New Yorkers Test Micro Apartment

[Purveyor]

NEW YORK (MYFOXNY) -
Most apartments in New York are on the small side but with expected changes in demographics over the next couple of days, city apartments may even get smaller.

The Museum of the City of New York has a full scale micro-apartment on exhibit that takes efficiency to a whole new, functional level.

The walls have desks and closets and beds in the micro apartment on display at the Museum of New York City.

"And you can see how light this is," Resource Furniture Design Director Challie Stillman said, demonstrating the weight of the fold-out bed.

Stillman's company designed much of the furniture for the micro apartment. She and her girlfriend, Lina Franco, spent Friday night in this 325-square-foot section of museum.



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[PoliticAverse]

1. 325' isn't that small, that's over 3 10x10 rooms.

I knew someone in NYC that had an apartment I used to refer to as 'the prison cell'.

[Warpy]

3. Boston apartments are weird and tiny, too

I lived in one on Beacon Hill that was like a trailer, long and narrow, too small rooms except for a very nice living room on the front, where they didn't give room to a long hallway.

When the art museum equals what that guy in Hong Kong did with about 150 square feet, let me know. He had everything in that tiny flat except entertaining facilities, and people there go out to entertain. Most places are too small.

[KT2000]

2. these are being built in Seattle

the rent is not that inexpensive either.

[hunter]

4. This is "Micro..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsule_hotel

Welcome to the future, Organic Worker Unit.

[Revanchist]

5. Brings back memories

[hunter]

6. Lower class Organic Worker Units.

No doors, no television, no curtains.

Could be worse... Retired Organic Worker Unit Housing:



http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57568111/hong-kongs-poor-live-in-stacked-metal-cages