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by sokoloff 2 hours ago
Who gets to be the builder who is allowed to be one of the minority to not have to put an elevator into a building where only a majority must have it?
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You've got this backwards - big elevators with union labor mean that they're an expensive undertaking that only large multifamily buildings can afford.

Smaller, more affordable elevators mean that they're less of a luxury item. You could put an elevator in your house, or retrofit an older apartment with an elevator, much more easily. This is incredibly common in other countries