When you move to a major city, you usually expect that you’ll live in an expensive, shoebox-sized apartment. A new set of apartments in Manhattan are even smaller than your average studio — but much better designed. The idea is that the minimalist, chic... Read More
A factory-built project in New York City offers a new way to dish up density without turning off renters. New York City’s first micro-unit development is shaking up the area’s rental market with tiny models that do away with notions... Read More
Canadian-designed building features units no bigger than 360 square feet In a city of big dreams and an ever-growing population trying to squeeze into a tight space, New York is hoping the solution to its housing problems is to go... Read More
Whether inspired by tiny houses or Marie Kondo’s compassionate purging, streamlined, small space living seemed to be all the rage last year. And with the unveiling of a sample apartment at the much-hyped Carmel Place (formerly My Micro NY)—the micro-apartment development currently being built in Kips... Read More
New York, NY One of the city’s first micro-unit development, Carmel Place, has officially launched leasing. Developer Monadnock Development has enlisted micro-housing specialist Stage 3 Properties, a Simon Baron Development portfolio company, to introduce Common, a housing model. Common at... Read More
During a recent tour of Carmel Place, New York City’s new micro-apartment complex, Ammr Vandal, project manager for nArchitects, explained how design can generate a sense of roominess in even the smallest spaces. We were standing in the building’s three-hundred-and-two-square-foot... Read More
We find out how New York City’s first micro-unit apartment building does small so well. As rising housing prices in urban areas put the squeeze on square footage, a new generation of designers, architects and developers are learning to do more... Read More
Picture coming home to a newly-made bed, fresh linens, and clean clothes that are folded and put away in your drawers and closet. You don’t have to worry about what to eat for dinner. Your fridge and pantry is already stocked... Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — The apartments in a new Manhattan building boast little balconies, tall ceilings, dishwashers and storage space. All in 360 square feet or less. It’s micro-living in the nation’s biggest city, and New Yorkers could be seeing... Read More
Leasing is now underway at Carmel Place, the city’s first micro-unit development. And if it’s not enough that you can live in these cleverly designed apartments making great use of very little space, the building also comes equipped with a... Read More