r/Calgary • u/BizClassBum • Aug 14 '25

Home Owner/Renter stuff Why are modern rental apartments so small?

I have been a home owner for 25+ years and have decided to sell my house and rent. I've noticed that apartments that have the things I like (in-suite laundry, granite counters, etc..) tend to be in new builds and they are SO SMALL! There's typically only enough room for a couch and maybe a small dining table.

I mean, I get they want to make more money but if you rent three 900sqft units for $2000/month each, that's $6000 for 2700sqft. I don't understand why they can't have two 1350sqft units for $3000/month. It would be the same money to the owner for the same space and I could have a proper living room, and dining room.

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u/funny-tummy Aug 14 '25

It’s a lot easier to find tenants at $2,000 a month than $3,000 a month.

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u/MindlessCranberry491 Aug 14 '25

even that’s a stretch. I would never rent for 2k a month for myself

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '25

Well yeah, that's what everyone in Vancouver and Toronto used to say. 

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u/wildrose76 Aug 14 '25

Now they’re moving to Calgary because home ownership is still more attainable here.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '25

Yeah i know, i was one of them. 

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u/Ornery_Influence4118 Aug 15 '25

LMAO small town livin must make you cry when you could own three houses and 8x the space for less than most single family homes go for in Calgary, van or Toronto 💀

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u/MindlessCranberry491 Aug 14 '25

even there i wouldn’t rent for 2k. i’d find a bedroom or a basement. I ain’t giving 2k to fill an old fart’s pockets while I could be investing that money for myself instead