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I just saw an HGTV show with a mother and daughter looking for a studio apartment in Paris, Montmarte, the 18th district.
Two of the three measure 8 and 11 square meters: that's 86 and 118 square feet. After watching the show I wallowed in the "ENORMOUSNESS" of my pokey 650 square feet.
It's all relative.
I respectfully disagree. The rent is actually irrelevant; I don't doubt there are people who'd jump headfirst at the opportunity to pay $2,000 a month for an apartment with an address they consider to be fashionable. But anyone who even asks another human being to live in a space of 300 square feet or less should be locked away in prison (in a jail cell just that size!) for the rest of their life.
If we have actually gotten to the point where the real estate industry--never mind city government--believes they can pass off gerbil cages as legitimate dwelling spaces for human beings, then we have arrived at the point in time where what we need is a good old-fashioned revolution. Not negotiations. Not elections. Not committees to study the matter. A revolution.
I think you are in the minority on this one, based off past responses from people on this site, if someone is willing to pay for it then it is okay. As I mentioned in my post, I am surprised this hasnt already been going on in Manhattan. And the price issue is only relative to the cost of the area. It would be nice to see a price lock on these places where they have to be a certain percentage lower than studio rent in the area they are in.
But beyond that, I figure this to be a common practice in Manhattan. Would I live in a space that small? No, but I bet there are plenty who would and love it.
But beyond that, I figure this to be a common practice in Manhattan. Would I live in a space that small? No, but I bet there are plenty who would and love it.
I knew a guy who was renting a studio that size in a luxury building in the LES paying well around the 2000's price range. I admit it was tiny, his bed was in the living space and there was almost no room to walk (at least he had a closet). The building had a common roof deck, and his own tiny private terrace. I guess for some people the convenience and location of Manhattan is a BIG deal.
Well for those who don't want to pay 2k for a tiny studio like this, anyone could easily find a 1br for under 2k in the outer boroughs. The matter is whether they want to or not.
I think you are in the minority on this one, based off past responses from people on this site, if someone is willing to pay for it then it is okay. As I mentioned in my post, I am surprised this hasnt already been going on in Manhattan. And the price issue is only relative to the cost of the area. It would be nice to see a price lock on these places where they have to be a certain percentage lower than studio rent in the area they are in.
But beyond that, I figure this to be a common practice in Manhattan. Would I live in a space that small? No, but I bet there are plenty who would and love it.
you don't realize that you are indirectly confirming his point... He's saying that since we as New Yorkers (though this is mainly for the transplants) have stooped so low as to accept any POC apartment in Manhattan then we are in need of drastic change... The fact that you confirm his point speaks to the dire state of this city...
you don't realize that you are indirectly confirming his point... He's saying that since we as New Yorkers (though this is mainly for the transplants) have stooped so low as to accept any POC apartment in Manhattan then we are in need of drastic change... The fact that you confirm his point speaks to the dire state of this city...
The question would be how would you change that? Often times offering larger apartments at more affordable rates in these desirable parts of Manhattan is seen as socialism that is taking away market rate apartments from those that would be willing to pay.
NYC is a beast of its own and functions in such a way. I think it is important to control the rents outside of Manhattan and the trade off is allowing for smaller apartments within Manhattan.
you don't realize that you are indirectly confirming his point... He's saying that since we as New Yorkers (though this is mainly for the transplants) have stooped so low as to accept any POC apartment in Manhattan then we are in need of drastic change... The fact that you confirm his point speaks to the dire state of this city...
It's called the market. If the market is okay with these types of places, then they will sell. If not, then they will have to find something that DOES work for people. But are you going to tell people that can't live in a certain place because it costs too much for them?
There is not some right to live in Manhattan or NYC in general. If it's too expensive, you move. If it's too small, you find a place that's bigger. It's called LIFE. You have to make a decision. You can complain that rents are too high, but they are only high because other people are willing to pay them. People around here only accept NYC as a place to live when there is this massive world out there that you can live in. If it's not working for you, then branch out and find a place that does.
I think saying affordable, then saying 2k is laughable. You can get a 3 bedroom in Queens for that price. What 100k earner is living in 300 sq ft and paying 2k? That's just sad.
They are not going to be $2,000 a month. Just more terrible journalism from the Post with this confusing sentence.
"The spaces are small, but the prices aren’t. They’ll likely rent for less than the market rate, which is $2,000 per month, officials said. But the final price will be set by the developer."
Market rate studio rents are $2000. These will be less than market rate, and the developer who builds the units will determine the ultimate pricing. And I don't get the hostility towards the plan. No one is being forced to live in these units, the administration is just allowining developers to build an option for people who don't want to live with roomates and only need a small space. I wouldn't have minded staying in something like this right after college. Very little time was spent in my apartment.
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