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All across the globe, people are jumping onto the trend of smaller “shoebox” living. Scaling back and and living a more sustainable lifestyle is made possible with compact, repurposed and/or off-the-grid living quarters.

Following in the steps of the sustainable living movement, one housing developer purchased the Providence Arcade — a bankrupted and abandoned mall, which also happens to be the oldest mall in America. The now National Historic Landmark was built in 1828 and was the first indoor shopping mall in the United States.

Developer Evan Granoff bought the Providence Arcade in 2005. By turning the upper-level retail spaces into micro apartments with businesses and the original sun-flooded atrium on the first level, Granoff believed he could restore the building to its former glory — and that’s exactly what he did.

Even though the Arcade’s smallest apartments are just 225 square feet, all of the residents speak highly of their compact and sustainable living. Plus, waiting lists for these $550-per-month apartments mean the demand for these spaces is high.

In the video below, courtesy of Kirsten Dirksen, several residents of the Providence Arcade take viewers on a tour of their respective abodes.

It’s incredible how this structure has transformed over the centuries… and that such a historic building has been preserved while staying economically viable.

Please SHARE these awesomely creative homes with your friends on Facebook!



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Is there a link? I'd like to see the pictures.

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It's just the video - no separate pictures.


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Oh. There's the video.

It was just a black square earlier.

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I think it's great.

Perfect for single, busy people.



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I am obsessed with tiny houses (or apartments). I plan to buy one when I retire then I'll rent out my big old house but still get to live on my beautiful property while making money.

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I would go nuts if I had to live like that. I wouldn't even want to stay in a hotel room that small. I need my s p a c e.

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Haha! Guess I'm in on the small house/apartment craze. We live in my 1 bedroom condo.

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I could live in a small space.

I'd like to see floor plans for the different apartments.

The common space added to the appeal.

Imagine Christmas in a mall. Could be great. Could be awful.

But I think I'd want some kind of sound proofing, a safety grate to close over the doors and windows, and an escape window to the outside from the apartment.

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I'd go insane in that first one with less than half a kitchen. I have way more space than I need & could downsize but not to 225 sq ft. I think any room in my house is close to that in size.

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The ones in the clip are the perfect ones for this kind of living.

Neither of them are there for extended stays.

And it's probably cheaper than a hotel for a couple weeks at a time.

Plus, it's theirs. No one sleeps in their bed but them.



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Sounds like a great alternative to "extended stay" hotels -
you get to leave your clothing there, can get/make food
any time of the day or night, and you know that you are
the only one in that space. I might be able to live in one
of the larger units, but not sure. Washer/dryer would be
a bonus, but I don't understand why they have a dishwasher
in the "kitchen". I'd have to have a toaster-oven - the
microwave just wouldn't make it on its own.



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These remind me of my friend's little apartment in Paris that I stayed in. It had a shower and a sink, but no toilet. You had to go down the hall to the shared WC. She had a stove though. Her place in Japan was twice the size but still tiny.

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I'd design it exactly as I like it.

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I think Colorado needs more of these. We have a problem with afordable housing for young adults and those that just graduated college.

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They are really just super nice dorm rooms.

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I've lived in tiny houses most of my life until the one I have now. Even this one isn't very large (only 1075 sq ft) but I feel cozy in a small house. I feel like there's ton many rooms I don't use except once a year. I could easily live in 350 sq ft and be happy. I've felt like downsizing since the kids moved out years ago. If they wouldn't be so convinced they're loosing some memories it would be so much easier to do it now.

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I couldn't comfortably live in something that small. I don't need a lot of space, but I need more than that, especially in the bedroom. I don't like my mattress touching the wall on one side. Making a bed bigger than a "twin" by reaching over it has always been difficult for me. I find it much simpler to make it from both sides.

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