280 Square Foot Apartment?!?

RoboLikes
RoboLikes Posts: 519 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
I am looked at an apartment on the Upper East Side in Manhattan for an amazing price, but the apartment is about 280sp feet....help! When is too small too small? Is that really liveable?
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  • lumina0o0
    lumina0o0 Posts: 498 Member
    for only one person
  • DMZ_1
    DMZ_1 Posts: 2,889 Member
    Here's a 90 square foot apartment in NYC

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZSdrtEqcHU
  • christine24t
    christine24t Posts: 6,063 Member
    If you plan to be out of the apartment a lot then I think it's fine. But if you're a homebody, I might try to find something bigger.
  • chrisc16
    chrisc16 Posts: 94
    280 sq. ft = 16-3/4' x 16-3/4'
    That's kinda small...
  • rmwinters
    rmwinters Posts: 288 Member
    Ummm, its ok if your a hamster.
  • Amy911Gray
    Amy911Gray Posts: 685 Member
    Don't know...I lived in a 400 square foot guest house for a year with my son and husband and his son over the summer time. We seemed to do fine...
  • onedayillbamilf
    onedayillbamilf Posts: 662 Member
    Wow. That's pretty tiny. But on the bright side the bathroom is probably in the living room so pesky pooping wouldn't interrupt your shows.
  • Justjoshin
    Justjoshin Posts: 999 Member
    Smaller than my office... just sayin.
  • thpeek
    thpeek Posts: 76
    It depends on how cheap it is! If I was single I would not really care if the price was right since I would not be home that much anyway.
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    thaats too small. i lived on the upper east side for three years, you can find something affrordable and bigger then that.
  • momof8munchkins
    momof8munchkins Posts: 1,167 Member
    If you have a Japanese design style ,no furniture, except a low table, roll up bed mat. then it would plenty of room.
  • alecta337
    alecta337 Posts: 622 Member
    If you live by yourself it should be enough space. My only concern would be the kitchen. In an apartment that size I would personally want the kitchen to be approximately half the floor space, just because I love to cook. Anywhere else in the world you would probably go crazy, but because it is NYC there is always something to do outside of your apartment. You will probably need to find a local coffee shop where you will spend time reading, computer stuff etc. I wouldn't want to sit at home if I lived in NYC anyway.

    I would totally do it if I were single. I am a very social creature and would love to be forced out of the house all the time.

    My advice is to go see it and look specifically at the kitchen, bathroom, and sleeping space because those areas are where you are going to be spending the most time. Best of luck to you. Personally I would do it!!
  • RoboLikes
    RoboLikes Posts: 519 Member
    Its $1250 a month and it has not been reno'd for a very long time (small/ iffy kitchen/ bathroom) i guess im kinda desperate, ive been looking for an apartment for about 5 months and its driving me crazy!!
  • grapenutSF
    grapenutSF Posts: 648 Member
    I love those IKEA rooms that show how good design can help us live in much smaller spaces than we're used to. Know what I'm talking about? They build these tiny homes in their showrooms, def that size. Their site has some examples too.
  • naia16
    naia16 Posts: 35
    if you have an IKEA near you they have some really cool set ups for small apartments to show how they can be designed for maximum use. at least they used to. go there and see what it wold look like and see if you would feel cramped or not. just a suggestion
  • naia16
    naia16 Posts: 35
    I love those IKEA rooms that show how good design can help us live in much smaller spaces than we're used to. Know what I'm talking about? They build these tiny homes in their showrooms, def that size. Their site has some examples too.
    ha ha..we had the same idea at the same time. was posting as you were writing too i guess
  • naia16
    naia16 Posts: 35
    found a site you might want to look at. same square footage at the one you are looking at. see how they designed it for ideas :)
    http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chris-mini-modern-142164
  • Rayman79
    Rayman79 Posts: 2,009 Member
    Smaller than my office... just sayin.

    Same here... can you really live in a space that small?? Maybe were just spoiled for space here in Aus...
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    My bathroom is that big.......its way to small unless you own nothing and are never home.
  • ActorGirl1476
    ActorGirl1476 Posts: 221 Member
    How cheap is cheap? I've lived in spaces about that size.
  • RoboLikes
    RoboLikes Posts: 519 Member
    It would be $1250 a month and on nice days i could walk to work
  • ActorGirl1476
    ActorGirl1476 Posts: 221 Member
    It would be $1250 a month and on nice days i could walk to work

    I'd do it. As long as its just one person, I think that's fine. if you tried to cram two people in there... absolutely not. lol
  • mrlazy1967
    mrlazy1967 Posts: 285 Member
    If you're young, single and busy then it should be ok, I've lived in worse
  • ansata
    ansata Posts: 52
    It would be $1250 a month and on nice days i could walk to work


    Thank you Lord I live in Kentucky. That is nearly double my house payment of a four bedroom 2 bath home! WOW....Course I have to drive a bit to get to work. But the country life is so for me! I know my neighbors and they know me. My dogs run free in the fenced back yard! I thought a long time ago I wanted to move to a big city. Well...you can take the girl out of the country and she will come a running back to it!
    My only suggestion is to perhaps look into some of the smaller apartment living. I saw some guy living in a large closet! He has a bunk for a bed and really made a home for such a small space! I will look for the link to it.
  • wendyapple
    wendyapple Posts: 323 Member
    It would be $1250 a month and on nice days i could walk to work

    I'd do it. As long as its just one person, I think that's fine. if you tried to cram two people in there... absolutely not. lol

    i agree. i pay a tad more than that to live in a spacious place in brooklyn, but i schlepp an hour to the UWS every day for work. the commute ain't pretty. find places in the neighborhood you enjoy spending time so you won't feel stuck in your apt, and keep an eye out for small space living design ideas. and good luck!
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    My first apartment was 325 square feet. It was small, but plenty for one. I had a full size bed, minikitchen, and full bath. It's doable for one if you are tidy and can plan your space out well.
  • abetterliv
    abetterliv Posts: 50 Member
    since reading this thread I've watched about 10 videos on tiny apartments and tiny houses. This one is definitely the coolest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg9qnWg9kak
  • Ocarina
    Ocarina Posts: 1,550 Member
    Wow. We pay $720 a month for 800 square feet. And that includes cable and internet. :ohwell:
  • Rayman79
    Rayman79 Posts: 2,009 Member
    Not in the same neighbourhood though I'm guessing.

    Some of those small apartments are really decked out nicely, I have to say (somewhat smugly) that I'm looking forward to moving into my new ~1200 square foot house soon :bigsmile:
  • JennieAL
    JennieAL Posts: 1,726 Member
    My husband and I are selling our 1200 sq ft house for one of these: http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/houses/fencl/

    280 sq ft is definitely a viable option, I'd say.
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