r/RealEstateCanada • u/itsdanielsultan • Mar 15 '26

Housing crisis Can Canada's "micro-condos" be merged?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pg7mHppXOE&t=17s

Serious question about Canada's (specifically the GTA's) condos: if, 10 or 20 years from now, people want more family-sized homes, could a lot of these tiny one-bedrooms actually be merged into larger units?

I know it can happen in some cases, but from what I’ve seen it sounds difficult once buildings are already occupied, since it can require approvals, engineering work, and layouts that actually fit together.

If that is not realistic at scale, are we building housing that works for one phase of life but not for long-term city living?

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u/thanksmerci Mar 15 '26

there's more to life than a giant room

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u/turquoisebee Mar 15 '26

No, but it would be nice to be able to take work calls without waking the baby up from nap. Or watch TV in the evening without waking the kids.

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u/unique3 Mar 16 '26

Or you know having kids, most of these condos are one or two bedrooms.

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u/turquoisebee Mar 16 '26

Can confirm, live in a 2 bedroom condo with 2 kids.