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Seattle has "mico-apartments" which are becoming popular with developers and renters but not with the neighbours....(link)

Posted by Walt_Disney (aka Walt_Disney) Apr 24 '13, 06:04

Interesting concept....I guess if I was in my early 20's it would be a great thing but I so can not see people people happy in that type of concept.

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020845443_apodmentscitycouncilxml.html (seattletimes.com)

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Trying to be Vancouver's suburb? Stories about these in Vancouver circulated a few days ago. -- nm - zork Apr 24, 07:28
Seriously, is no one else amazed that they can get $600-900 a month for less than 250 square feet? That's appalling to me. - Jim Apr 24, 06:50 21
- Why do you hate NYC, Jim? -- nm - spamlet Apr 24, 06:58 9
  - and Chicago and Vancouver and Toronto and ... -- nm - zork Apr 24, 07:27
  - I know, right! -- nm - Jim Apr 24, 07:07
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    - I only posted it based on yours below. - spamlet Apr 24, 07:06 5
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        I'm not sure what our plans are just yet. - spamlet Apr 24, 07:16 3
        
        Figure it out! -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 07:17 2
        
        I know, I know. -- nm - spamlet Apr 24, 07:18 1
        
        :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 07:25
- student housing here is rented by the bedroom, right? there are six person apts in our new hives that cost $700 per person per month. you get a - amanda Apr 24, 06:53 8
  - I guess this is what I have to look forward to when my boys go to college. Good lord, that's ridiculous. -- nm - Jim Apr 24, 06:54 7
    - Not if they go to IU! -- nm - Spawn Apr 24, 07:15
    - Not if they go to Columbia. -- nm - spamlet Apr 24, 06:58 5
      - I realize they're only 8th and 9th grade...but I'm thinking, um...SLU! :) -- nm - Jim Apr 24, 07:06 4
        
        I didn't think about that. I'd imagine SLU's student rates are fairly high. - spamlet Apr 24, 07:17 3
        
        Actually, I don't know that they will go to SLU, they can try to be part of the exchange program with another Jesuit university... - Jim Apr 24, 07:21 2
        
        Oh, I forgot about that. My ex-boss's husband taught at SLU and I know her kids went to other Jesuit schools. - spamlet Apr 24, 07:25
        
        Stony Brook, here in NY, has an amazing marine biology department. Send Jamie here! - Krusty Apr 24, 07:24
- not surprising at all. -- nm - znufrii Apr 24, 06:51 1
  - NYC, sure. Seattle? No way. -- nm - Spawn Apr 24, 07:01
i think it's cool that they're changing the laws about livable space. especially since the Tiny House jerks don't get to gloat over not having to - colin Apr 24, 06:35
I can't tell if it's the units themselves that the neighbors are complaining about, or the loophole abuse that's allowing them to be built with no - znufrii Apr 24, 06:32 2
- I interpreted it to be the latter, and can see some issues. - ty97 Apr 24, 06:36
- and, a 6th floor walkup's shared kitchen is on the second floor? that's messed up. -- nm - znufrii Apr 24, 06:33
(Some) Density like this is exactly what we need is our cities. - ty97 Apr 24, 06:11
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- I thought the micro apartments NYC was piloting had their own kitchens but now I'm not sure. - ty97 Apr 24, 06:12 22
  - I thought so as well. I hate them but I think they're larger than 10x10 and they have kitchens. We're putting regular people in glorified prison - Krusty Apr 24, 06:27 21
    - I think there is a place for these micro apartments - ty97 Apr 24, 06:30 20
      - All I hear about are these micro apartments. I have a feeling it's a massive windfall for the developers and owners of the properties. - Krusty Apr 24, 06:38
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        When I say the city I mean developers mostly. They're working with the city to build more affordable housing. - Krusty Apr 24, 06:45 5
        
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        I would say they f'ed up by not stepping in when they saw the people being forced farther and farther from the city and their jobs. - Krusty Apr 24, 07:05 3
        
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        It makes sense. Sucks but makes sense. -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 07:13 1
        
        I still mostly blame the people in charge for putting us in this situation and not market forces or capitalism. - Krusty Apr 24, 07:17
        
        The city sponsored the design contest, and is giving zoning exemptions to the developer. -- (link) - znufrii Apr 24, 06:38 7
        
        and it's being built on city-owned land -- nm - znufrii Apr 24, 06:40 6
        
        With massive tax breaks and incentives from the city. - Krusty Apr 24, 06:47 5
        
        Here's something I wonder, that might be an interesting case study. You say "worst areas of the worst neighborhoods" - Jim Apr 24, 06:56 4
        
        The areas won't change since because the people that live in the city buildings around them won't change. - Krusty Apr 24, 07:09 1
        
        But these apartments wouldn't work in those areas. Those areas are crammed with families, not single people. - Krusty Apr 24, 07:11
        
        the affordable housing he's talking about is different than what's being discussed above. -- nm - znufrii Apr 24, 06:58 1
        
        Yes. -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 07:20
        
        My understanding is that the City *is* building micro apartments - ty97 Apr 24, 06:37
      - where do people put their clothes? my *closet* is bigger than these apartments. - amanda Apr 24, 06:33 2
        
        No shit...you'd have to buy one of those vacuum sealers and keep all your clothes in suctioned up little baggies, I guess. -- nm - Jim Apr 24, 06:53
        
        My closet would make you cry. My closet makes me cry. -- nm - ty97 Apr 24, 06:38

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