NYC asks developers to create tinier apartments
A pilot program proposed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to turn a city lot into a building filled with micro-units of no more than 300 square feet. / Spencer Platt/Getty Images
(AP) NEW YORK - New York City renters have long made a habit of sacrificing square footage to save money. Now, the government wants to help them move into even smaller spaces.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is inviting developers to propose ways to turn a city lot into a building filled mostly with micro-units of no more than 300 square feet.
New York City real estate: Tiny houses
The pilot program could lead to a change in regulations that currently require new apartments to be at least 450 square feet.
Bloomberg said Monday the shift will help accommodate the changing population. He says young professionals are waiting longer to start families.
Bloomberg says a shortage of small homes is forcing people to move into illegal subdivisions. The city has 1 million studio and one-bedroom apartments for 1.8 million one- and two-person households.
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Bloomberg has finally lost it.!!
How many square feet does his house contain.?
I have relatives who live in New York and their places are so small, if you smile your cheeks touch the walls.
This is not to mention the absolutely outrageous rents they pay for these walk-in closets.
Bloomberg should put restrictions on the number of square footage allowed for apartments rented by movie stars, singers, politicians etc.; you know; the ones with the big bucks.
I'd be willing to bet most New Yorkers get down on their knees every night and give thanks that this fruitcake is not running for Mayor again.
It seems, before he leaves office, he wants to gain as much control over the lives of the residents as possible.
Restrictions on table salt, smoking, soda, popcorn, milkshakes -
what's next.
Bloomberg seems to have missed or forgotten that most Americans want less government in their lives.
Every time somebody in government wants to "help" or "save" Americans from themselves; our civil right go bye-bye.
With all the crises Americans face today; thanks to our "helpful" politicians, we can't afford anymore of their "help".!!!
It is my sad duty to report-
On a four-foot restriction on humanoid height!
It's said now that people will be shorter in height-
We can fit twice as many in the same building site,
They say it's alright."
(Genesis: "Get 'Em Out By Friday" - 1974)
Yee-haw. How's that for freedom...
Oh, what type of drywall will be used? A type that's good for people or good for a supply-side economy?
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/2009-03-16-chinese-drywall-sulfur_N.htm
Lastly,
"Bloomberg says a shortage of small homes is forcing people to move into illegal subdivisions. The city has 1 million studio and one-bedroom apartments for 1.8 million one- and two-person households."
Isn't that a bit of spin? Small homes cost too much in this so-called economy and the jobs sure as heck don't last long enough to make a home a lifelong (much less any other form of) investment anymore.
This is about economics to him. Not human rights. More people in his area means more taxes - assuming he hasn't followed the lead and helped offshore more and more of them out of this country... I don't know, that last part is definitely supposition, but there is more to support a "population to tax and exploit" claim than the "who has and who has not offshored and especially if US taxpayers prop them up with subsidies and bailouts" issue...
Yee-haw. How's that for freedom...
Oh, what type of drywall will be used? A type that's good for people or good for a supply-side economy?
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/2009-03-16-chinese-drywall-sulfur_N.htm
The best thing for NY City is for a greater majority of the big corporate world to leave for grounds more fertile with wider open spaces and watch good ole NY come tumbling down.
People leave... properties cost go down, tax revenue is lost and all that socialistic work they've had the American Taxpayer as well as the State Taxpayer pay into goes down the tubes.
I love looking out my front door and seeing wide open spaces and looking out my back door and seeing trees and once in a while I see a flock of wild guineas and turkeys and an occasional group of deer. I wouldn't trade that experience for any city in the world!
I live about 35 miles from a fairly large city. I glad it's there when I need it, like when I need to see a doctor or if I need to be hospitalized. I also shop there occasionally. I would NEVER live there, though!