Interior

Customization

for

greater affordability

and lower cost

of entry

 

 

The next sounds

potentially unusual:

 

The ground units

are fully finished

with paint, plumbing, appliances, etc.

 

All but

the ground units

are sold, 

or long-term leased,

without sub-lease permitted, 

as a

fully operational shell,

not fully finished,

to keep the price

of entry/ownership 

as low as possible 

 

This means

all the wiring, 

and radiant floor 

and wall heating

and cooling systems, 

as well as plumbing,

the floor drain systems 

and plumbing hookups 

for two dishwashers

are ready,

and by having a

standardized floor plan

that gets repeated,

over and over,

building this housing

gets more efficient

and cost effective

& cheaper to build

as it gets repeated

again  and again

over time. 

 

The

integrated

electrical panels 

for high efficiency

electricity usage, 

is ready to be finished-out, 

exactly

how the resident 

chooses to have it look

and be, 

inside the

sound and ready shell, 

air & water-tight, 

for their surfacing 

and appliance

outfitting, 

as they see fit to do, 

and prioritize. 

 

This does not mean

years sitting 

as an unoccupied

project, 

however, 

and the preference

shall be for an

S-Corp type 

of housing ownership,

because this is not 

a foreign ill-got gains 

investment shelter. 

 

Its a safe place

to live and sleep 

from the first day

of acquiring occupancy, 

and it is

required to be 

one’s official primary residence 

for tax and voting purposes, 

as the condition

of ongoing ownership 

and occupancy, 

and as so

clearly stipulated 

in the articles of

said building property

incorporation. 

 

A sound shell is ready 

to be finished

by the new residents: 

it’s heated and fully functional, 

but

choosing sinks, 

how many dishwashers

and cooktops 

to start with, 

since wiring allows for two,

getting a home

can be a long-term process 

that can start basic,

and get elaborate

or fancy over time. 

 

But setting up

the plumbing fixtures, 

appliances

for the kitchen,

and some basic lighting

cannot wait;

It must be done immediately

For immediate occupancy,

but the long-leaseholder

or owner

gets to choose

what they like

and can offord.

 

It’s up to each resident

to decide what is

priority for them, 

but they

get into a place

immediately, 

which

they get to personalize, 

rather than settling 

for something they

don’t like, 

but can afford, 

except for a lot more money 

than that

basic shell, 

which a few

sinks, toilets

and showers, 

can

strategically

ready for

immediate habitation. 

 

It’s a Home First, 

Not an Investment, 

and it’s not

like being

Half-Anything. 

 

As a City can,

we establish

bulk price

purchasing

for appliances, 

with more

than one

supplier, 

and a system

that ensures

it is

not abused

for personal

profit, 

by having

installation 

and a few

other measures 

to guarantee

good compliance 

with the

conditions

for

participation. 

 

Residents

can get

the best

price 

on what

they prefer, 

rather than

accepting

something 

they don’t like, 

yet

have to accept.

 

A reason for building, 

and including

this choice and variety, 

is because

the layout is to be uniform, 

so inspectors

and builders 

have a pattern;

One that

they

increasingly

improve, 

and

get more

efficient

constructing, 

and inspecting.

 

Suppliers

can even

anticipate 

when

to manufacture 

the standard

core materials 

so that

shell is warm, 

water-tight, 

and has

rock solid plumbing, 

robust electrical systems, 

and

top-dollar front door 

and window framing,

with connectors

that are ready, 

to be

reliable

and trouble-free, 

since the

“noise”,

of everything

aesthetically

pleasing,

is supervised

by

the residents. 

 

The Residents

are qualified 

for appearance

quality 

to their standards, 

but plumbing

and electrical? 

 

We want it

to be easy

for inspectors 

to verify

everything

is perfect, 

and

not just

“good enough”. 

 

Standards matter, 

And ought

to be YIMBY-SOP. 

 

Without such, 

no permit

is excusable; 

And not even truly imperative, 

let alone

honestly

“affordable”. 

 

Contractor profit

shall be built-in, 

just like

inclusive, 

high-quality standards 

and income diversity, 

vertically integrated, 

and even

incorporated!

 

So,

to repeat, 

selling

the operational shell 

is to make

the 

entry price 

as low & good

as possible, 

duplicating

this model,

as frequently

as possible. 

 

The standards 

are

not to be

flexible or negotiable, 

so the aesthetic

design appearance 

is what gets to be consistent,

yet diverse,

so it fits

the surrounding elements 

of architecture

and infrastructure, 

as well as

the natural space, 

and site-specific topography, 

and

the financing

for the

affordable

housing

in its base 

can’t

continue

to fall through, 

and get downsized

out of the contract.  

 

That’s the

only concession

this is not.