See inside NYC’s first micro apartment building + transforming furniture for tiny spaces

For decades, suburban Americans raced to create bigger and bigger homes, but with the rapid growth of dense urban areas over the past 20 years, more and more people are finding a new appreciation for living small. More compact dwellings mean fewer things to manage and less space to clean, which, for many urbanites, translates to decreased stress and increased happiness. In the latest episode of Urban Green, our new TV series with NYC Media, we take a sneak peek inside of Carmel Place, NYC’s first micro unit apartment building, to show you what living in one of these tiny apartments decked out with clever, space-saving furniture might be like. Then we visit the Red Hook studios of Brooklyn designer Roberto Gil to check out his Casa Collection line of transforming furniture designed specifically for urban dwellers making the most of smaller spaces.

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