Re:Micro-Apartments, Tiny Homes Prefabricated in Brooklyn
by daeken on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @10:13PM
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> I'll note too that I'm a bit skeptical of the $3000 / month charge for micro apartments; even in Williamsburg, new, conventional one-bedroom apartments were $3200 – $3,5000 / month last summer.
Yeah, that seems unlikely to fly. I was paying $1700/mo for my place, on the ground floor in Alphabet City (11th between B and C, specifically); not the most desirable place in Manhattan, but definitely not a cheap area.
Re:Micro-Apartments, Tiny Homes Prefabricated in Brooklyn
by greglindahl on Wednesday February 25, 2015 @11:44PM
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Murphy beds are great. There's also this solution for chairs: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1985945130/bookniture-f...
I live in NYC with my fiancée, and I've seen friends' apartments in the size range you describe. Most of them now have Murphy Beds, which have gotten surprisingly good (http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2014/01/13/small_space_de...). Most of them seem happy in those spaces, as long as they're not trying to cohabitate.
I'll note too that I'm a bit skeptical of the $3000 / month charge for micro apartments; even in Williamsburg, new, conventional one-bedroom apartments were $3200 – $3,500 / month last summer. I can imagine people paying $2000 for micro apartments in desirable, commutable neighborhoods, but $3000 seems less likely right now. Then again, NYC real estate is rife with people saying "That's crazy!", only to find that a couple years later it's normal or even cheap.