 15 hectares of land. That's 37 acres.

[QuebecOverCanada]

Import the third world, become the third world.

Indians, Pakis, Chinese, Bangladeshis, Filipinos will be more than happy to live in those with their 8 brothers and 20 cousins.

[Michael Hardner]

3 hours ago, QuebecOverCanada said:

Import the third world, become the third world.

It's actually right wingers causing this.

[QuebecOverCanada]

2 hours ago, Michael Hardner said:

It's actually right wingers causing this.

It's globalism and greed. Partly agree. But nowadays the open borders policies are leftist causes.

[Michael Hardner]

1 hour ago, QuebecOverCanada said:

It's globalism and greed. Partly agree. But nowadays the open borders policies are leftist causes.

Nope it's right-wing

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13 hours ago, Michael Hardner said:

Nope it's right-wing

It's neither right wing or left wing. Both sides of our government are responsible for this.

[Michael Hardner]

1 minute ago, GostHacked said:

It's neither right wing or left wing. Both sides of our government are responsible for this.

tbh I am being hyperbolic.  Taking an aspect of life and randomly attributing it to a federal party is a sign of dullardness.  Or maybe dullardity.

[eyeball]

The share economy is a natural reaction of people trying to survive in a sociopathic economy.  Criticizing that economy and its participants seems more like blaming the effect instead of the cause.

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New York Magazine wrote that the sharing economy has succeeded in large part because the real economy has been struggling. Specifically, in the magazine's view, the sharing economy succeeds because of a depressed labor market, in which "lots of people are trying to fill holes in their income by monetizing their stuff and their labor in creative ways", and in many cases, people join the sharing economy because they've recently lost a full-time job, including a few cases where the pricing structure of the sharing economy may have made their old jobs less profitable (e.g. full-time taxi drivers who may have switched to Lyftor Uber). The magazine writes that "In almost every case, what compels people to open up their homes and cars to complete strangers is money, not trust. ... Tools that help people trust in the kindness of strangers might be pushing hesitant sharing-economy participants over the threshold to adoption. But what's getting them to the threshold in the first place is a damaged economy, and harmful public policy that has forced millions of people to look to odd jobs for sustenance."^{[101][102][103]}

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22 hours ago, eyeball said:

The share economy is a natural reaction of people trying to survive in a sociopathic economy.  Criticizing that economy and its participants seems more like blaming the effect instead of the cause.

 

So how do we correct this? I am against the shared economy for the most part.

[eyeball]

3 minutes ago, GostHacked said:

So how do we correct this? I am against the shared economy for the most part.

We re-engineer the selfish economy for the most part.

Edited June 29, 2019 by eyeball