How small is an apartment for 617 square feet?

[compnovice]

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
My garage is larger than that!

I'd say that's fine for one person. I dunno. I live in a place that's 1500 and it seems small.

How big are you fatty?

 

[Eos]

Great thing about a small place is you can buy a smaller tv and get the same experience because you're sitting closer. Then you can laugh at the dopes with their $3k screens as you sit 7 feet from your 27" Or hell, you can use your computer and not buy a tv at all.

 

[DrPizza]

I'm surprised no one's suggested:

go outside to your driveway, mark out a 20 foot by 31 foot area. That's roughly the size of your apartment.
(or roughly 23x27, or 12x51 (if you want to compare it to a old trailer), or 16x44 if you want to compare it to a newer trailer... or...

 

[Triforceofcourage]

I don't really have much stuff, basically just everything I have accumulated in my bedroom over the years. I am going to go check it out on Saturday.

You guys make it sound like a shoebox which doesn't exactly make me happy but I will check it out soon to find out.

 

[j00fek]

pretty small, but average for a 1br

 

[Gibson486]

not huge, but not small. It's good for a couple, but not for roommates.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: LadyBuggy
Go take a look at it. 617 sounds pretty normal, but the layout of the rooms makes a big difference for how big it feels.

yeah, who the hell moves into an apartment without looking at it 1st?

 

[Kelnoen]

that'll be around 2 rooms 17ft square

 

[I Saw OJ]

Sounds about fine, mines 806 square feet and pretty nice and big so I would figure 617 would be fine with the right furniture.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
I'm surprised no one's suggested:

go outside to your driveway, mark out a 20 foot by 31 foot area. That's roughly the size of your apartment.
(or roughly 23x27, or 12x51 (if you want to compare it to a old trailer), or 16x44 if you want to compare it to a newer trailer... or...

Or an area one millimeter wide and 35.6 miles long.

 

[KK]

It wouldn't take much to stink that place up after eating chili.

 

[Zysoclaplem]

It's fine. I lived in a 466 sq ft apartment and it was far too big for me. Unless you are moving everything from a 2 bedroom home into it, you will be fine.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
I'm surprised no one's suggested:

go outside to your driveway, mark out a 20 foot by 31 foot area. That's roughly the size of your apartment.
(or roughly 23x27, or 12x51 (if you want to compare it to a old trailer), or 16x44 if you want to compare it to a newer trailer... or...

I was going to post something like that.

A full size car is ~100 sq ft. Thus, imagine 6 cars parked next to each other. That is the size of your apartment.

617 sq ft won't feel large, but it is sufficient. My first apartment was 2 bedroom ~750 sq ft, and it had plenty of room for two. So 617 sq ft should be just fine for one person. You'll quickly fill it up over the years, but for starting out, it'll be ok.

 

[Bryophyte]

Fine for one person. I lived in that amount of space for 6 years while my spouse was in school (two different rentals in two states over that period), four of us including our kids. Now that sucks.

 

[Shawn]

$1100/month? YIKES!

I live in a 3 bedroom apartment with 2 roommates and I only pay $375/month. That includes utilities. This is in Tallahassee.

 

[jmcoreymv]

You'll be fine, I've been living in a 100 sq ft room for the past 6 months. Add an additional 150 sq ft for the bathroom and kitchen and thats only 250 sq ft.

 

[J0hnny]

You guys are lucky. A 600 sqft 1 bedroom in Manhattan would cost at least $2K rent per month.

 

[JLGatsby]

Originally posted by: J0hnny
You guys are lucky. A 600 sqft 1 bedroom in Manhattan would cost at least $2K rent per month.

For a one bedroom? In a crappy area. $2k buys a crappy studio in a decent area in Manhattan.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: J0hnny
You guys are lucky. A 600 sqft 1 bedroom in Manhattan would cost at least $2K rent per month.

You would also make $30,000 / yr more there.

 

[MrMaster]

So what do you have for furniture? That is the key here.

 

[Triforceofcourage]

Originally posted by: MrMaster
So what do you have for furniture? That is the key here.

I have no furniture, pretty much everything I will have to buy new.

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: DrPizza
I'm surprised no one's suggested:

go outside to your driveway, mark out a 20 foot by 31 foot area. That's roughly the size of your apartment.
(or roughly 23x27, or 12x51 (if you want to compare it to a old trailer), or 16x44 if you want to compare it to a newer trailer... or...

Or an area one millimeter wide and 35.6 miles long.

lol....

Next thread: Need some SERIOUS furniture advice. How to fit bed in 1mm space?

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: Triforceofcourage

Originally posted by: MrMaster
So what do you have for furniture? That is the key here.

I have no furniture, pretty much everything I will have to buy new.

Go Craigslist on that. Nothing beats getting a decent Lazyboy for $30.

617 is a little bit on the small side but still should be fine if you're alone.

 

[PricklyPete]

I would say pretty small...but liveable. My last apartment was a 1 bedroom 800 sq ft...and it was smaller than I would have liked. Definitely liveable though.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: Old Hippie

Its my first place and I will be living alone, is it too small?

"Too small" is a relative term. If you're just getting out on your own, you will enjoy it just as much as a mansion. You're not gonna have room for those major "Group Gropes" and 60" screen you've read about, but you'll have room for yourself and an overnight friend.

Well if there are no group gropes then why bother?