It was less of a policy, more of a suggestion that went nowhere IIRC. The issue is that commercial property is difficult to convert to residential due to plumbing and building standards (state and zoning laws).
For example, you could never put a residencal floor in the empire state building (or any other tall office building) because you would have to gut the building to put in enough toilets to meet regulations and that would likely be too costly for a landlord to consider.
It’s not just toilet regulations though, its like volume of water from showers, sinks, and shitting that is much higher for residential buildings. Even assuming that no one has in unit laundry.
It was less of a policy, more of a suggestion that went nowhere IIRC. The issue is that commercial property is difficult to convert to residential due to plumbing and building standards (state and zoning laws).
For example, you could never put a residencal floor in the empire state building (or any other tall office building) because you would have to gut the building to put in enough toilets to meet regulations and that would likely be too costly for a landlord to consider.
It’s not just toilet regulations though, its like volume of water from showers, sinks, and shitting that is much higher for residential buildings. Even assuming that no one has in unit laundry.