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In response to "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" by Krusty

I think there is a place for these micro apartments

Posted by ty97 Apr 24 '13, 06:30

More and more people are living alone, even in NYC. Affordable, single occupancy housing has to be in the mix.

But you are right that it should not be the only thing that NYC is developing. We need more (non-luxury) multi-person housing as well.

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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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