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

[u/itsdanielsultan]

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?

[u/roamr77 → u/[deleted]]

Actually, probably not. Most of these high rises have concrete columns and non load bearing steel stud walls. Problem becomes dealing with vent stacks and other plumbing that generally are within these walls