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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-06-09 10:42 PM Original message |
Downtown LA micro-lofts - 200 to 325 square feet |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-06-09 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. I wouldn't mind living in one. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-06-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. even with all that Ikea furniture? |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 12:33 AM Response to Reply #5 |
22. Ha. |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-06-09 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. It looks like a studio apartment to me |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 07:51 AM Response to Reply #2 |
31. Yeah, what's with the "micro-loft" newspeak? |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 03:38 PM Response to Reply #31 |
44. They need to realize that we aren't the baby boomers, we aren't easily affected by branding and - |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 12:27 AM Response to Reply #44 |
48. WTF w/ the insult? And not even an accurate or intelligent insult at that. |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 03:00 AM Response to Reply #2 |
52. most studios have a larger kitchen space with enough room for fridge, oven, counter etc |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-06-09 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
3. It's like a motel room. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-06-09 10:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I lived in something that size for 3 months..temp basis |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-06-09 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
4. Now, THAT'S tiny! |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-06-09 10:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. They aren't going to be letting homeless people live THERE |
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ContinentalOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-06-09 11:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. I'm almost positive that's who did live their before this redevelopment. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 12:08 AM Response to Reply #4 |
21. For homeless people at over $800 per month? I don't think so. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 08:00 AM Response to Reply #4 |
32. They'd be heaven compared to sharing an apartment with a bunch of people too. |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 11:15 AM Response to Reply #32 |
42. We had 4 in a 2-bedroom in NYC during the uni days. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-06-09 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
8. I think it's adorable! |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-06-09 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
9. Not bad. Needs to have good storage though. Much cheaper than $1000.Or a hotel if you're in LA a lot |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-06-09 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. it's all I need |
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Ex Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 02:47 AM Response to Reply #10 |
24. same here. I live alone, and there are several rooms in my house that |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-06-09 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
11. My one issue is that the kitchen isn't really adequate, very small fridge |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-06-09 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
12. That's a little bigger than a "1K" apartment in Japan |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 08:30 AM Response to Reply #12 |
37. Yes, a lot of single people in Japan live in apartments like that |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 11:10 PM Response to Reply #37 |
45. The 1K apartments in my building have about 9 X 12 feet of living space, |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 11:46 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Yup, that sounds about like my roku-jou in Nakano |
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comrade snarky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-06-09 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
13. I've lived in smaller |
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kojak (33 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-06-09 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
14. $500 with free utilities and internet? Sign me up |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-06-09 11:53 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I know- that would easily be 3 times the price in NYC ! |
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incapsulated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 10:34 AM Response to Reply #15 |
41. AMEN, for NYC that is a good deal! |
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ContinentalOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-06-09 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
16. OMG, I drove by this place the other night and did a double take. |
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704wipes (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-06-09 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
18. gives new meaning to minimalism |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
19. They used to be called "Efficiencies." |
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EndersDame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
20. I live in a converted two car garage with my boyfriend |
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KillCapitalism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 02:41 AM Response to Original message |
23. Looks like a college dorm room. |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 03:05 AM Response to Original message |
25. If it allows you to walk to a downtown job and avoid that terrible L.A. traffic |
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Adsos Letter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 03:09 AM Response to Original message |
26. I hope it has a REALLY good bathroom fan... |
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Joe the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 03:19 AM Response to Original message |
27. $832 for that small thing, fuck that! |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 07:44 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. When I lived in LA in the early 90's |
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Kickin_Donkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 03:37 AM Response to Original message |
28. Those remind me of my apartment in Japan ... |
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pinniped (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 06:44 AM Response to Original message |
29. San Francisco also has micro-sized condos. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
33. wow...i was told my first apartment was about 600 sq ft |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
34. loners |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
35. I and my two small dogs live in an 8 by 22 foot camper trailer. |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
36. To any sailor, that is a HUGH amount of space!! |
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Wiley50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 10:32 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. I've been living ona 28 ft Kells sailboat for 3 years |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
38. About the size of my first apartment. |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
40. So "micro-loft" is the new euphemism for "cell." |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
43. I lived in a shack smaller than that for almost a year. |
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aaaaaa5a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-07-09 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
47. Its basically a hotel room. I actually think I could live in it easily. nt |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
49. I lived in 300 sq ft - and paid a lot more - for 10 years |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 01:26 AM Response to Original message |
50. People in Hong Kong have been living in 300 sq ft apartments for years |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 02:51 AM Response to Original message |
51. that's pretty nice for around 500 dollars a month, i would like to see more offers like this in LA |
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Indy Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 05:27 AM Response to Original message |
53. Nice income |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-08-09 06:00 AM Response to Original message |
54. Why does this get an article? "Studio apartments exist, are cheaper than other apartments" |
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