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Why do mixed-use buildings have to be greater than three stories?

April 26, 2017buildings greater mixed-use stories

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Why do mixed-use buildings have to be greater than three stories?

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A. In order to have street level retail and to achieve continuous streets, the parking must go inside the building (structured parking). At three stories and lower, parking must be provided in a street-level surface parking lot in order to make a mixed-use building economically viable.