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Basement suites: Demand, supply, space, and technology
Author(s) -
Suttor Greg
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the canadian geographer / le géographe canadien
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1541-0064
pISSN - 0008-3658
DOI - 10.1111/cag.12423
Subject(s) - basement , renting , apartment , context (archaeology) , recreation , supply and demand , business , natural resource economics , architectural engineering , commerce , civil engineering , engineering , economics , geography , archaeology , political science , microeconomics , law
Key Messages The emergence of the basement suite sector reflected the historical evolution of housing demand, supply, and home technology. Basement suites emerged as a distinct sector in the 1970s in a context of high rental demand, declining apartment production, and shortfalls in other low‐rent supply. Basement suites were facilitated by post‐war innovations in housing spaces, equipment, and materials, such as natural gas heating, drywall, cheap appliances, and recreation rooms.