Manhattan shoebox apartment: a 78-square-foot mini studio
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2011
- A couple years ago, Manhattan architect Luke Clark Tyler, lived in a 96 square foot apartment. Instead of upsizing with his latest move, he chose to squeeze himself and his belongings into even less space.
Luke now lives in a 78 square foot shoebox studio. It's too narrow to fit a bed lengthwise, but using a bit of plywood and 2x4s he built his own custom bed/couch.
He keeps his clothes, plates, microwave, books, spices, and shaving and cleaning supplies in a large built-in cabinet. The rest of his kitchen is a tiny refrigerator that helps hold up his desk (he works for home as a contract architect).
While he admits he misses being able to cook a real meal- though he's vegetarian so eats a lot of vegetables and nuts and can even microwave eggs- Luke doesn't see living small as a sacrifice.
He loves living in the heart of New York City- his place is in Midtown Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen- and he likes paying just $750/month (cheaper than the shared housing he could find in the area).
Luke's website: www.lukeclarktyler.com
Original story: faircompanies.com/videos/view/... - Jak na to + styl
The perfect apartment for when you’ve always wanted to go to prison but are too scared to commit a crime.
LOL
Hah! Good one bro.
Lol had to sign in to youtube just to give a like and comment 🤣🤣
😅
ababyharpseal 🤣🤣🤣🤣 spot on
Dude is paying $800 to live in a closet..
Also this was posted 9yrs ago. So its even more now!!
My house is less than that. It's tiny for a house and trashy tbh but we have 2 bedrooms, ACTUAL kitchen/living room/bathroom, closets and a basement. And a garage and shed. And pets. $700.
$800 for that?!?!?!?!? You could just rent a room in a house and have access to the kitchen, bathroom, basement and living room for like $200-$300 dollars less.
I thought he said “a hundred dollars” and I was thinking - “I could live like that for a year for $100” - but $800?! No way. What the hell?
@@dhrgkbqxtjr2743 not in manhattan lol
I'm Kenyan and I must agree that we are used to living in such small spaces....your video is inspiring because it gives an idea of how we can arrange our own small spaces.....thank you for sharing....🙂
4:53 "I work a lot, here. When I work, I'm here. When I'm not working, I'm not really here." Socrates reborn.
hahaha
He’s doing the laugh that is like one step away from a cry
His nervous embarrassing laughter breaks my heart
😂😂😂
Annie McKnight or he is laughing all the way to bank with the money he saves at the end of the month that you don’t
@@canucksfan8051 $800 is overpriced for that amount of space.
Yes! One day he will look back on this and remember the struggle! I'm sure this is a stepping stone for him!
I think I may have an idea why some New Yorkers seems so angry all the time.
nyc is a stressful city
avaorchid 200th like. ;)
+Q u. prison cell chic 😛
Q u it's a shit city too
Yep, so glad my mother didn't raise us their, she knew got the f out with 7 kid's..
That door that he can't open because the bed is in the way leads to a fullsize apartment and this literally is just the closet. Like Bender's digs in Futurama.
🤣🤣🤣
“I’m vegetarian”
**opens fridge”
*water and an orange”
😐
😂
5'10
140pounds
~Zero muscle tone
This poor man.
@@Avenus112 and he is The Hulk compared to the cameraman.
@@jimgardner1306 that's because the one with the camera is a woman, the owner of the channel.
@@Avenus112 Ahem..... and what a handsome woman she is! Seriously... anyone ever hear of an extra-large, deep-dish, meat-lovers pizza? I know, he’s a veggie lover.
Imagine self isolating in there.
God!
I hadn't thought of that! I'd go insane!
It would be essentially impossible because you're sharing a bathroom with your neighbors.
@M A this world is a prison cell you just don't realize it yet .... Freedom can only be found one way , through Jesus Christ . Seek Him today is my hope for you all ....
I knew this would be the top comment so weird
He downsized again - now he's living in an MRI tube.
This made me LOL
Lmfffao 😂😭
Oh ffs 😂
I heard he now lives in a locker
Hahaha!!!
