Background Notes: City Planning (Patreon)

For when you need to know the exact distance being covered when a 2-story hellhound is chasing you down a city block or how many people end up dying when a certain apartment complex burns down.

City Blocks

• Ideal City Block: 200 - 500 ft

• USA Average: 200-600 ft

• Manhattan: 264 x 900 ft

• Chicago/Melbourne: 330 x 660 ft

• Baltimore: 280 ft

• Philadelphia: 400 - 500 ft

• Arlington: 300 ft

• Wilmington: 300 ft

Average Apartment Sizes

• [Spoiler City] Average Apartment Size: 825 sq ft

• USA Average Apartment Size: 861-882 sq ft

• Average Studio Apartment: 300 x 600 sq ft

Average Apartment Complex Sizes

• Apartment Complex (150 ft x 300 ft) = 45,000 square feet

• Apartment Complex (150 ft x 150 ft) = 22,500 square feet

• Residential units per floor: 4-12 units (80-240 units in entire building)

• Occupancy (total): 333-500 (200-600 using res. units x 2.5 people per unit average)

• Average 20-Story Height: 60m/197(200~)ft