Are these rooms for midgets?

[Anonymous]

We got offered an apartment. It's a strange situation in that we have to give an urgent reply but bc we live so far away we can't see it. Anyway we know its brand new and has beautiful appliances. Here's the thing the rooms are small I'm told. One is 9 x 8 and the other is 13 x 6. Is this super small. I can't picture it in my head and don't want to take it and then all we can fit in it is a bed.

[Anonymous]

Depends on what you wish to do with them, is one going to be an office or the occasional guest room or will you have a kid or second housemate in there? 13x6 means the room is shaped more like a rectangle so it may be tough to fit a queen size bed with nightstands. 9x8 you could perhaps fit a twin bed or small crib, a small dresser, and one night table. Hopefully others will chime in.

[Anonymous]

10:36 here, can you ask the landlord how they or previous tenant had the rooms set up? Like whether they could fit a queen in the 13x6? Maybe they can also send you pics understanding that you're doing this sight unseen?

[Anonymous]

In grad school I lived in room that was about 9X8. I could fit a full bed, a small desk, and a dresser. I had about a 4X4 empty space to walk around in, but it worked for me for 2 years. It was cozy.

[Anonymous]

Google "bob's room planner" and measure your furniture. You can see if it will fit (and how/where).

Those are odd sizes though... Did they send pics?

[Anonymous]

Those are tiny, don't do it!

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a subdivided one-bedroom to me, probably used to be one large bedroom, split into two. I would not pay a full two bedroom rent for this if this is the case.

[Anonymous]

I believe a room must have an area of at least 70 square feet to be considered a bedroom and at least two means of exit

http://blog.wethmangroup.com/2010/04/09/bedrooms-defined/

[Anonymous]

OP here, here's the thing, the apartment isn't built yet, but its a job deal. The thing about this is it doesn't affect the job it seems like we will be giving up more than we are gaining. So there are no pictures or no previous set up but I'm concerned that we may be signing into this and will def regret it later. We have a 5 yr old and plan on being there for about 5 years. So again the entire apartment is 785 SF and what we have now is 885 sf. Rooms are bigger in current place. Is there a big difference in size between 785 SF and 885 sf?

[Anonymous]

Use painter's tape to mark the dimensions of the proposed rooms in your current space. See if you and your furniture will fit comfortably.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, here's the thing, the apartment isn't built yet, but its a job deal. The thing about this is it doesn't affect the job it seems like we will be giving up more than we are gaining. So there are no pictures or no previous set up but I'm concerned that we may be signing into this and will def regret it later. We have a 5 yr old and plan on being there for about 5 years. So again the entire apartment is 785 SF and what we have now is 885 sf. Rooms are bigger in current place. Is there a big difference in size between 785 SF and 885 sf?

About 100 square feet.

[Anonymous]

hehe

Why the urgent need to take an apartment that isn't built yet?

Buy yourself a tape measure and see how ridiculous those room sizes are.

[Anonymous]

go to a park with a flat grassy area with a bundle of thick red wool yarn. then use the yarn with "draw" the 13X6 and the 9X8 rooms, step in them, "draw" the beds and so on and you will see

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We got offered an apartment. It's a strange situation in that we have to give an urgent reply but bc we live so far away we can't see it. Anyway we know its brand new and has beautiful appliances. Here's the thing the rooms are small I'm told. One is 9 x 8 and the other is 13 x 6. Is this super small. I can't picture it in my head and don't want to take it and then all we can fit in it is a bed.

first you say that because you are far away you cannot see it. then you say that it has not been built yet. you can't keep your story straight or what?

[Anonymous]

how do you know this isn't a scam? the urgency concerns me.