This isn't an apartment. Its a bedroom/dormitory. He's renting a bedroom.
I agree. A room. Well organized/ utilized.
That's all he needs for now
Not even a bedroom, he's renting a closet.
Bless him. He's trying so hard to convince himself that this is ok 🥴
The dude has perseverance I’ll give em that!
It is ok wtf at least he’s not sleeping on a park bench. This looks like a mansion compared to cold cement under a freeway bridge. Until you’ve slept on bare cold snow and had all of your belongings buried under mountains of snow SHUT UP. this place is a BLESSING
@@chloeh600 Nah. He's a dumba$$ for paying that much. 😘
That’s a really annoying thing to say
Did he say $800 a month?
I honestly can’t believe this is legal.
That’s what I said how is this legal
Rico G I think in a lot of places it isn’t!
This is normal in Tokyo for example..I lived there 5 years :)
Fabian Patrizio I don’t think it is “normal”. I think it is just what people are willing to do to live in a big city and landlords take advantage of them. It’s robbery.
Yashaya Yaquab 144 it’s called profit margins dumbass when a company is as big as Apple they can afford to buy wholesale and therefore lower the price it costs to make, if you tried to buy all the materials yourself it wouldn’t cost $15
me: "oh maybe he doesn't stay home much, and basically just sleeps there"
him: "i work from home" WHY
Me: ok. You: huh?
go to a damn coffeeshop or something or the park 😂
I was thinking the exact same!!
Why not live in NJ? Like why?
him: my home office if you will
me: I will not sir.
There's no way he's still living in that utility closet.
"My home office, if you will"
I won't
🤣
KaBash 😂
KaBash
Hahaha
😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
Definitely not.
$800/month to live in a Cocoa Pebbles box? No thank you...
+Rebel G. that is what i was thinking too
+Rebel G. And it doesn't even come with a bathroom! That alone would be a deal breaker for me.
+The Rebel someone had a 90 sq ft house and 700 a month
+The Rebel no one moves to Manhattan so they can hang out in their home all day. To each their own.
Elizabeth Heywood haha good point. I moved into my car 5 years ago. I could live there free if I wanted.
“I’m vegetarian so I eat a lot of fruit”
Opens fridge to reveal one Orange
😬😂
It's a grapefruit, actually. Or at least, he said it was.
Maybe he already ate all his fruit?
he ate a lot of fruit, that's why there's one orange left
"This is an upgrade, I lived in a mud hut in Kenya", did they charge you 800 to live there though?
i bet the hut looked more inviting to
And I imagine the hut had more inviting views and access to outside space/nature
if he works from "home" he could literally live anywhere in the world and do the same job.
MITCHELL WIGGS Right? “But the city” these people will say
Most people don't have COMMON SENSE. Uncomfortable lifestyle.
You'd think he'd get a bigger apartment in a less pricey area.
800 a month can get u a mansion in Mississippi or anywhere South Central haha
he could live in a rv or schoolbus and save 500 bucks.
That ain’t no apartment.
That’s a confession booth.
LOOOOOOLLL
😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Looked like a coffin from the thumbnail
That's exactly what it is
It’s 2020, we need an update. I think he’s probably saved a bit and left. But it’s ok if he’s still there.
@Viliam Vacula any links?
no
He said an inch can make a difference. I bet he’s heard that before.
Whew a good one lol 😂
😆
That’s what she said...
I know i have. 😑
😂😂😂☠
He lost me on the bathroom. If there’s no kitchen and bathroom it’s not an apartment, it’s a RENTED ROOM!!
Exactly!! He rented a room. He could actually get a better room with a shared kitchen as well for the same price. Also dude’s an architect!?!
It’s like a dorm room, just smaller
A rented closet.
Rinee n lol for $800 where?? You dont even live in nyc so you dont even know anything about rent prices.
Chief of Staffy oooohhhh😵 sad to hear!! Hurry and graduate 👍🏼
Each time he chuckled= a cry for help
Sydney cole okaaaay
LOL!
yeah he's gonna snap any minute
Lucy Loft 😂😂😂
"Breaking news, local man who resides in a milk crate went on a rampage through Williamsburg today."
