The DC Council just passed legislation to allow single-stair apartment buildings up to six stories.
Allowing single-stair buildings:
Reduces housing construction costs
Enables housing on narrow city lots
Facilitates more family-sized units
The bill passed unanimously.
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The "One Front Door Amendment Act" was introduced by .
It requires one more vote from the full Council and the Mayor's signature before becoming law.
Once enacted, it will require the Department of Buildings to update DC's Construction Codes by July 1, 2027.
Well let’s hope there’s no fires… we have never had apartment fires in DC before
Lmao my pre-war 6 story building in Brooklyn has an elevator. The future sucks
This is great but these folks shouldn’t be the authority on this stuff to begin with
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