Micro-apartments on way to downtown Tampa

[EC]

The tiny living space movement is coming to Tampa.

    Rent will start in the mid $800s
    Residents won't be allowed to have car on premises
    9,000 'community environment' included

Urban Core Holdings, LLC is acquiring a 12-story building on East Madison Street and will convert much of the space into 300-400 square foot apartments. Each would be the average size of a hotel room.

“We think the market for this project is younger working professionals, the younger work force working in the downtown area that don’t want to be involved in a commute, and that see so many cool things happening in the downtown area,” said Omar Garcia, Urban Core Holdings Development manager.

Monthly rents are expected to start in the mid $800s. The project is expected to take about 8-12 months to complete, but the company will begin taking reservations April 17.

The building will include about 9,000 square feet for a community environment with a gym, pet care, movie area and more.

The first floor will hold retail businesses and restaurants, and the second floor will be used for offices.

More: http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2017/4/13/micro_apartments_on_.html

So the residential hotel is back then.

[geronl]

we call them studio apartments, I thought

Yet they have 9,000 square feet for amenities?

[DB]

People are becoming cattle in the large cities.

[Hondo69]

People are becoming cattle in the large cities.

And the sooner they start getting with the program and behaving like cattle the better.

Agenda 21 is already 2 years behind schedule.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

People are becoming cattle in the large cities.

I wouldn't care normally, as I am pro-freedom and pro-freedom of choice, but liberals want to force everyone to live in these tiny spaces.

[Applewood]

Trying to convert Tampa into Manhattan.  $800 in Manhattan might get you a closet you would have to share. 

No, thank you.  I want a lot more space for $800 something a month.

[Hondo69]

I wouldn't care normally, as I am pro-freedom and pro-freedom of choice, but liberals want to force everyone to live in these tiny spaces.

There is more than one theory out there floating around that boils down to a grand conspiracy by the gummit to repopulate downtown/urban areas.  People have been flocking to the 'burbs for decades to escape the filth, crime and vermin of the inner cities.  And as it turns out those living in the suburbs tend not to be big fans of big government.  So they must be "repatriated" whether they like it or not.  While you and I see squalor in the filth, crime and vermin of the inner cities the big government types see votes.

[driftdiver]

Trying to convert Tampa into Manhattan.  $800 in Manhattan might get you a closet you would have to share. 

No, thank you.  I want a lot more space for $800 something a month.

A 2 bedroom in that area costs $2,200 a month.   Drive a short ways and rents drop though.   They are trying to revitalize downtown tampa which would be nice.  If people want to live there let them.

I live on the outskirts of Tampa and am tired of the traffic.   Time for Idaho or Colorado I think.

[driftdiver]

There is more than one theory out there floating around that boils down to a grand conspiracy by the gummit to repopulate downtown/urban areas.  People have been flocking to the 'burbs for decades to escape the filth, crime and vermin of the inner cities.  And as it turns out those living in the suburbs tend not to be big fans of big government.  So they must be "repatriated" whether they like it or not.  While you and I see squalor in the filth, crime and vermin of the inner cities the big government types see votes.

Its pretty well documented by the Nature Conservancy.   The UN and other organizations are part of it.   It boils down to using economic policy to push people to population centers.  It makes them easier to control.

They want to make most of North America off limits to people.   In northern Minnesota they've closed roads which make large areas of Federal Land inaccessible.  In Florida they've expanded the Everglades and restricted the use of motors on boats, making them inaccessible.

[Idiot]

A 2 bedroom in that area costs $2,200 a month.   Drive a short ways and rents drop though.   They are trying to revitalize downtown tampa which would be nice.  If people want to live there let them.

I live on the outskirts of Tampa and am tired of the traffic.   Time for Idaho or Colorado I think.

Yes....Idaho or Colorado would be great.  Stay away from Texas though....vile place....vile people....nothing but a wasteland.   

[TomSea]

Yes....Idaho or Colorado would be great.  Stay away from Texas though....vile place....vile people....nothing but a wasteland.   

 

Mebbe brush up on your Español, Señor.

[driftdiver]

Yes....Idaho or Colorado would be great.  Stay away from Texas though....vile place....vile people....nothing but a wasteland.   

I want mountains, real mountains

[Frank Cannon]

Where have I heard of this concept of overpriced small living areas that have a large common area? Oh yeah. College dorms.

[XenaLee]

The tiny living space movement is coming to Tampa.

    Rent will start in the mid $800s
    Residents won't be allowed to have car on premises
    9,000 'community environment' included

Urban Core Holdings, LLC is acquiring a 12-story building on East Madison Street and will convert much of the space into 300-400 square foot apartments. Each would be the average size of a hotel room.

“We think the market for this project is younger working professionals, the younger work force working in the downtown area that don’t want to be involved in a commute, and that see so many cool things happening in the downtown area,” said Omar Garcia, Urban Core Holdings Development manager.

Monthly rents are expected to start in the mid $800s. The project is expected to take about 8-12 months to complete, but the company will begin taking reservations April 17.

The building will include about 9,000 square feet for a community environment with a gym, pet care, movie area and more.

The first floor will hold retail businesses and restaurants, and the second floor will be used for offices.

More: http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2017/4/13/micro_apartments_on_.html

So the residential hotel is back then.

Hamster living is back.  The least they could do is throw in a free treadmill for the human habitrail.

[Mom MD]

A 2 bedroom in that area costs $2,200 a month.   Drive a short ways and rents drop though.   They are trying to revitalize downtown tampa which would be nice.  If people want to live there let them.

I live on the outskirts of Tampa and am tired of the traffic.   Time for Idaho or Colorado I think.

@driftdiver

If you can swing Idaho I would try there. I am a lifelong Colorado resident and my once deep red state is now blue.  Between the illegals and the Democrat governers we have had recently, there is little hope we will recover.  Some of the most beautiful scenery on God's green earth, but the California transplants, the Boulder crowd and the illegals have ruined the political climate. Not to mention the legal pot and what that has done to our state (and the crowd it has brought in)

[Victoria33]

@EC

No cars allowed.  I don't see how this will work if the people can't have a car.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

A 2 bedroom in that area costs $2,200 a month.   Drive a short ways and rents drop though.   They are trying to revitalize downtown tampa which would be nice.  If people want to live there let them.

I live on the outskirts of Tampa and am tired of the traffic.   Time for Idaho or Colorado I think.

My first thought was it'd be great if people move downtown and take some of the traffic off Memorial.

Then I remembered that this is like the third highest population growth area in the country.  Someone else will just move in.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

@EC

No cars allowed.  I don't see how this will work if the people can't have a car.

No cars allowed on premises.  But there's plenty of empty lots in the area, and if there was enough demand I'm sure someone could put up another parking ramp. 

Or they could just use taxis if they don't need to drive that often.  There's plenty of grocery, shopping, etc, within a couple miles.

[geronl]

I want mountains, real mountains

One thing we don't have much of is mountains. I think we can probably build some if we really wanted to, though.

[geronl]

500 sq ft studio apartment is around $600-800 dollars in rural-suburban Texas, heck I saw an older complex in Irving Tx where $800 a month is 'All Bills Paid' (which means water, sewer, trash and power... not phone, internet, cable, Amazon or college loan bills-- false advertising!) A price doable on a $10 an hour almost full-time job - if you are on a strict diet, lol