swappin' out the pole for "28 Grand" micro apts

**3WC** · March-09-16, 08:23 PM

There's a micro-unit building going up in Manhattan. The units average a little over 300 sq. ft. and rents start at $2900/mo. That's low rent. The units are constructed off-site and lifted into position by crane, like the Trolley and Millender apartments.

**mikeg19** · March-10-16, 07:33 AM

Originally Posted by 3WC

There's a micro-unit building going up in Manhattan. The units average a little over 300 sq. ft. and rents start at $2900/mo. That's low rent. The units are constructed off-site and lifted into position by crane, like the Trolley and Millender apartments.

I've been to NYC, as I'm sure many of you have. I loved it, but why on Earth would anyone pay $3000 a month to live in a shoe box? Yea, it's NYC, blah blah blah, but you could live in a penthouse in Detroit or a decent place in Chicago for that much.

**TTime** · March-11-16, 07:18 AM

Originally Posted by mikeg19

I've been to NYC, as I'm sure many of you have. I loved it, but why on Earth would anyone pay $3000 a month to live in a shoe box? Yea, it's NYC, blah blah blah, but you could live in a penthouse in Detroit or a decent place in Chicago for that much.

The answer is simple. NYC offers way more than Detroit and people recognize that and are willing to pay up. Hell why not ask why people don't choose Toledo over NYC? Even cheaper housing there....see my point?

**mikeg19** · March-11-16, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by TTime

The answer is simple. NYC offers way more than Detroit and people recognize that and are willing to pay up. Hell why not ask why people don't choose Toledo over NYC? Even cheaper housing there....see my point?

I guess I should have clarified my comments, I just figured everyone would have omitted the overly obvious "there's a lot to do there" comment. The point wasn't to compare living in NYC to Wichita, because basically everywhere in this country has cheaper housing than NYC.

I wanted to look at cities with a comparable social/cosmopolitan standing. My point was you can live in Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, etc, at that price point, and get wayyyyyy more bang for your buck, and there's plenty of stuff to do in those cities too. Yes, I understand that there are cheaper options in NYC if you want to live in a trash can for $1200 a month, I'm just going with that price point.

And just so nobody bitches, I'll cite those comments with some legit info.

http://www.zillow.com/blog/what-you-...-month-144201/

**TTime** · March-11-16, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by mikeg19

I guess I should have clarified my comments, I just figured everyone would have omitted the overly obvious "there's a lot to do there" comment. The point wasn't to compare living in NYC to Wichita, because basically everywhere in this country has cheaper housing than NYC.

I wanted to look at cities with a comparable social/cosmopolitan standing. My point was you can live in Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, etc, at that price point, and get wayyyyyy more bang for your buck, and there's plenty of stuff to do in those cities too. Yes, I understand that there are cheaper options in NYC if you want to live in a trash can for $1200 a month, I'm just going with that price point.

And just so nobody bitches, I'll cite those comments with some legit info.

http://www.zillow.com/blog/what-you-...-month-144201/

I didn't simply say there was more to do, I said NYC offers more but yes there is clearly more to do in NYC. At this point in my life there is no way I could live in a small and expensive apt in NYC but at the same time I completely understand why many choose to do so.

**mikeg19** · March-11-16, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by TTime

I didn't simply say there was more to do, I said NYC offers more but yes there is clearly more to do in NYC. At this point in my life there is no way I could live in a small and expensive apt in NYC but at the same time I completely understand why many choose to do so.

Believe me, I agree with you. 21 year old me would say hell yea lets do it. 30 year old me says piss off with that noise.

What do you mean by "offers more"? Are you referring to substance? Options?

**TTime** · March-11-16, 04:39 PM

[QUOTE=mikeg19;501437]Believe me, I agree with you. 21 year old me would say hell yea lets do it. 30 year old me says piss off with that noise.

What do you mean by "offers more"? Are you referring to substance? Options?[/QUOTE

I'm referring to opportunity....specifically career opportunities, cultural opportunities and social opportunities.

**canuck** · March-14-16, 07:16 AM

Originally Posted by mikeg19

I've been to NYC, as I'm sure many of you have. I loved it, but why on Earth would anyone pay $3000 a month to live in a shoe box? Yea, it's NYC, blah blah blah, but you could live in a penthouse in Detroit or a decent place in Chicago for that much.

Funny, London has outrageous rents and housing coats with the smallest footprint per capita of.all the rich Nations, smaller.than Japan.

I read.last Week about how many empty and abandoned apartments and houses there are in Japan. There are 10 million empty living spaces. Talk about a wasteful state.A co-worker of mine used to work building houses in Tokyo twenty five years ago. He says that the Land being so much more valuable than the House, they build, demolish and rebuild every 20/or so years.