I was actually kind of on board with this until he brought up the prt about sharing that tiny little bathroom with other tenants! That’s where I draw the line. No way I’m gonna share a bathroom with a bunch of strangers
Me too,! I was like Ok, this is a possibility, then he got the water from a communal bathroom I was like "check please'...
Lol. I wouldn't want to do it now, but in my youth budget was the priority, & I did it!
@@betterthinktwice9944 exactly. This isn't much different than roommates. Really how much do some people know about all their roommates before moving in with them?
You are no longer strangers once you share a bathroom.
Don’t be embarrassed! When I was in college, I lived with 4 students in a small room, across the school. Only a sink, two bathrooms to share with other room occupants. Couldn’t cook so had to eat out every time. Thank God that phase in my life is over. So, don’t apologize for your apartment. You’re not sharing it with anyone. You’re not homeless.
$800 a month in 2011. Imagine what it costs now.
I saw a smaller one for $1600 so probably $1700
Omg thats insane, for 1400 a month im paying my mortage in PA.
Just saw a video of one for 1600
I live in Hamilton, Ontario and in 2019, I pay $750 for a large 2 bedroom apartment with a large eat in kitchen, living room, bathroom (INSIDE the apartment), lots of closets and cupboards, and wonderful huge windows in every room.
Over in Toronto, people are paying over $2000 a month for a similar apartment. It is insane what people will pay for the "privilege" of living in a big city.
For what people pay to live in big cities like New York, Toronto, or Vancouver, they could rent something bigger and nicer outside of the city and commute.
I replayed a million times I thought I can’t hear properly 800 damn
It’s not the small space that would bother me so much as sharing that tiny bathroom with so many people.
Christine Peterson
No different from having roommates.
@@AddBowIfGirl Not everyone has roommates and it is different when it's a couple people you know sharing vs random people in your building.
That's where I was like nope.
@@AddBowIfGirl But that bathroom is their only water source. No kitchen... ugghhh. I couldn't.
BellaLove
I didn’t say that everyone has roommates, just that living like this is similar to having roommates (in college), which isn’t ever ideal but is perfectly livable and a great way to save money. And living with roommates, whether in a dorm or apartment, usually involves living with strangers, so again, that’s not so different from living in an apartment like that. This apartment complex is a lot like a college dorm where as a bonus you get to save a ton of your NYC paycheck - and New Yorkers tend to get paid quite well. I could do that for a year or... 4.
As a introvert i wouldn't mind living somewhere like this, If it had its own bathroom. I would rather have a small space for myself, than have a bigger space and need room mates. Privacy, peace and quiet are all very valuable things. Lol
I love this!!! Just moved into a 80 square-foot apartment here in Florida! I have no idea how to make this work… Gives me great ideas!
where in florida? i need a small apartment
It makes me angry that he's paying $800 a month.
That was way back in 2010-11
Just think what he's paying now ffs
@@nasifshadmanchowdhury5023 $1000
NYC should make you angry... not him...
@Gabriel Hernandez is it true about the smell of sewage in the summer when it’s hot?
Wow, somebody's making a lot of money renting out closets.
I once rented out a walk-in closet in Edison New Jersey and it was actually a good deal I think I spent $40 a month on it and I only used it temporarily till I bought my house
@@arlenmargolin1650 Yeah but he's paying around $800. Crazy to think about.
@@springtreats9509 very expensive to live in New York City
@@arlenmargolin1650 haha what! Really? Like out of someone’s house? I’m so intrigued
There's one youtuber who lives a shoebox apartment but at least he pays way cheaper and it has a laundromat down strairs with a clean shared batheroom
Very tidy.
Very organized.
I really like the bed / sofa combo.
I think it's a cute apartment for a single individual. I like that he fixed and added a door to his closet. 👍 Neat. Keep up the great job. Best of luck.
“I work from home”
Then why pay the outrageous cost to rent in Manhattan? lol
Because he’s secretly Carrie Bradshaw.
piecesofme correction... WANTS TO BE Carrie Bradshaw🙃
Carrie Bradshaw had people thinking they can get a sizable studio with a full kitchen and a walk in closet in Manhattan rent controlled for 750 a month. His apartment is more the reality of what 750 would get you in Manhattan.
