I stayed in a cheap hotel with an elevator like this manhattan. It broke at some point while we were there, which was inconvenient, but not the end of the world or anything.

k00b

I lived in Europe once, 6th floor of an old building built in the 1930's. There was a TINY elevator.  Minuscule. Four slender people standing close together would fill it.

But it worked, and yes, I assume it was really cheap.

Really crazy but very believable that elevator regulation would cause townhomes to be built, instead of apartments.

Construction_and_Engineering

The American Elevator Explains Why Housing Costs Have Skyrocketed

I lived in Europe once, 6th floor of an old building built in the 1930's. There was a TINY elevator.  Minuscule. Four slender people standing close together would fill it. 

But it worked, and yes, I assume it was really cheap.

Really crazy but very believable that elevator regulation would cause townhomes to be built, instead of apartments.