(Reuters) - Singapore took steps on Tuesday to ensure developers build apartments of different sizes rather than just tiny "shoebox" units, addressing complaints about the shrinking size of accommodation on a small island with big land constraints.
From Nov. 4, apartments in new suburban condominium projects must have an average floor area of 70 square metres (753 square feet) -- a rule that will prevent developers from building whole blocks of shoebox units as small as 30 square metres. Full story
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