Building owners absolutely price gouge because people will pay just for location. It’s disgusting.
Oh, yeah, and then he said that place is near of a lot of activities he does...
danny cortés yeah... idk i would move to the out skirts of the city in a real apartment with a bathroom and find new activities 😂
yeah poor dude's voice sounds like he's on the verge of crying
That's literally prison but a bit more lavish and some privacy so you can drop your soap without any worries
he sounded happy to me.
@@Amr_D He said he shares the bathroom.... :)
I like the bed idea. So small, I can’t imagine living like that. Kudos to him.
Very creative with the bed. Thanks for sharing
The landlord probably put a door near a dead end hallway and called it a room.
You could also rent out half a bed, but that's another story!
That's a really good price for an SRO in hell's kitchen. Nice job!
Nicole O. You have me laughing
Lmao...we are really missing our calling. These people will fall for anything just to have that City Living experience.
Nicole Oliver 😂
Let's be honest here, he's paying $800/month to be almost homeless in Manhatten. He could be making payments on a whole damn house most everywhere else in the country.
Especially when he's able to WFH.....
Yes, but HE prefers to live in Manhattan, duh!
He wants to be a New Yorker. People do everything to accomplish their dreams. Not even a private bathroom? Nor even a nano kitchen? Almost like a capsule. Cool for a weekend, or maybe if he worked outside in town. But, working from home?? I don't need big spaces, but at least 15m2, in case of self isolation due to the pandemy. And at least a fish to take care of. There is no place not even for a small freshwater tank.
Tim B he could just have roommates and pay $800 for a nicely sized room . He’s already sharing a bathroom lol
I think we should not judge people because of their house. he might be saving more money. 800/M is not that bad in that area.
I admire him for being able to live how he does. Thanks for sharing your compact lifestyle. 👍
I love the efficiency and discipline with which the space is organised. Very impressed.
hes trying to hard to convince himself this is a good idea
And we aren't helping any.
This is so ridiculous that there isn't much to say
i have never said it about any of the small houses that kirsten has shown-but this is not very appealing.,I think it’s a very awful looking space.
Mayra Alejandra I swear it’s on every single one of em
He's an architect... Why is he living in this? Don't they make decent money? I wish he or someone could answer this.
... all this to be able to say "I live in New York"?
Yeah really worthless
@P Smith there are train cabins larger than this
It’s not about “saying you live in New York” it’s about the real difference in culture and variety and entertainment that exists there and doesn’t exist in cheap suburban places in the US. This place is small as hell I agree, but you just sound small minded and silly trying to negatively reduce the massive amount of things NY offers in life to “someone wanting to say they live in NY”. Maybe you should look in the mirror and realize many many people would laugh at whatever boring place you live.
@@turkey4957 I give zero shits about people's general opinions about me, so don't assume everyone has the mentality and attention craving of a middle schooler. Secondly, it's cute that you assumed i couldn't possibly have thought of what new York has to offer. Cuz those unsophisticated rubes in flyover country just don't know what they're missing! I have and it's not that appealing, in my opinion. Even if it was, I have a bit more dignity and intelligence than you believe to allow someone to sell me the equivalent of a pet rock.
Live? This shit is embarrassing
Very nice carpentry. Your talent as an architect shines through!
I am so impressed!! 😃 It's amazing how you figured out the best possible use of space! And you MADE that cool bed unit yourself for less than $200! Just goes to show... Where there's a will there's a way!!
i love how this guy laughs all the time to try and squelch the inner struggle
I was thinking the exact same thing. It became more of a nervous outburst of a laugh when he mentioned how he works from home designing houses with storage closets as big as his apartment.
i was thinking the same 😂😂
The compromise ain't worth it.
Yup, poor guy looks like he's trying to convince himself that that tiny room is comfortable.
perolito83 that's the impression I got too. I actually could handle it, but he's probably used to growing up in bigger places in the suburbs or something.
I hope he’s doing better today.
