Why We Can’t Build Apartments Like This Anymore

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This ordinary-looking staircase is at the center of one of America’s most consequential housing debates.

In most of the United States, apartment buildings taller than three stories generally need two separate exit stairs. But architects, housing advocates, and lawmakers argue that this rule has also made many small apartment buildings difficult—or financially impossible—to...