He expects demand for tiny apartments will continue as more people, young and old, live alone. Mini-sizing “is not a fad,” says John Infranca, assistant law professor at Suffolk University in Boston who’s studied projects in New York, Washington, Denver, Austin and Seattle. “They rent everything,” he says - Zipcars, even wedding dresses. He says young city dwellers manage with less room by renting rather than buying stuff. They’ll sacrifice space for ‘”quality” location, says Doug Bibby, chief executive of the National Multi-Housing Council, a trade group, noting apartments overall are getting smaller. “You’re seeing an urban renaissance,” he says, adding Millennials (typically younger than 30) are drawn to cities where they can both work and socialize. “It’s an accelerating trend in the industry, especially where space is at a premium,” says Ryan Severino, senior economist at New York-based research firm Reis. Officials have responded by drafting building rules they’ll publish this summer. Boardinghouse-style buildings have replaced single-family homes in residential neighborhoods, prompting complaints by neighbors about parking problems, transiency and fire-safety hazards. In Seattle, which has led the nation with hundreds of dorm-like “sleeping rooms” as minuscule as 150 square feet, a backlash has taken hold. Louis and Washington, according to Census data. The number exceeds 40% in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Denver, Pittsburgh, Seattle, St. Nationwide, the share of households occupied by a single person reached 27% in 2010, up from 8% in 1940 and 18% in 1970. single-family home (also shrinking in recent years).Ĭity officials often welcome this mini-sizing, which is common in Tokyo and many European capitals, as a smart-growth, lower-priced solution to a housing phenom: people living alone. How small? Many anti-McMansions - also known as “aPodments,” “micro-lofts,” “metro suites” or “sleeping rooms” - are about 300 square feet, which is slightly larger than a single-car garage and one-eighth the size of the average new U.S.
In a digital age when library-sized book collections can be kept on a hand-held device, more Americans see downsizing as not only feasible but also economical and eco-friendly. cities where land is finite, downtowns have regained cachet and rents have risen. Though tiny has long been typical in Manhattan, mini-apartments are popping up in more U.S. It’s helped me stay away from being a hoarder.” “I feel very happy when I’m in this space,” he says.”The name of the game is being selective about what you hold onto.
“It’s all that I need,” says Blattner, 29, who moved in last year. She’d seen all 250 square feet of his cocoon, located on a tony, tree-lined street in Chelsea near restaurants, art galleries and bookstores.
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NEW YORK - When Gil Blattner hired a housekeeper for his elegant apartment with 12-foot ceilings, tall windows and marble fireplace mantle, the woman looked at the living room and asked, “Where’s the rest of it?”
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