Hattip to stryck, who RT’d this tweet:
What's your microhousing min unit size? BOS: 350 sf SFO: 220 sf PDX: 220 sf SEA: 146 sf avg NYC: 250-370 sf PVD: 225 sf VAN: 298 sf
— Jeff Speck (@JeffSpeckAICP) September 3, 2014
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I did a little quick googling, and found this article – from USA Today – about micro-apartments.
Like Tiny Homes, I find the concept fascinating (microapartments are a much more efficient use of space/walls, of course, because they can be stacked, but you lose out on window-walls and green space) – though I’m a little amused at myself for this fascination just a couple years after moving into our Biggest Place Ever (I mean, it’s about 1700 sq. feet + a garage-barn, but still. The last place came in around 700 square feet).
There’s not a lot of point to this blog post, just, hey, thing I find neat is trending.
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I am currently apartment hunting. I cannot imagine paying over $1000 a month for under 300 square feet, as USA Today describes. That is crazy!
Well, NYC land prices – any big city, really – are insane.
what sorts of space saving solutions websites do you like? still designing the house we wish to build, and want it to be uber efficent
I don’t really have any specifics (2 years late here…) but I do have a few pin boards, including some on tiny houses, etc. https://www.pinterest.com/aldersprig/ Japanese stuff and Manhattan stuff are the best, IMO, for super efficient.
thank you! no such thing as late 😛
Oh, and check out http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/, which has a small-apartment contest every year.