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> A private bed and storage space in lower Manhattan for say, $400 a month It would likely be similarly priced to the article, i.e. closer to $1200/month. I t
by wgerard 7y ago
> A private bed and storage space in lower Manhattan for say, $400 a month
It would likely be similarly priced to the article, i.e. closer to $1200/month.
I think that's the real downside of things like this: They're offering a pretty steep discount compared to what it would cost to, say, rent a studio in lower manhattan, but not a steep enough discount that it would be affordable for someone making minimum wage.
It seems like a poor alternative to just having roommates and living in Crown Heights, is what I mean.
- keiferski 7y agoJudging from the image in the article, the space isn't very well-designed. Something like Japanese pod hotels are far more space efficient and would probably let you fit 10 pods in the space of two bunkbeds.
- wgerard 7y agoThat would likely be illegal, for example in NYC an apartment must offer 80 feet of space for every tenant (so those 10 people would need to have a 800 sq ft apartment). Sure, easy to skirt around if you're just an individual landlord, much less so if you're a company openly advertising it.