tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post6917807739963752679..comments2024-02-28T11:29:36.860-05:00Comments on just up the pike: not quite an apartment, not quite a townhouse: meet the stacked townhouseDan Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10594208011755406956noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-40215804731122317082016-08-19T18:37:31.243-04:002016-08-19T18:37:31.243-04:00This type of housing is common in San Francisco. ...This type of housing is common in San Francisco. Buildings going back to the 1880s are often "stacked townhouses." My home is a 1600 square foot 1912 full floor unit with its own entrance and a big garden which is shared with two other similar units in the building. We call these "flats" as opposed to "apartments" which are usually accessed of a common space or hall, and are just part of a floor. <br />Since most SF buildings are build from old-growth redwood, there is some noise leakage from other floors, but mostly footfalls and squeaky mattresses. But one gets used to this, and it's comforting in a way to feel like part of a big family made up of three families. <br />This is a very nice way to densify. I recommend it! Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420119293085744836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-27073856084327690532016-07-30T09:23:09.246-04:002016-07-30T09:23:09.246-04:00The issues i see with this type of housing is the ...The issues i see with this type of housing is the expense of construction several extra sets of stairs. That leaves the footprint less efficient. (but that's and accepted trade off)<br /><br />In addition, noise and vibration separation must be well executed when the bedrooms of the lower unit reside directly under the living room of the unit above. I know that if some has moving night with surround sound blasting while folks below are trying to get to sleep, that's an issue.<br /><br />I see with one type at least, the parking problem of having a one car garage. Since families may often have the need for two to shuttle kids. Morning drop off by one parent and evening pickup by the other make street parking a must. And if all the stacked units are of sim demographics the parking situ gets tough quickly.anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247594128307980660noreply@blogger.com