As Apartments Continue To Shrink, Developers Redefine Micro-Living

If the average U.S. apartment did the Facebook 10-year challenge, it would reveal itself to be 52 SF skinnier.

Renters all over the country are choosing smaller units with bigger rents, all in the name of proximity to bars, restaurants and cafés, according to a recent study by RentCafé using data by Yardi Matrix. The average size of an apartment built in 2018 in the U.S. was 941 SF — 5% smaller than an average apartment built a decade prior...

1. Focus on versatile furnishings
2. Get rid of the kitchen sink — and the kitchen
3. Create space for work, study and exercise
4. Lend out the (not-so-small) stuff

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RSK: Haha. Wouldn`t you know it? All regions shrunk the size of their apartments from 2008 compared to 2018...except the midwest which became larger. Is it because we are getting larger ourselves or because we share space?