IN July, when Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced his competition to create a building of residential “micro-units” inManhattan, each ranging from 275 to 300 square feet, the plan ignited the imagination of countless architects and developers.
It also gave many New Yorkers a joltingly fresh perspective. For those who already consider themselves space-starved, quarters that are even more cramped seemed inconceivable. Yet to others, an apartment of that size sounded crazy-huge.Consider Gab Stolarski, who happily renewed the lease for her West Village studio apartment— all 170 square feet of it.
(shout:NYT)
