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Mixed use residential space is best suited to those who prefer public amenities to private, regulated personal space. The lack of private outdoor space for kids and pets is anathema to some, particularly in some North American cultures.
Construction costs for mixed-use development currently exceed those for similar sized, single-use buildings{{fact}}. Challenges include fire separations, sound attentuation, ventilation, and egress. Additional costs arise from meeting the design needs: In some designs, the large, high-ceilinged, columnless lower floor for commercial uses may not be entirely compatible with the smaller scale of walled residential space above. Often the parking space requirements for businesses exceed those of residential development. Thus, mixed use projects often require a large number of parking spaces that may be difficult to finance. It should be noted however that in mixed-use developments in some denser areas, owning an automobile might be considered a luxury rather than a neccesity.
Others maintain that modern consumers prefer [[Big-box store|big box]] retailers, as evidenced by the fact that most grocery shoppers today would prefer the convenience of weekly shopping, as opposed to picking up each day's food items from many small shops.
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