There are over 400 "micro-suites" in a high-rise with rents ranging from $1,300 to $2,675 a month.
The residents have access to 27,000 square feet of amenities.
There are mattresses that fold into the wall in the tiny bedrooms.
One apartment building in Queens has reinvented the city's shoe-box-sized apartments into luxury "micro-suites."
Many of the high rises in Long Island City are still under construction.
Common is a company that runs co- living apartments in nine cities across the US.
While the rooms are small, the building has 27,000 square feet of shared amenities.
I took a tour of the facilities to check out the appeal of the co-living trend and find out why these unique apartments have a highOccupancy rate.
There were 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a shared kitchen in the unit that I toured. The floor plan costs between $2,156 and $2,200 per room.
The whole apartment can be applied to by a group of residents. Only the kitchen is shared in the apartment.
Paper towels, toilet paper, and sponges are included in the fee.
One of the bedrooms had a small desk, but the other two had the same size.
Murphy beds are the focal point of the micro-suites.
I tried to set up the bed in the second room. I had to manually pull out the bed so it rested on top of the futon, but I was able to do it.
The end of the bed has a small headboard next to it.
There wasn't much closet space in the smallest bedroom.
The most expensive bedroom had two closets and many shelves.
Common's cheapest micro-suite is 97 square feet and costs $1,664 a month.
The source is Alta by common.
The estimated rent for a 3-bed apartment in the neighborhood was $2,484 in November.
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The main difference between these apartments and a traditional lease is that residents are responsible for their own room's rent, not the entire apartment. It's not your problem if your roommate can't pay or decides to leave.
Amenities are their main selling point. There is a rooftop lounge on the 40th floor.
There are tables and desks in this space for remote work.
Residents can reserve the Catering Kitchen for events.
Common apartment dwellers have access to an app that allows them to organize social gatherings.
The rooftop movie theater is one of the highlights of the building.
The trade-off between personal space, like an apartment dining room, and shared space, like an outdoor grilling area, may not work for everyone.
People moving to a new city for the first time are more likely to prefer Common's co- living homes. Almost half of the company's New York residents are new to the city and a third were born abroad.
Residents don't have to spend a lot of money on gym memberships because of the wide range of workout facilities.
The building's most unique feature was the indoor pool, which let in tons of natural light.
In a city where finding an affordable apartment is difficult, co- living homes are advertised as an alternative.
Common's goal is to keep the good parts of living with roommates, according to the company's founder. We are trying to get rid of as many of the annoyances of communal living as we can.
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