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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
how do two story buildings constitute "3-flats"?
is the 3rd flat entirely subterannean?
in any event, not a fan. the scale is all wrong.
why not just build regular old 3-flats like this city has been doing for the past 150 years?
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Because a traditional 3-flat has zero accessible units. You can slide it down a 1/2 story to create one accessible unit on the ground floor... the other two units are not accessible unless you build an elevator, but the cost of that won't pencil.
This is permanent supportive housing, so serving the needs of people with disabilities is the whole reason for being. This design is provide one fully accessible unit (simplex unit in front) and two visitable units (duplex in middle and rear).
Typically supportive housing is provided in larger elevator buildings, but this is a different scattered site approach. For this area of North Lawndale I'm in favor of anything that fills in the vacant lots... Also only the first rendering is a 3-flat. The second rendering is a pair of 6-flats.