The Catch: Tight Squeeze on Mott Street

Tuesday, October 9, 2007, by Joey

What/Where: 1BR in a shared 1,500/sf loft at Mott and Elizabeth Streets
Looks Good, Right?: Certainly. Living in prime Nolita for just $1,100 per month? Sure, it's not your own place, and the decor may be a little funky (is that a mannequin draped in tinsel?), but it's a big space, utilities are included and you have access to a private rooftop.
The Catch: "You can NOT STAND UP completly inside the bedroom, it is 55 inches hight(1m40)." That's right, your room is a coffin.

· Listing: $1100 1 Bedroom available Nov 5 in 1500sft LOFT with terrace [CL]

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Comments (29 extant)

Looks great to me!

By Vern Troyer at October 9, 2007 1:07 PM

Must be great having to crawl on all fours every night to bed.

By Arkady at October 9, 2007 1:09 PM

is that even legal? If there ever was a fire with lots of smoke, yea you'd be dead. (but at least you'd be woken by the sprinkler going off as it drowns you.)

By Anonymous at October 9, 2007 1:09 PM

You'd either really have to be into missionary, or be OK with living like one.

By Options at October 9, 2007 1:13 PM

You'd either really have to be into missionary, or be OK with living like one.

By Options at October 9, 2007 1:13 PM

LOL! I love "The Catch"

I want to see more of these.

$1100 to live in the catacombs! G' outta heah!

By Anon at October 9, 2007 1:22 PM

The STUPIDITY of some who would consider this rat hole as living quarters....just to say, "I live in prime nolita."

By Anonymous at October 9, 2007 1:25 PM

#3 HAHAHAHAHAHA! I love this too.

By snot at October 9, 2007 1:26 PM

I'd rather live in Queens and have an entire apartment for that price.

By Paul at October 9, 2007 1:32 PM

10.

Wow! And I thought it was bad when your roomate sponsored gay sex parties several nights a week or it was a matter of offering "companionship" in exchange for cheap rent. It has become quite the "Tale of Two Cities".

By Monkey Butter at October 9, 2007 1:33 PM

11.

Great for a "little person".

By anonymous at October 9, 2007 1:41 PM

12.

I hope that Westchester guy from Ask Curbed! sees this!

By Serendipity at October 9, 2007 1:42 PM

13.

and it looks like a windowless basement loft to boot!

By Hugo at October 9, 2007 1:45 PM

14.

Is that fan there to blow the floor dust on you while you sleep?

By igloo at October 9, 2007 1:49 PM

15.

That's actually been posted for several months. I'm always looking at apts.

By Jason at October 9, 2007 2:19 PM

16.

Come on...be honest...is this a reality show?

By why not at October 9, 2007 2:47 PM

17.

If I were single I could jive with that for 400/month.

By Anonymous at October 9, 2007 3:09 PM

18.

Oh God, it's hard to breathe just looking at it. it's like getting an MRI -- forever.

By copy_gal at October 9, 2007 3:12 PM

19.

I've lived in a similar situation before. It's not as bad as some might think, but still pretty weird.

By Boots at October 9, 2007 4:03 PM

20.

uhm - is that a silver spray-painted toilet?!

By sigh at October 9, 2007 4:29 PM

21.

Someone call the Buildings Department! Welcome to the future of New York! You're either filthy rich or you have to live like this...

By Foobubbaseven at October 9, 2007 4:45 PM

22.

how the hell do you jerk off in that contraption?

By Anonymous at October 9, 2007 6:05 PM

23.

#22, should be okay unless your 50 inches long...

By longfellow at October 9, 2007 6:54 PM

24.

Loox like Saddam's rathole. Are there any WMD's in dere?

By Richard Knit 'n Perle at October 9, 2007 7:59 PM

25.

is that supposed to be a circlular window, or is a mirror pretending to be one? doubt its a window. ileggggal to rent out your storage space as a share! i told them 2! hahahaha maybe i can rent out the space above my fridge! hahahah

By Anonymous at October 9, 2007 10:37 PM

26.

i guess its only worth about $620 a month since your not getting full ceiling hieght (8ft on average)

By dont believe da hypeness at October 10, 2007 5:06 PM

27.

http://www.dos.state.ny.us/images/bigcrawl.gif

If your room is filled with smoke,
keep down close to the floor where you can breathe more easily....

By dont believe da hypeness at October 10, 2007 5:18 PM

28.

is it still available?
i mean maybe we work work something out where I get free rent in exchange for that "glory hole" window thingy!

By ftgreeneguy33@gmail.com at October 10, 2007 5:26 PM

29.

Crawl Low Under Smoke

Song by Gloria Nissenson & Elaine Lifton

You've got to crawl low under smoke.
You don't want to gasp, cough, or choke.
Smoke will hurt your eyes,
but you know smoke will rise,
so crawl low under smoke.
You've got to crawl low under smoke.
You don't want to gasp, cough, or choke.
Get down on all fours.
Crawl low on the floor,
and crawl low under smoke.
Crawl low under smoke.
Crawl low,
low low low low low!

By dont believe da hypeness at October 10, 2007 5:45 PM