{"id":12542,"date":"2019-05-24T11:11:56","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T18:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?p=12542"},"modified":"2019-05-08T11:04:52","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T18:04:52","slug":"median-size-of-new-build-condo-is-shrinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2019\/05\/median-size-of-new-build-condo-is-shrinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Median Size of New- Build Condo is Shrinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The size of a typical new-build condo may not be as big as in the 70s and 80s heydays in Canada\u2019s major cities \u2013 but Metro Vancouver units are shrinking a lot slower than those in Toronto, a study has found.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An analysis of Statistics Canada data by real estate blog Better Dwelling has found that the median size of a Metro Vancouver condo built from 2016 to 2017 was 769 square feet. That is down 3.5% from those built from 2011 to 2015, and 16% smaller than the median of condo sizes built between 1971 and 1990.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By comparison, the median condo size in Greater Toronto built between 2016 and 2017, fell to 647 square feet \u2013 down 5% from units built from 2011 to 2015. That is just shy of 40% smaller than those built during the 1990 peak.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The numbers mean that the GTA condo sizes are shrinking much faster than Metro Vancouver. Toronto condos built between 1981 and 1990 had a median size of 1,070 square feet, which 16.81% larger than Vancouver\u2019s median size of 947 square feet among units built during the same period. However, GTA\u2019s median new condo size is now 15.86% lower than that of Metro Vancouver.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=12543\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12543\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-12543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/condo-sizes-288x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"606\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/condo-sizes-288x214.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/condo-sizes.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe study authors wrote, \u201cThe data shows the median size of newer developments are fast shrinking \u2013 not all that surprising to most. [But] it is surprising to see Toronto condo units shrinking much faster than Vancouver \u2013 a city notorious for tiny units.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They added, \u201cThe wave of smaller condos kicks off an interesting trend in both cities. In the late 1980s, developers saw condos as a replacement for traditional housing. Units with multiple bedrooms were built, assuming people would raise families in them. Now single-bedroom [homes] (sometimes less) are the standard. Record levels of construction mean this will help shape future demographics. Both cities are giving a loud and clear sign that the future in these places [is] to work \u2013 not build a long-term future. Toronto accelerating to build smaller units than even densely populated Vancouver means it\u2019s vying for the number one spot to not raise a family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biv.com\/article\/2019\/05\/median-size-new-metro-vancouver-condos-shrinking-not-quickly-toronto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Median Size of New Metro Vancouver Condos Shrinking, but Not as Quickly as in Toronto<\/a> by Joannah Connolly | Glacier Media Real Estate | Business in Vancouver<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The size of a typical new-build condo may not be as big as in the 70s and 80s heydays in Canada\u2019s major cities \u2013 but Metro Vancouver units are shrinking &hellip; [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2019\/05\/median-size-of-new-build-condo-is-shrinking\/\">read more<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-real-estate"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Median Size of New- Build Condo is Shrinking &#8226; 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