In my previous article “The Tiny House Craze: Zoning Laws Could Be a Tiny Impediment” I discussed the popular new “tiny house” trend in residential housing options. Along with the “tiny house” craze, ...

Cities across America are facing a devastating housing affordability crisis. One obvious potential solution is micro-units. Adding density without affecting the skyline, they offer housing at a lower ...

Beyond the notion of a tiny apartment, the concept asks designers and developers to dive deep into what turns a space into a home. Twenty years ago, the idea of a micro unit probably wouldn’t have ...

New research from the Urban Land Institute suggests that micro units—typically larger than a one-car garage, smaller than a double—have staying power as a housing type that appeals to urban dwellers ...

Micro Luxury: Olympic Lofts in Santa Monica measure 400 square feet. Micro-units, those shoebox-sized apartments that have long been part of New York’s rental market, are making their way to L.A. And ...

Micro-unit developments—new apartments that are 400 square feet or smaller—are sprouting up all over the country as cities try to cram more housing into their neighborhoods. New York City’s first ...