I’ve read the reports saying that we have enough single-family dwellings for the next 20-40 years, and that empty nesters are on the rise and that we need more condo-type, multi-family residences to accommodate them.

The only question that I have is: after all these condos are being erected in the city, ostensibly to provide housing for all these aging baby boomers, what happens when they start to die off? Are we cranking out enough dinks to stave off the same type of decay again on THIS side of the perimeter?

What will happen to our cities in 40 or 50 years. Arguably, the condo buildings will likely be better built than most of the (typically cheap and ugly) new homes going up in the R60s which will likely require a re-build in that time, but I still worry about quality of life overall as this current surge in demand fades away.