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(London.CityRegions.com, August 03, 2013 ) Colchester, UK -- Gil Blattner hired a housekeeper for his elegant, apartment with 12-foot ceilings, tall windows, accented with a marble fireplace mantle. When the woman looked at the living room on her first visit, she asked “Where’s the rest of it?”
There was no more to it, as Blattner’s apartment was 250 square feet, remastered from an old single-car garage. He lived on a tiny, tree-lined street in walking distance from restaurants, art galleries and bookstores in Chelsea, New York. He paid a monthly rent of $2,500 for his little cocoon, but he’s not the only one.
Blattner, 29, says that’s all he needs to be happy. The secret to living in such a small space to keeping only what you need, and it’s helped keep him from being a hoarder.
Though tiny has been typical in Manhattan for some time, mini-apartments are popping up in trends all across the United States in many U.S. cities where land is is shrinking and rent downtown as risen. And, in a digital age where a library sized-book collection can be kept on a mobile device, many Americans are downsizing not only due to feasibility, but for economical and eco-friendly reasons as well.
City officials seem to welcome mini-sizing, which has been common in Tokyo and many European capitals for centuries as a smart-growth, lower-priced solution to a housing phenomenon.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who once lived in a studio apartment for over 10 years, launched a mini-housing project to help build 5 units that range just 250 to 370 square feet. While the city requires apartment to be at least 400 square feet, the new trend is is causing the city to take a look at regulations.
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