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Rent prices in cities where building small apartments is legal indicate that a large number of people want to live in small apartments if it is in a desirable l
by adrianN 5y ago
Rent prices in cities where building small apartments is legal indicate that a large number of people want to live in small apartments if it is in a desirable location. For example I share 55m^2 with my wife and we like it. Commutes are short, super markets, cinemas, etc are close by. We don't have a car.
- clairity 5y agothat's actually not small (~600 ft²), being plenty for 2 people (having done this myself), and even a third if they were a child. without even going tiny home crazy, for a single person in an urban neighborhood, a well-optimized 250 ft² (~23m²) apartment is plenty (i've done this too). if stores are plentiful and close, you don't need much storage, which is how all the excess square footage is eaten up in most homes.
- adrianN 5y agoIt is small for people buying 200m^2 plus a yard and a garage in suburbia. While I was single I lived on 25m^2 too. I once spent half a year in Tokyo on 5m^2. That was fine too.