Dont ever microwave bathroom water again and call it tea, sincerely All of Ireland.
Fair comment 🍀
I live in a 161sqm bachelor's apartment (which is still almost double the size of his apartment, and mine includes a private bathroom). First time I entered it I was like "no way I can live here".... but it's totally cool. Sure, there are some minor inconveniences, but nothing I can't cope with. It's fascinating how resilient and adaptable we humans are.
An apartment contains its own washroom. This is NOT an apartment! This is a room in a shared residence.
if you want to call that a room...
I agree ..like a rooming house ...for the elite?!?
@@indrarobinson7473 just a rooming house, no elite status required there.
I bet it was somebody's closet
Room? You mean, closet.
That's so depressing. Designs nice homes for a living, lives in a cupboard for 800 bucks a month. He works online, so why does he need to "live" in Manhattan?
conversiamo1 Agreed, its amazing that the guy doesn’t see the irony in this
I’m guessing he still might have to go into the office every couple days for meetings, reports, etc. similar to software engineers - still, WAY better/cheaper places to live than Manhattan esp. on an architect’s salary
i mean he literally said hes 5 minutes from all the thing hes does
@@brownsugar3389 maybe he likes living in the city? lots of stuff to do, bars, restaurants etc
I guess he likes living there. I personally wouldn't live in an urban area. I like a larger apartment for the same price. But some people like to live in urban areas because they have mass transit, easier access to stores and entertainment, etc.
It amazes me how people are REALLY able to make these tiny living spaces work!!! 👏🏾👏🏾
Found him on LinkedIn and now owns an architecture firm in California. I don't know why people got so mad in the comments, this was clearly just a means to an end for this guy. I'm sure those years in this "apartment" weren't the best but he made the sacrifices he needed and is doing better for it.
When he said he needed to go to the bathroom to fill his cup, i lost it.
What about the shoes next to dishes, microwave and other miscellaneous items used to PREPARE FOOD 🤮
I agree. There's no way I'm using bathroom sink water for basic drinking. He should buy bottled water. I bet he has a huge bank account.
Added bonus - if he ever gets convicted of a crime and sent to prison, the cell will seem spacious.
His asshole will also get spacious
Bryan lmfa 😂
ShredZeppelin Bro 😂😂😂😂
And he'll have his own bathroom! Sheesh.
@@unholydiver1095 💀
Wow, Soo incredibly neat & tidy. Good for you making your bed & desk. You've been very resourceful & made a really lovely, cozy home for yourself !!
Suddenly, I'm appreciating my house so much.
$800US to live in a closet, with no kitchen, and sharing a bathroom wth 4 others is a colossal rip-off.
Welcome to New York...
@@RedfishInc didn't he say $100?
@@MaxItUpwithMarta he said 800 a month but the description says 750.
If there was a nice shared kitchen it'd be OK cause them it's like having 3 or 4 roommates which is just like a shared apartment but this just feels like a rip.
it's called NYC lol
I'm astounded that this man is a WHOLEASS PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECT and didn't bother to loft anything with that 13 foot ceiling. All you'd have to do is remove the ceiling fan, and he could easily double his usable space by lofting his bed and inserting his office underneath it.
News flash: it gets hot in the summer time. Heat rises. There's no way to cool up there, so he'd bake like a skinny lil chicken at night.
True
@@SuzanneBaruch True, which is why so many older apartment buildings in NYC have such high ceilings in the first place. They were built before AC, so it allowed the heat to rise above the living space.
However, a window AC unit would easily be able to cool that small of a room, so he's just wasting space by not lofting.
That’s New York: In some buildings it’s illegal to install an AC unit. 🥳
@@tybrown7112 There's an AC in his window.
Good accommodations for the choice of living in an expensive city. Creative use of space. This living space seems monklike. No place for a bunch of stuff you don't need. Sharing access to water and toilet/shower. I wish i had that. I'm living in an 8 x 27 ft space which is down from a 2 bdrm house which burned in a fire a few years ago. 3 years here waiting for pge to distribute payment for fire damage.....so i can appreciate this guys space. Good job.
