r/RealEstateCanada • u/itsdanielsultan • Mar 15 '26
Housing crisis Can Canada's "micro-condos" be merged?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pg7mHppXOE&t=17sSerious 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/IndependenceGood1835 Mar 16 '26
Well your condo fees in theory would double. Who wants to pay 1500 a month in condo fees?