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Mayor Bloomberg at the American Institute of Architects’ Center for Architecture, announcing the competition to develop a housing model for small apartments. The mayor, along with Amanda Burden, commissioner of city planning and Matthew Wambua, commissioner of housing preservation and development inspected a 2-D layout of a micro-unit.
Micro-apartments could lead to major psychological problems, a report shows. The city plans to build a residential tower of apartments between 250 and 370 square feet at 225 E. 27th St. in Manhattan.
But health experts say that placing people in their 30s and 40s living in such cramped spaces can increase rates of domestic violence and substance abuse, The Atlantic reported.
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And studies have shown that children raised in tight spaces can end up withdrawn and struggle to study and concentrate, according to Susan Saegert, professor of environmental psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center.
City housing officials contend the smaller pads will create more affordable units that can be made cozy with adjustable furniture.
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