City More, Please
Having lived in New York, I think this is great. Want to own a place in Belltown for under $150K? Then get used to living the way people in big cities live…
The moda condos, set to break ground in October, promise “New York-style living,” with units as small as 296 square feet that start at $149,950.
Here’s the floor-plan, via the P-I:
But density boosters, take note: What makes a place like this livable is not just a change in attitudes about how much space a person needs. Tiny condos (and apartments) are most livable when they exist in a city with lots of places to go out to—a city with a vibrant night-life, great parks, good public transportation, cheap restaurants, etc.
In New York and other big, dense cities with expensive real estate, people live in tiny apartments and condos without much trouble because they’re almost never home—they’re at bars, they’re biking along the Hudson River (along a bike path whose speedy completion puts Seattle’s endless bike-friendliness planning process to shame), they’re on the subway to grab Korean food across town, they’re scamming their way onto the list at some club or party.
So yes, Seattle, bring on the “New York-style living.” But make sure it doesn’t end at the doors of our 296-square-foot condos.
I'd buy one. It's all I'd need.