This was 9 years ago, image living in this apartment during quarantine
🏆yes, better than staying with the Ex!!! I am tripping on all these entitled clueless bitchy comments, yikes!!!! What happen to being happy for ANY one showing you their place regardless of the accommodations!!! Oh wait, they all still live with grandma....because in their 30th bday they got kicked out of moms basement. Lol
I need to know what's behind that door beside the bed. Maybe he never realized he's been living in the closet of a giant penthouse the whole time.
That would be hysterical!
When bender shows fry his closet 💀💀
@@CarlosMartinez-bg3cn Dammit that is exactly what I was thinking.
Lol
I came to the comments to see if anyone has the same question as me ;D
Someone just saw this and feels better about their life
My bedroom is 4 times the size of his "apartment "
🙋🏻♀️
Me included
I live in my own house, 675 square feet, and I thought I was in a tiny living situation.
@AceOfHearts I have a 3 bedroom fairly large house .... watching this definitely made me feel fortunate. ... the city isn't for me though. Lol
I really enjoy his laugh, for some reason lol! 😊
Cool house dude. Loved it
A guy in Federal Prison has more room than you. Take a minute to digest that.
Wow. That's true. And they often have their own toilet.
And better food
Even the video is compressed.
And still, crime doesn't pay. The rents in NYC are criminal.
I know a guy that did time and he said its like staying in a shitty hotel.
Some genius landlord is renting spare closets to hipsters for $800/month. Amazing.
😂😂😂😂😂 trueee jhajahaha
More like 1200 a month but yeah
Yeah, hes making a killing on these fools!
@@hannahondler2952 That is what most people don't get..these closets can run up to 2500 a month depending on location. It's insane. 😯
Hipsters deserve everything they get... Bloody hipsters.
You did a Great Job 😀
Thoreau said, "I'd rather sit on a pumpkin all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion." He certainly has a point.
Thorou liked nature. Being stuck day and night in this tiny apartment in the big city would not have been his thing.
Actually, I'm amazed at how organized he is. He did a fantastic job with that storage/closet. I would prefer to have more space, of course, but what he did with such a small amount of room, was astounding!
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Yes !
Rumor has it the checks he gets from Guiness Book of World Records helps him out.
He's really clever!
He sounds like he's on the verge of crying the entire time as he's explaining his situation and quite honestly I don't blame him.
@RetroGuy76 yep
i would be ready to quit my job if that was the home reality. I have an entire 3 bedroom house, with large garden, garage, shed and clothesline, and front yard, parking for 4, and a quiet neighborhood, IN IOWA, for $900 plus utilities (15 year mortgage) , this video makes me love IOWA even more! =) my entire kitchen, and its tiny for this state, would be the size of your room. get out of there!
@@robanderson84 been through Iowa many many MANY times. have experienced the extremes of the summer months and bitter BITTER cold months. oh and there are the smell of GOLD, hog sh*t. just as the smell of hog farms go away, maybe 5 minutes, BOOM another hog farm for miles. but that's in central Iowa. Eastern Iowa has corn fields, flooding rivers, a few universities and hospitals.... $900 is too much lol
@@SHADOWBOXERBAYBEE i live in the Des Moines, no pigs for 30 miles in any direction from my place, can't smell a thing like that, but my grandma lives on a farm, and it smells like money to her =)
That's sad. I live in a 2 bedroom apartment wifi, water, sewage
, trash included for 670.
I feel bad for complaining
I just always wonder about having a bad stomach bug and having to go back end forth to the shared bathroom
I'd worry about that ,too, but I'd make sure I had a large bucket that can have a toilet seat attached. God help the person that came anywhere near my door, though.
One of the best mini studios I've seen. I absolutely love how he's used the space.
Sharing bathroom with strangers is my personal hell
Sharing a bathroom with your family is gross!!
Will. Not. Share. Bathroom.
You would not have done well in college dorms then lol
I agree
I wouldnt like sharing it either!
