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gateley

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1. That's amazing!

Reply to Zalatix (Original post)

Thu Jul 12, 2012, 12:55 PM

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This apartment will be considered opulence for the working class by 2050 [View all] Zalatix Jul 2012 OP

That's amazing! gateley Jul 2012 #1

I think it is too! Maine-ah Jul 2012 #35

Bloomberg wants lots of people living in 275-sq foot apartments HiPointDem Jul 2012 #2

And that's the good news. Here's what's really in our future: Zalatix Jul 2012 #4

jesus. HiPointDem Jul 2012 #5

Or cubicles like some cubicle hotels in Japan - but on a high-priced permanent basis aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #9

That'll be for the middle class of tomorrow. Zalatix Jul 2012 #12

This is porn for the 1%. It makes them feel all warm hifiguy Jul 2012 #20

I don't like sleeping spaces that are near the ceiling. Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 #3

Things are going the way of Bruce Willis' apartment in The Fifth Element MrScorpio Jul 2012 #6

So funny....when I first saw this story that's the first thing I thought of. marmar Jul 2012 #32

Maybe in NY FreeJoe Jul 2012 #7

Are they trending toward McMansions? Zalatix Jul 2012 #8

absolutely trending to McMansions angel823 Jul 2012 #24

Tax incentives, subsidies. Zalatix Jul 2012 #27

The imminent water and energy crises will take care of that. marmar Jul 2012 #33

No way could I comfortably live in an apartment that small, MadHound Jul 2012 #10

I would have a problem also. RebelOne Jul 2012 #28

We may end up living like Mexican workers south of the borders. backscatter712 Jul 2012 #11

Shipping containers are being used to build nice dwellings. MissMarple Jul 2012 #13

When my wife and I were first married... meaculpa2011 Jul 2012 #14

3000 sq for 2? Zalatix Jul 2012 #15

3,000 square feet for two adults... meaculpa2011 Jul 2012 #16

There is a tiny-house movement that is all about sustainability and living simply rox63 Jul 2012 #17

..... cali Jul 2012 #18

Thanks for posting the video rox63 Jul 2012 #37

where can you find and rent an apartment in Manhattan for $1500/month? (in a decent neighborhood) CreekDog Jul 2012 #19

It depends Sterling Jul 2012 #22

You can find 5th floor walkup studios at that price in the upper east side. Also, Harlem has many stevenleser Jul 2012 #26

I've lived here for 14 years now (NYC) Sterling Jul 2012 #21

Take a walk through Ikea some day lapislzi Jul 2012 #23

Our mortgage is way cheaper vankuria Jul 2012 #30

Oh, me too! lapislzi Jul 2012 #36

These kinds of apartments only make sense in the worlds top cosmopolitan cities. People who dont stevenleser Jul 2012 #25

Or something like this: RandiFan1290 Jul 2012 #29

I had a Manhattan hotel room that was about that size. undeterred Jul 2012 #31

No thanks... Clames Jul 2012 #34