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This is an either temporally or willfully ignorant statement - prefabricated housing hasn’t had to look like a boring box in decades. I’ve been involved in prefab projects where you couldn’t tell the on-site builds from the prefabs.
Also there’s an elevation rendering of the project that clearly isn’t ’a stack of shipping containers’.
As a former (well, still card holding) union laborer I have to express my displeasure at Costco circumventing the prevailing wage requirements by building modular sections offsite and trucking them in. Other than that, I like the mixed use approach to this building.
I'm continuously impressed by Costco. Not only is it one of my favorite places to shop, but I also recently recent to the Acquired episode on Costco[0] and was super impressed by how they run their business. They've continuously been able to align their unique advantages to reenforce each other and make their advantages even stronger. I highly recommend this episode to everyone. [0] https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/c…
> their unique advantages What are those? I never really found any sort of "unique advantage" of Costco. Certainly nothing to drive the extra distance past Sam's. While I had a membership, it was largely more expensive or didn't have what I wanted.
The product return rates are also tied to customer data (membership scanning is required to pay). The better return data allows them to make better decisions on which products to boot.
As a former (well, still card holding) union laborer I have to express my displeasure at Costco circumventing the prevailing wage requirements by building modular sections offsite and trucking them in. Other than that, I like the mixed use approach to this building.
If only housing could be more expensive
Is it latent classism? Disdain for tradespeople? Is outsourcing bad when it comes for office jobs, but good when it shaves a few percent off of the final $/ft2?
> It will also result in housing that looks like a stack of shipping containers. This is an either temporally or willfully ignorant statement - prefabricated housing hasn’t had to look like a boring box in decades. I’ve been involved in prefab projects where you couldn’t tell the on-site builds from the prefabs. Also there’s an elevation rendering of the project that clearly isn’t ’a stack of shipping containers’.
Without plans or a render showing that’s the case I don’t know why we can’t assume it would be at least a little better looking.
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> their unique advantages What are those? I never really found any sort of "unique advantage" of Costco. Certainly nothing to drive the extra distance past Sam's. While I had a membership, it was largely more expensive or didn't have what I wanted.
Gas is cheaper. Pharmacy is cheaper, whether you have insurance or not. Perhaps more so if you don't have insurance. The regular stuff is good quality and cheaper than competition too. I don't even shop that much, but I still maintain the membership as I come out ahead even with my occasional shopping.
Hi, I'm the person who wrote the Twitter thread this article is based off of, so happy to answer any questions about it
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Rental apartments are important for people who plan to live there less than 5-7 years. If all apartments were condos and there was no renting , where are people who don’t have a down payment saved supposed to live? What if they need to move to a larger place after a year or two?
That is entirely not the issue I’m raising here.