FWIW this is actually smaller than many things you'd find in Manhattan (legally). NYC IIRC has minimum allowable size of 300 square feet for an apartment. I th

FWIW this is actually smaller than many things you'd find in Manhattan (legally). NYC IIRC has minimum allowable size of 300 square feet for an apartment. I think the main issue with NYC "micro" apartments is that they're often carved out of older units/buildings and shaped very strangely, resulting in less useful space overall than the number you're actually getting.