New micro-micro apartments will join the downtown Phoenix skyline, or rather groundline, this spring. Thousands of applicants have already applied.
A new apartment complex called Square One will make its debut this May on the west side of the Arizona Center in downtown Phoenix. Square One will consist of ten one-square foot apartments. There will be five one bedroom and five two bedroom apartments available for rent, with the one bedroom apartments costing $1,500 and the two bedroom apartments costing $2,500. Electricity and water bills are not included in the rent.
“We wanted to keep the prices affordable for college students,” said Sherlock Homes, the manager of the complex. “I guess you could say that just because it’s an apartment complex, it doesn’t have to be complex. You know?”
The new development is already attracting outsized attention from downtown ASU students.
“Finally! An apartment downtown that I can afford,” kinesiology student Monica Cash said. “My last name is Cash, but I’m not made of money.”
Those living in Square One will get to experience free wifi, two puddle-sized luxurious miniature pools and pet-friendly living spaces. Square One will also feature residential activity nights such as an annual competition to see how many people can fit in one apartment.
Homes said the idea to create Square One first came to him when his son asked him to build a fort for a sleepover.
“I figured I could make a big profit off of this—or rather a FORTune,” Homes said.
Thousands of applicants have already applied to live in Square One.
“It’s a unique experience, and I can’t wait to hopefully live here one day,” said applicant Chandler House, who is actually an ant. “I ANTicipate great things.”
“Narrowing down the applicants is going to be difficult,” Homes said. “My team and I will look through each application and judge whether or not the applicant is ready to live in such a unique housing environment.”
Homes said some of the things his team is looking for in an applicant are someone who is small enough to live in the complex and quiet, as the walls in the complex will be extremely thin.
Despite the popularity of Square One, some critics have debated over the size of the apartments.
“They need to be smaller,” argued critic Janice Short.
For more information about the apartments and how to apply visit www.SquareOneApartments.blogspot.com.