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A Sydney council ‘delivered’ 23 affordable homes in 14 years but none are occupied (www.smh.com.au)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I guess if anyone was to set a good example and built well designed, long lasting, eco friendly, publicly owned homes that put pressure on the private market they'd get in trouble from their developer/construction/investor/banker mates?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

i can, only if i have the capital to start building houses /s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Not eco friendly because built in the 1920s, but ticks the other boxes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemeindebau

When this was done, the authorities knew that the private housing market was going to suffer and they went ahead anyways. With continuous modernization most of these are still in use today.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

How did architecture take such a sharp turn for the worse. Those buildings have charm and style.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I appreciate this thank you