Many moons ago, you’d be hard-pressed to find urban housing thatdidn’tuniquely reflect its geography.

Well, it’s 2024 now.

And while those types of homes aren’t going anywhere anytime soon “good bones,” you know?

Picturesque greystone building block in Chicago

most of thenewapartment buildings being constructed in American cities look more like…this.

“Isn’t it kinda depressing that almost every new apartment building in America looks like this?”

the TikToker asks, showing a photo of a building not too different from the one pictured above.

Modern and blocky-looking apartment buildings

She continues: “What this creator’s referring to are five-over-one buildings.

They became really popular in 2010 for a reason.”

But according to Brittany, this is usually where the positives end.

A five-over-one building

Which, because five-over-ones are pretty cheap in the grand scheme of apartment buildings, is pretty puzzling!

This, in turn, is a huge contributor to gentrification in urban communities.

“They’re not for the public.

Brittany in front of a five-over-one building saying, "They're really cheap to make"

So you took up whatever that block space was to give it to residents privately.

Well, friends, I think I’ve had enough capitalism for today.

For more fascinating deep dives on architecture and design, be sure to follow Brittany onTikTokandInstagram.

Brittany in front of a five-over-one building saying "It's five floor of wood construction over one floor of a concrete podium"

Arrow pointing to a retail store in the bottom floor of a five-over-one building

Brittany in front of two photos of five-over-one buildings saying "you can't even tell what city you're in anymore based on these buildings"

Comment saying "and then they're not even built for the climate; you have New England building styles in Phoenix where they can't even withstand the heat outside"

Comment saying "I always associate them with student apartments like the ones built around college towns or campuses"

Comment saying "And I loathe how hollow the rooms are"

Comment saying "really cheap to make but they charge $2k+ a month for a 500 square foot 1 bed 1 bath"

Comment saying, "They slap 'luxury apartments' on the name and charge $1500 for a 500 square ft studio that's made out of cardboard"

New apartment building with caption that says "more densely packed units create more housing opportunities"

Brownstone buildings, usually with one unit per floor

Luxury apartment building with a pool

Two friends sitting on a park bench, talking and smiling

Constructing five-over-one building with cranes, down to wood and concrete framing

Brittany talking about an article called "America, the Bland" with text saying "because it's working"