Developer plans for micro-unit apartments in Phoenix
Micro-housing may soon be coming to Phoenix if one developer has his way.
(Phoenix.gov Photo)
(Phoenix.gov Photo)
Micro-housing may soon be coming to Phoenix if one developer has his way.
Michael Lafferty of Lafferty Development is hoping to bring 190 to 230 micro units to 12th and Van Buren Streets, according to the Phoenix Business Journal. Lafferty wants to spark redevelopment along Van Buren and also recreate a popular idea in urban settings like Manhattan and Hong Kong. His idea is named the St. Ambrose project and will cost $25 million.
In New York City, leasing is set to begin for Carmel Place, the city’s first micro-unit development. It features 55 studio apartments ranging from 260 to 360 square feet. It’s a way to solve the problem of those looking to live alone and not have to pile on the roommates in an expensive city.
This type of housing could work in Phoenix. The St. Ambrose project did gain approvals from the city of Phoenix, and Lafferty may start construction before the end of the year or in early 2016.
Transwestern Commercial Real Estate is also proposing a tower of apartments with micro units near McKinley and Second Streets.
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LOL "micro" apartments, shiny, painted shipping crate "living units", what next? Dogloo's to live in? Converted outhouses? How much taxpayer funding went into this "sustainable living" scam on the public? They are laughing at us! NO corporate CEO would be caught dead in one of these pack 'em and stack 'em overpriced postage stamps.
Micro apartments like this may be fine for one single person, but the issue is quality of life downtown. You have little if any reasonable place to park a car if you have one, therefore it will cost you nearly as much to rent a parking space.
Add the fact that there is no grocery store this really does limit you. I guess you can take the almighty light rail to get groceries.
The older population do not want ten ft ceilings and two car garages. We want an efficient space with no frills. I have a dishwasher, which I have never used. A waste of money and space. The older population is growing.