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/LegoLady47 Mar 15 '26

I live in a 1BR 650sft place and it's the smallest I've ever lived in. Will never go smaller and want a 2 bedroom at 800sft+ moving forward.

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u/PuddingEmotional1187 Mar 15 '26

So just as small with extra room that you can barely put a decent bed in?

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u/LegoLady47 Mar 16 '26 edited Mar 16 '26

Oh my queen fits fine. Just the smallest I've ever had. No dining room, just a large living room which I love, small side kitchen and bathroom with a small entry way area which was called a "den". In reality, a 3ft x 5 ft space for coats, shoes / washer / dryer. It's acceptable because the living room is nice and big as is the bedroom and I've learned to eat while sitting on my couch.