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I researched your claim briefly. Doesn't seem very well-supported. https://japanpropertycentral.com/2020/02/apartments-in-tokyo-continue-to-shrink-in-size/ htt

I researched your claim briefly. Doesn't seem very well-supported. https://japanpropertycentral.com/2020/02/apartments-in-tokyo-continue-to-shrink-in-size/ https://japanpropertycentral.com/2020/02/apartments-in-tokyo... > "Just under 40% of all new apartments were in the 70 sqm (753 sq.ft) range, while just 9.1% were sized between 80 ~ 100 sqm. The biggest shift is in the 30 ~ 50 sqm (323 ~ 538 sq.ft) sector where the total share has increased by 3.1 points to 10% in 2019." https://nypost.com/2022/03/03/why-the-size-of-an-nyc-apartment-gets-bigger-every-year/ https://nypost.com/2022/03/03/why-the-size-of-an-nyc-apartme... > "Data collected from 765 residential Manhattan buildings shows that their apartments grew from 950 square feet to 975 square feet on average over the last five years — roughly a 5% increase... Despite much-hyped tiny housing trends, the vast majority of new development in the city over the last 20 years has been in the “luxury” sector (i.e., larger than average). Meanwhile, each year, unit combinations enlarge the average square footage of individual apartments, while shrinking the city’s housing stock." That's actually the opposite trend on size in both places, isn't it?

JadeNB 5y ago
> "Data collected from 765 residential Manhattan buildings shows that their apartments grew from 950 square feet to 975 square feet on average over the last five years — roughly a 5% increase…." I know you're quoting, but that sentence alone makes me suspicious; it represents an increase of under 3%, not 5%.
Firmwarrior 5y ago
Japanese apartments are furnished in a different way that makes them feel spacious even though they're tiny compared to apartments in the USA My guess is the parent comment had a misconception because of that, or maybe because laissez-faire policies make Tokyo apartments way cheaper per square foot (you can take a job as a janitor in Shinjuku and easily afford a comfortable apartment within a 30 minute door-to-door commute)

JadeNB 5y ago

> "Data collected from 765 residential Manhattan buildings shows that their apartments grew from 950 square feet to 975 square feet on average over the last five years — roughly a 5% increase…." I know you're quoting, but that sentence alone makes me suspicious; it represents an increase of under 3%, not 5%.

Firmwarrior 5y ago

Japanese apartments are furnished in a different way that makes them feel spacious even though they're tiny compared to apartments in the USA My guess is the parent comment had a misconception because of that, or maybe because laissez-faire policies make Tokyo apartments way cheaper per square foot (you can take a job as a janitor in Shinjuku and easily afford a comfortable apartment within a 30 minute door-to-door commute)