I dunno, doesn’t look unpleasant, just small and cramped. He’s kept it clean and tidy, the floor and walls look spiffy, and I don’t see evidence of any vermin. I wouldn’t pay $1,100 a month to live there, but that’s largely because I have less than no interest in living in Manhattan.
I used to pay a bit over $650 a month for a room in an apartment in Hermosa Beach, CA. That room was probably the same size as this. A previous tenant had installed two rods around 78" up and used it as a walk-in closet. This would have been circa 1999. But then, there was also a kitchen, living room, and bathroom I shared with a roommate. She paid slightly more, since she had an actual bedroom and not a converted closet.
What I see, mostly, is someone who’s managed the enviable feat of not accumulating a lot of stuff that he doesn’t really need. If you’re young and you’re used to not only traveling light but living light (say, if you have to fit all your worldly possessions in half of a dorm room), this is a lot more doable. As noted in the video, he has a huge kitchen at Lincoln Center to cook in and Central Park is his living room.
Try sleeping next to an open window with birds blasting their “songs” just before sunrise! My recent stay at my parents’ cottage had me pining for the 6 AM rush hour waking me up at home.
Yea after watching the vid I thought the title of the article was a bit crass, unpleasant for whom? He seems happy with it. It’s no smaller than where millions apon millions of people live.
But he’s not living in a McMansion, so let’s shame his home.
If it had a loft bed and better storage solutions, I wouldn’t mind staying in a place like this for a work assignment, while attending a conference, or even on a sightseeing vacation.