Nope nope nope I'm out. Sharing a bathroom with strangers no thank you
I did in college when I lived in a rooming house. My "room" was about triple the size of this guy's apartment. But the sharing of bathroom wasn't bad. There was a calendar and every 4th day someone was responsible for cleaning and it actually worked well.
ramon Dorm and student housing is all about that. Did it for about 3 years myself.
In San Diego, the majority of people who rent out a room in their house do not offer a private bathroom for their tenant. Yuck, imagine using same shower and toilet with a complete stranger! And most are real tricky about it when they advertise the room. I also agreed to an AirBnB room this year. The lady said it was just her and her toddler, but I would have to use same bathroom. As a senior female, from a different era and having urgencies, I wanted to make sure I didnt have to trapse in front of a stranger man when I needed to go. Turned out the bathroom was completely on the other side of the house and when I got there she introduced me to her husband! Some people have quite varied ideas about what is decent, and add to that, their concept of a clean house is wack too. Uggh
I like how well he has made things work in such a tiny space.
U r great and happy living simple and humble way... May God bless you..
Am I the only one nervous about the fact that his microwave is crammed in a closet with NO ventilation space around it? 🔥🥵
No. You are not. I'm thinking exactly the same thing.
I mean it's own on for like 2 minutes max at a time so why would it make a difference
Yeah, I noticed that, too. That would make me nervous.
Ughhy the fucking grease on my shirts, I can already feel it. Also his dirty shoes next to it 🤢
Same here
“So this is my place”
*depressive music starts playing*
😂😂😂😂😂
Sad ukulele
@1400deadwood It's her therapeutic way of dealing with all of the pretentious douches, that she dates....
Your place is so classy and I love how you did your bed you're doing a great job it's the most organized and pleasing of all the ones I've seen don't ever be ashamed you've got it made I live in a tiny place just to be in New York good luck and all that you do someday you'll have a mansion because you're willing to compromise
Stylish, very organized and clean! I think I can easily live here too.
What's that white door in his apartment for?
Narnia?
His hopes and dreams?
+pdrbcl I thought about that too and I think it could be that it used to be the closet of the room next door, and an entrance to that room. It is probably locked, but still there for when the owner wants to sell someday!
***** That's what I also meant to say. His room is a closet to the room next to it, originally :D
I thought it was just for decoration to make it look bigger
😂😂😂 @ hopes and dreams
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I'd rather live in a van. At least you can move around from place to place and not be stuck in a shoebox size studio.
vans get really cold during the winter months and nights
@@murrrr8288: Depends on where you live. Where I live, weather-wise, a van would be no different than living in that N.Y.C. dog house. Summer though, better find a tree to park under or a freeway overpass.
I've been living in my work truck for almost a year know. I call it my Peterbuilt condo
I Ford transit will be bigger
@@murrrr8288 Especially if you're living in a van down by the river.
You have done an exceptional job making furniture that works for your needs, nice job.
Subscribed! This is a really cool channel. Didn’t know rent in the US is that high. Very interesting!
That's New York city, not the entire US. I live in a 4 bed/2 bath mobile home in a beach resort city for less than $600.00 a month. (Water and trash pick up included.)
Wow that is too small of a living space and it looks like a prison cell. I would go insane. And the rent is $800/month plus 3-4 people sharing the washroom? That's gross.
i agree. That is fucking horse shit.
I used to live in a place like that but with 2 roomates.
Instead of sofa, there was a triple bunk bed and instead of desk we had 3 vertical lockers 1 for each one of us.
Washroom was also shared with around 12 people.
But when you have no option, you adapt and get used to it.
I spent most of the time time outside so when I did need to go back, I was so tired that the only thing I wanted to do is sleep. And for solely having a place to sleep, that's better than the streets.
If you think about it the human capacity of adaptation is amazing.
Ras Irie honestly, very well said. i recently had to move home with my parents after a horrid break up with my fiance. I hated it SO much at first but then it's like... shit.... better than a bus stop bench...
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Yeah, not only that shoebox apt is too small they have to share a single washroom among 3-4 people? That is kinda disgusting. Imagine lining up in the morning for #1 and #2, guys pissing and pooping in the same toilet oh boyy! And I know how some male tenants are DIRTY MOFOS.. who can't clean up after themselves. Sorry but I pass. If I had work in NYC, I would live in the suburbs, take the train or whatever even its a long ride. I just can't mess with my living conditions just cuz the location is close to my work.
