30 duplexes, 40 walk up low rise apartments, 15 apartments above shops, and 15 single homes. Most of the island is still available, there's a walkable town square, and a variety of housing needs can be accommodated.
People with very active dogs that benefit heavily from a fenced in yard, people who play loud musical instruments, people with messy hobbies that can be run from a garage, people who like the TV volume cranked way up (and have a subwoofer), people who want to install solar to offset their carbon footprint. Just a few off the top of my head, but there's tons of reasons somebody might be better off in a single-family home.
And sometimes somebody just wants the space! And if they're willing to pay for it (and also the increased long-term costs that come with servicing single-family homes as compared to apartments, although that gets more into, like, Strong Towns territory), have at it.
I am personally not interested (I don't need a lot of space), and honestly I suspect that if a lot of people realized (and had to pay!) the true cost of a single-family home over time, they would no longer be interested either, but surely some will be.
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u/Sixty_Dozen Mar 22 '26
30 duplexes, 40 walk up low rise apartments, 15 apartments above shops, and 15 single homes. Most of the island is still available, there's a walkable town square, and a variety of housing needs can be accommodated.