THE URBANITE

STORY AND PHOTOS BY HANNAH KOST | hkost@cjournal.ca

Isabelle Jackson pays $750 a month for a one-bedroom secondary suite in West Hillhurst. “It’s the most affordable option for me,” Jackson says. “I can live in the inner city, which means an easier commute since I work at one end of Calgary and go to school in the other.” Jackson says that while she likes her living space, a basement suite isn’t without its drawbacks. “I get so little sunlight that I’m extremely vitamin D deficient.”

“(There is) a lot of random furniture thrown into a small space with very low ceilings, so it’s nearly impossible to make it look uncluttered and open,” says Isabelle Jackson in her living room.
“[There is] a lot of random furniture thrown into a small space with very low ceilings, so it’s nearly impossible to make it look uncluttered and open,” says Isabelle Jackson in her living room.
Jackson makes her way down the steep stairs leading into her secondary suite. Jackson pays $750 a month for a one-bedroom secondary suite in West Hillhurst.
Jackson makes her way down the steep stairs leading into her secondary suite. Jackson pays $750 a month for a one-bedroom secondary suite in West Hillhurst.
Jackson reaches for coffee among the clutter of her small kitchen; every surface and shelf is occupied.
Jackson reaches for coffee among the clutter of her small kitchen; every surface and shelf is occupied.