Organic Beast i hear ya. i used to live with 3 guys. it was nasty as hell... it amazes me how they just didn't care
i wonder if he realizes he's living in a janitorial closet
It probably was at one point.
I bet he leaves that front door open to the hall ALL the time. I would have to. Sorry I understand living small in the city, I lived in Philadelphia PA in a small apt bed room small kitchen with bathroom with shower only but dang u coukd at least walk to the other room. Plus my apt was the only one on that small floor when you opened the door a small landing with a big window and the stairs ( inside stairwell) I essentially made that landing part of my living space. Had a little chair and endtable out there. You could see straight down the steps to the front door that had a huge window to the street. Best seat in the house actually. It was and old apt building from the 20s or 30s the architecture was beautiful. You could tell in it's day it was lovely. The Windows in the bedroom was like three trifold and huge with high ceilings so though small you did not feel trapped. Right across from Temple University so you know they made a killing off of students. 30 yrs ago the rent there was 800 per month. Sorry but this is sad, but i am sure any homeless person would love it so who are we to say if it is dumb. I see there is an AC at least
One of those moments I wish there was a “milk-squirting-out-your-nose” emoji. 🤣🤣
At least a janitorial closet has running hot and cold water & a drain.
Lmaooooo hell yeah
Lots of good space-saving ideas though. You did well, sir👏
Wow, living in this during normal times is an eye opener. I can't imagine what living in this during covid was like when you couldn't even go outside or go places.
You can go out with covid and talk to and see outside just with masks
Grocery stores drugstores etc always open just restaurants eat in not possible
Here in Montreal we have 8 pm to 5am cerfew for now till cases go down more
Businesses can be open
Schools some open some on line
This isn't trendy, it's sad.
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Yep. Looks like China living.
Everyone has a different view. Tiny is cool to me.. it’s the $800 that is sad.
Amazing what a gay man will do to stay around his boys...
@louiseleu yes it's sad but maybe after collecting money he will move in better flat. I couldn't live her 😭 it's too small for me
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He doesn't hang out in his apartment all day. He goes our into the world. He lives in NYC and needs a place to work and sleep. He doesn't live his life here.
I just walked in the front door and fell out the back window!
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You totally cracked me up 😆
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Now that's bloody hilarious.... except the AC is in the way 🤣
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Wow! So cool! He is very organized!
I remember an episode of Friends when Ross was looking at an "apartment " that looked very much like this. Joey and Chandler wouldn't let him get it. I thought it was part of the sit-com joke. I never believed places like this actually existed.
With that high ceiling height you could have done a lot of space saving stuff...
+Alexander Wingeskog Yeah, my thoughts exactly. The vertical space has not been utilized at all. But on the other hand that solution is easy on the knees since there's no need to climb anything. And probably really easy to clean and maintain. Still, personally even as a person with busted knees I would have probably at least lifted my bed higher up :D
+Alexander Wingeskog Prolly the landlord wony allow too much drilling in the walls??....Just a though :>
+johaess Yes you might be right!
+johaess -- We built lofts at college with lower ceilings and never put a hole in a single wall.
Yes- build a framed platform that is over 6 feet high on the far end of the apartment and put the bed up there.
The shared bathroom is a deal breaker. Well the whole place is a deal breaker really.
And he’s paying 2k a month for that shitty place
IInvictus hes paying $800 a month. I live in nyc and apartments are very small yet expensive as hell smh I’m actually moving into a new apartment tomorrow. Nyc is hard! Lol
Same here - as soon as he got to the ‘4 other units share this ... ‘ I’m like..oh, I don’t think so ..
Its worse than most people think. If one person gets sick, you all get sick.
What is going on these rentals are crazy so are the landlords I can't breathe in a super tiny apartment these prices a. Are ridiculous.
Very nice use of the space
It's really neat and clean
When you thought you have seen the tiniest apartment there is, there's always something smaller