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200 sf apartment

DzynKingRTR

DzynKingRTR

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Dec 17, 2003
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Vinings, ga., usa
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/big-city-tiny-apartment-small-scale-living-trend-133442144.html

I don't know about you but $737 sounds a bit pricey for that small a place. sounds like the place I lived in when I first moved here. it was around 300 square feet (I shared with 2 other people) my bedroom was a 6x8 room with the bed built onto the wall. but the rent was like $240 a month with $100 of power included, water was free, cable was included and we had a kitchen. 2 o the bedrooms had windows and the one that didn't the rent was $210 a month. i rarely stayed there and usually crashed at a friends house or slept in the architecture studio. i didn't even stay there the full year. i moved to a bigger place on campus the following year and didn't really pay that much more for a bigger place.
 
ValuJet said:
A 200 sf apartment would have the potential to become a pigsty very quickly.
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no kidding. i would like to know more about the "shared kitchen". do you get your own cabinet space? or do you have to keep it in your room? who is in charge of cleaning the shared kitchen? think about a shared microwave at your work and multiply that by 100.
 
DzynKingRTR said:
no kidding. i would like to know more about the "shared kitchen". do you get your own cabinet space? or do you have to keep it in your room? who is in charge of cleaning the shared kitchen? think about a shared microwave at your work and multiply that by 100.
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That's definitely for the young and carefree. Outside of dorms, I never liked the communal living arrangements I saw. It's probably more prevalent now because of the economy.

When I lived in FL, I had a girlfriend (in her 30's) who had probably an 800 sf apartment. She was ashamed to even let me in the place it was always such a wreck. She was a very clean person, but when I saw where she lived I couldn't figure out how. It seemed like there were always a minimum of two baskets of unfolded clothes on her bed. Usually in a heap.
 
Something that small is only suitable for the minimalist. If you can survive with few possessions and don't have a tendency, like most folks, to accumulate things, then more power to you! There's something to be said for that lifestyle, but most people simply aren't cut out for it (at least not in our American society).

I've been in an itty bitty 1 bedroom condo (I think it's around 800 sf) since February and I can hardly wait to get into our new place next week. Mama needs some elbow room!
 
SavannahDare said:
Something that small is only suitable for the minimalist. If you can survive with few possessions and don't have a tendency, like most folks, to accumulate things, then more power to you! There's something to be said for that lifestyle, but most people simply aren't cut out for it (at least not in our American society).

I've been in an itty bitty 1 bedroom condo (I think it's around 800 sf) since February and I can hardly wait to get into our new place next week. Mama needs some elbow room!
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minimalist? don't you mean poor? I could see if I was a student just starting out and had nothing, but 200sf is freaking tiny. It would be a room that is 12'-6" x 16'-0". Most people's living rooms are bigger than that. I am not claustorphobic but that would drive me crazy. plus I would be embarrassed to bring anyone over. I still want to know how they get away with building code issues. a dwelling has minimal sizes. In some cases you have to put a kitchen in the apartment for it to be considered a permanent dwelling.

I love the fact that use such a great euphemism "micro-apartment". why don't they just call it what it really is prison cell without the bars? As I said I lived in a similar situation my freshman year and could not handle it. it was way too small and I am a short guy so taller people it must have really been unbearable. Looking at the comment section, there are truly people who do not realize just how small that is. Now I am curious if the 200sf is actual livable space or are they including walls (since there is a private bathroom).
 
$737 isn't that pricey if the average 1 bedroom in that town rents for $1250. Wasn't there a strong argument in the 90's that various code changes in NYC, Philly, Chicago, etc caused new builds to be unaffordable, primarily in areas were affordable housing was needed most?
 
I think some choose these tiny apartments because it allows them the lifestyle they desire. I have a good friend who lives in a 300 sf apartment in Brooklyn (with an Akita thrown in for good measure) that she pays $1300/mo for. She's got a combo bedroom/living area, kitchenette, and a small private bath. No closet or storage space to speak of. She's learned to live on and with only what she truly needs and seems very happy with a simpler existence. She loves being in a quiet neighborhood but still having quick access various parts of the city. She could easily find a place in CT or NJ that was larger and less expensive, albeit probably not by much, but that's just not her style. And I don't recall that 'entertaining' has ever been a problem for her. :rolleyes:
 
My daughter's studio in NYC is just slightly bigger than that and cost her (and me most months) more than twice that amount. It is nice to be rich. :wink:
 
DzynKingRTR said:
i wasn't thinking of dinner parties or super bowl parties, i was thinking more of bringing home a date for lovin.
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No problemo Diz. Just sweep the dirty dishes off the table and you are good to go. Or brush the potato chips off the sofa. The right kind of girl won't mind.
 
First thought I had when I saw that photo was the dorms I lived in at UF!

Back then it was a requirement for freshmen and sophomores to live on campus.

I was usually gone on the weekends anyway - went home to surf - so it wasn't the end of the world.

A means to an end is an appropriate phrase......
 
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