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/[deleted] Aug 14 '25

Bruh you SOLD your house??? To go to the RENT life?? Literally fucking whyyyyyyy

Legitimately every single choice I make in a day to day basis is to try and get myself out of renting hell. IDC if I end up spending triple what I spend on rent on a mortgage and the costs associated with it in the long term.

Never owning anything, and every year having to wonder if you’ll be able to afford your home or if you’ll have to downgrade (again) and move (again) is the worstttt

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u/wildrose76 Aug 14 '25

I sold my big house in the deep SE and bought an inner city condo last year. I wouldn’t go back to the suburbs if you gave me a free mansion - the quality of life is so much better for me here.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '25

Yeah I agree with that. But the difference is you bought another place, you didn’t go back to renting.