Objective 2.01:

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• Objective 2.01
• Critique housing options

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Today there are many housing choices
condominiums
apartments
modular
cooperatives
Custom built
townhouses
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Housing can be divided into 2 categories

• Multi-family Housing

• Single-family Housing

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Multi-family Housing

1. Penthouse apartment
2. Garden apartment
3. Efficiency apartment
4. Cooperatives
5. Condominiums.

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Penthouse

• Located on the top floor of a building
• Great views
• Often have access to roof top gardens and pools
• Usually the most expensive.

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Penthouse
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Penthouse
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Penthouse
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Penthouse
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Garden Apartments

• Ground floor
• Can cost less
• Often able to walk straight out into a garden or
  onto a lawn.

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Garden Apartments
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Garden Apartments
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Garden Apartments
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Efficiency Apartment

• The smallest of the apartments
• Usually everything is in one room with a small
  bath and kitchen
• If rooms are divided it is usually by a screen,
  curtain, or a step
• Often in large cities where square footage is at
  a premium price.

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Efficiency
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Efficiency
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Efficiency
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Efficiency
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Cooperative

• You buy stock in the corporation that owns the
  building
• For a larger apartment you buy more stock
• Corporation responsible for upkeep and taxes
• You vote on who you want your neighbors to be.

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Condominium

• You own your own separate unit
• Share the common areas with neighbors
• You pay the taxes and upkeep of your unit
• The look of the outside is determined by a
  management company.

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CONDO or COOP?
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Single-Family Housing

1. Attached, Townhouse and Duplex
2. Freestanding, Custom Built
3. Freestanding, Owner-Built
4. Freestanding, Factory Built Modular
5. Freestanding, Factory Built Manufactured/mobile

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Attached Townhouse or Duplex

• A home that is attached to adjacent houses
• Combines the best amenities of a single-family
  home and a condominium
• Ownership usually includes the townhouse and the
  land that it is on.

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Townhouse
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Townhouse
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Duplex
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Duplex
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Freestanding Single-Family Houses

• Single-family homes allow the owners to have more
  privacy
• Families can have a yard and do not have people
  living above or below them.

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Freestanding Custom Built Home

• A home that is designed by an architect and built
  by a contractor to meet the needs of an
  individual family
• The home is unique
• The home is more costly than other homes
• Often take longer to build.

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Freestanding Owner-Built Home

• The building of the home is supervised by the
  owner
• Owners need knowledge of building and lots of
  personal time and energy
• The owner can but does not necessarily do their
  own work.

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Freestanding single family homes are often called
stick built homes.
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Single-Family Houses
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Single-Family Houses
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Single-Family Houses
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Modular Homes

• Built in sections in a factory
• Put together on a foundation like a puzzle, on
  property owned by the homeowners
• Benefits include
• Does not get rained on during construction
• Less waste in the building process
• Less expensive.

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Modular
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Modular
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Modular
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Building Modular Homes
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Manufactured/Mobile Homes

• Homes that are completely built in a factory and
  moved on wheels to a piece of land that is rented
  (mobile home park) or owned
• Can be moved to another location
• Can be single wide or double wide.

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Manufactured/Mobile Homes
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Manufactured/Mobile Homes
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Manufactured/Mobile Homes
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Manufactured/Mobile Homes
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Assignment Housing Options
Graphic Organizer

• Create a graphic organizer that compares the
  similarities and differences of each housing
  option.

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Types of Housing

• Multifamily housing

• Single-family housing

• Penthouse apartment
• Garden apartment
• Efficiency apartment
• Cooperative
• Condominium

1. Attached, Townhouse
2. Freestanding, Custom Built
3. Freestanding, Owner-Built
4. Freestanding, Factory Built Modular
5. Freestanding, Factory Built Manufactured/mobile