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Common types of secondary dwelling units

Housing refers to the usage and possibly construction of shelter as living spaces, individually or collectively. Housing is a basic human need and a human right, playing a critical role in shaping the quality of life for individuals, families, and communities, As such it is the main issue of housing organization and policy. (Full article...)

Public housing in Bishan, Singapore. Singapore's public residential developments range from studio units to executive condominiums, contributing to a 90% home-ownership rate, one of the highest in the world.

Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the details, terminology, definitions of poverty, and other criteria for allocation vary within different contexts. Within the OECD, social housing represents an average of 7% of national housing stock (2020), ranging from ~34% in the Netherlands to less than 1% in Colombia.

In the United States, public housing developments are classified either as housing projects that are owned by a city's housing authority or federally subsidized public housing operated through HUD. (Full article...)
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  • ... that residents at Alterlaa, a housing complex in Vienna, have large concrete planters in which plants can be grown?
  • ... that the 32-story Bridge Apartments in New York City were built directly above a 12-lane freeway?
  • ... that a 1905 steam-powered pump was assembled on-site in Virginia with its housing constructed around it?
  • ... that following its closure, the former Admiral Beatty Hotel was converted into a senior citizens' apartment building?
  • ... that the building housing the city council of Palembang, Indonesia, was claimed to be the "grandest" of its kind?
  • ... that a conversion plan led to the "Battle of the Century"?
  • ... that entrepreneur Ian Schrager paid a record $9 million for two apartments at the Majestic in New York City, but he never lived there?
  • ... that a condominium conversion of Manhattan House cost US$1.1 billion and took ten years?

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... that residents and preservationists have fought to save the Julia C. Lathrop Homes from demolition by the Chicago Housing Authority?
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