New York’s micro-apartments to be open soon

In an attempt to address the city’s demand for affordable (single and double) occupant dwellings, the NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development has launched a project for small affordable housing. The first building of its kind, Carmel Place is located in Manhattan’s Kips Bay neighbourhood. New York-based nArchitecture has designed the building. Totalling 35,000 square feet, the structure contains 55 units that range in size from 250 to 370 square feet. It is composed of four thin, stepped volumes that are clad in varying shades of grey bricks. While rents start at just $ 950 per month (for lower income residents), 40 percent of the 55 apartments in the building have been set aside as affordable housing. These studios were prefabricated in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, delivered by truck over the Manhattan Bridge and assembled on site. The kitchenettes are outfitted with mini-refrigerators, two-burner electric stove-tops and microwaves in lieu of ovens. Bathrooms are large enough to accommodate a wheelchair, but have stall showers instead of bathtubs.
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