The present study tested these hypotheses by using population migration, college graduates, increased floor area, and house price as gentrification outcomes.
Ms. Marrinan said Scarsdale might consider allowing builders to increase floor areas in exchange for using the village's design guidelines to minimize the appearance of bulk.
"Home improvements that increase floor area, such as an extension or loft conversion, remain a good way to add value.
Increasing the floor area to add an additional bedroom of 13 square metres could add 10% to the value of a terraced house or 13% to a semi-detached home, when upgrading from two bedrooms to three, according to Nationwide's analysis.
Based on average house prices, Nationwide Building Society calculated that an extra bathroom could add 4.9% or £9,600 on to the value of a home in the UK, while increasing the floor area by 10% could add another £10,000, or 5.1%, on to its worth.
"That will increase the floor area of the building by 10,000 square feet, taking the total to about 25,000 square feet.
I had heard that the use of the limestone panels ultimately increased the floor area of the building, thereby creating a windfall for the developers.
"Suspects went so far as to cut corners and increase the floor area out of compliance with structural calculation," prosecutor's office spokesman Chen Chien-hung said.
This would include adding a mezzanine floor above the main hall to increase floor space, interior improvements to link different areas together, access improvements, and a reception.
The community hub proposal, which is also dependent on Communitybuilders funding for refurbishment, would include adding a mezzanine floor above the main hall to increase floor space, interior improvements to link different areas together, access improvements and a reception.
