Plans for 66 Airbnb units in Chinatown
TVA notes a plan to convert an older Chinatown building to 66 Airbnb units although the owner has no permits or permission. But isn’t ignoring the rules part of the philosophy of disrupting things commercially?
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GC 11:59 on 2024-03-30 Permalink
No surprise to see who one of the current owners is!
Uatu 15:25 on 2024-03-30 Permalink
How many air bnbs do we need?
Kate 19:03 on 2024-03-30 Permalink
At that scale it’s like opening a hotel, but cheaper for the owners.
Ian 20:24 on 2024-03-30 Permalink
Funny how most “disruptive” businesses are a regulations and/or tax dodge.
Chris 23:09 on 2024-03-30 Permalink
>How many air bnbs do we need?
Who is ‘we’?
If you own a building, and want to make some money, you maybe only need the one building of airbnbs. Those owners have no control over how many others do the same.
How many cars do ‘we’ need? If ‘we’ is you and me, we maybe need only one each. We have no control over how many others do the same.
So like many things, it’s great for each individual separately, but when everyone does it, it becomes bad for everyone collectively.
Ian 12:49 on 2024-04-01 Permalink
That said outside the city there is absolutely no reason to have an AirBnB anywhere at all but there is no public transportation so everyone actually does need to drive.
It’s also worth noting that even Plante siad that she thinks it is completely reasonable for some kid that lives in Pointes-Aux-Trembles that goes to CEGEP downtown to drive as public transportation is insufficient.
I wonder, Chris, do you live centrally and have most things like work and groceries and schools conveniently located to where you reside? I’ve noticed most anti-car activists live conveniently within biking distance of all their every day needs.