There were not "affordable", they were allocated. One could somehow improve the chance of being "given" that via connections.

And if you changed a workplace, it could be taken back. It wasn't yours.

Blame minimum parking requirements. An 800 ft^2^ 2-bedroom apartment is really 1200 ft^2^, when the zoning code requires one parking space per bedroom.

It’s funny to think that when everything is made more cheap, the more they cost.