Not to mention that the Scottish tenements are generally individually owned flats, allowing for home ownership with a more affordable entry point and a lot smaller footprint than a standalone house.
Reposted from Mike Eliason
4 story plus inhabited attic single stair tenements gets a massive amount of density

but the building regulations conforming height, building depth, the zero lot line conditions are what makes the neighborhood form so much better than the US anarchic sprawl.

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