• vivian
  November 2, 2023, 4:48 pm

  What an amazing thing to do. I’ve personally seen millionaires lose $10K a week at things like the racing tracks (I worked there) so seeing someone do something that helps so many.. he can be proud. Kudos to you!

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• Dave
  November 2, 2023, 5:04 pm

  Brilliant stuff and let’s hope that sets a precedent for other free enterprise people with the dosh to do it with.

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• Lee Baldwin
  November 2, 2023, 7:09 pm

  Would love to know more about how the financing works on this project (with an eye towards how to learve from it and duplicate it). Went to the website, but other than encouraging investment there was not a lot of nuts and bolts there. Very inspiring.

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• Maria Kentala
  November 3, 2023, 7:10 am

  What a wonderful thing to do. If I had millions that is what I would do. But I only have three thousand. So many homeless people in my city. I see them every day. They live in cars,trucks and tents. Rents are so high. A one bedroom is 1,350.00 per month.

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• Alison
  November 4, 2023, 7:45 pm

  I love seeing this. I wonder how the cost compares to an equivalent number of units in a large apartment complex. Multi story apartments would allow more units on the same amount of land, but might not be as appealing. Also, these houses can be built one at a time, as funds allow. Good for a place where land is not the main cost. Where I live, in coastal California, a plot of land that size would be hard to come by, and would cost a fortune, unless it was in a remote area where there are no jobs or services. But I love the idea of this.

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  • e.a.f.
    January 6, 2024, 4:29 pm

    It may well be less expensive to build an apartment building. However, not every one is comfortable in an apartment building. Many people, for their mental health, need to be able to walk outside, to have a feeling of enclosure, no long hall ways, etc. Highrises use a lot of concrete which is not that environmental and frequently have problems passing city by laws. They also need to be built in one shot all the money needs to be there in one shot.
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    Canada is seeing an increasing number of seniors becoming homeless because of increasinly high rents. The average one bedroom apartment in Greater Vancouver will run you around $2K a month and a 2 bedroom, $3,600 a month. Renting a single bedroom in a house or apartment is approx. $1K a month.
    What works well with these small home communities is they can be built in small towns, rural areas, etc. They will fit into a residentual neighbourhood. High rises tend to stick out and need parking, adding to the cost.

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    • James D.
      January 6, 2024, 10:45 pm

      Stackable modular structures could solve a lot of issues with apartment complexes. Making them scalable, adjust for budget, etc.

      However, main issue is in the US there’s some strict regulations that make it hard to design good layouts for apartment complexes. Like the requirement for stairs is the reason for the long hallways, small units, lack of windows, etc. as they have to be designed around those stair requirements.

      They’re starting to change those requirements to make it easier to create more useful layouts, like what can be more commonly be found in Europe, but it’s a slow process and can be decades before we see results.

      Advances in construction is also starting to make it possible to make taller wooden structures, which still meet fire code, etc. So lesser need going forward to make them all out of steel and concrete only.

      Though, mass production would be needed to really get modular designs going and cost effective.

      There’s also other issues, like how much land is owned by the government, and regular citizens can’t use them, and that’s not just counting the protected land for environment, etc. and available land is not always in conveniently accessible locations, making it hard to develop them, etc. Among other things that need to change before we can really efficiently make use of available resources…

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• BJ
  November 12, 2023, 12:19 am

  Its a good start. We cant expect him to do this. But , he did.
  Tiny homes are fantastic. Small footprint. Using solar. Better.
  Giving them a means to work, to do it better themselves. I would say, there are rules in place so they can stay in a home.
  Stability is huge. Getting help with mental health is major. Thanks for stepping up. An encouragement to many.

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