296 square feet -- but it's home

[auntAgonist]

Park two of GMC's biggest Sierra pickups next to each other. That's a lot of truck, but a small condominium -- at least by Seattle standards.

But a local developer is betting Seattle urbanites are primed to carve out their own two-truck chunks of Belltown. 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.

Studios that size range from $149,950 to $245,950.

"I think there's unmet demand for affordable new construction in downtown," said developer G. David Hoy, president of HMI Real Estate Inc. "I also believe downtown needs more diversity."

Debra Smith, who now lives in a studio apartment in Queen Anne, has already reserved a moda studio. She extolled the location, the price and even the size.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/283265_tinycondo31.html?source=mypi

[billyskank]

1. Sounds like London

:hi:

[nosillies]

5. Yes, that's why we sadly don't live there anymore

I miss it so, but my husband reminds me that if we moved back, our current house payment here would get us a cardboard box in Mile End.

[sir_captain]

2. Maybe NYC style, but not NYC price

300 square feet would fetch a *minimum* of $300,000, i think, and a lot more if the location was desirable. i've seen studios go for well over a million.

[LynzM]

3. If I were single, I could totally live in that much space

Not so good with a family, or probably even with 2 people, but...

[auntAgonist]

6. I could too. A tad pricey

but I think I'd be just fine. When I was much younger I had a loft type apartment that was very much like that. Couldn't have been any bigger. I loved it. It was above a store in the downtown area of a big city. If I remember correctly the rent was $40.00 a week. I was 18 at the time and working full time.

aA

[Mutley]

4. I could live in a place that small by myself.

I can't imagine trying to do it with more than one person, though.

[LanternWaste]

7. imagine what a 200 sq. ft. apartment would look like...

I'm trying to imagine what a 200 sq. ft. apartment would look like and just can't do it.

I live alone and my place is almost 700 sq. ft. It seems smaller and smaller every day (esp. the bathroom which shrinks by 2" every week--- I swear to you! I'm not making this up!)

So I mentally envision my apartment cut by over two-thirds and come up with-- room for a bed, a toilet, a sink and a couch. Sheesh! Cozy and quaint is one thing, but this is positively Inquisition-like!

[billyskank]

8. Think like a big university dorm room

Then you've got it.

[speedoo]

9. Living in a city, you can get by with everything smaller.

With a grocery around the corner that you can walk to easily, you don't need a standard size fridge. And all your food prep stuff can be small as well because you're usually only cooking for yourself, or eating at the local joint.

But if another person is there... different story.

Since I live on a medium sized boat a lot of the time, I've learned to get along in a small space.