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Because an apartment should make it easier, not harder, to build a social life. In popular neighborhoods, street parking can already be scarce, so a building with only a tiny number of guest spaces can discourage visits. Grant likes meaningful guest capacity relative to the size of the property, simple license-plate registration, and free or very low-cost visitor parking. Overnight rules should also be understandable. A beautiful social apartment loses value if friends routinely struggle to park legally or face surprisingly large visitor charges.
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