Dubbed "micro-lofts", these tiny units are going up in an historic building in Vancouver, B.C.
Developers say that the condo size is not unusual in Asia and Europe. Reporter Darah Hansen talks with John Stovell, general manager of Reliance Properties in Vancouver, who says that affordable rental units are desperately needed downtown.
""So many people contact us, not with a specific size they want, or specific amenities, but they tell us where they want to be in the neighbourhood and how much they can pay. So often that amount is just not achievable for anything but a very specialized product like this," he said."
FULL STORY: Big city, small condos: 'Micro-lofts' to come to Vancouver
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