micro home mall villages  > providence, rhode island has a hot new development in an elegant old building.  > when it was built 188 years ago, the arcade providence was america's first shopping mall, hosting boutiques on all three floors. now those shops have been transformed into 48 tiny apartments and a mix of businesses, including restaurants, a coffee shop, and a new hair salon. > the renovation converted the top two floors of stores into micro-apartments, ranging from 225 to 775 square feet (and priced from $800 to $1,800 a month). most measure 300 square feet or less. for comparison, a standard one-car garage is about 200 square feet. > "our tenants only need to show up with two suitcases, and they are good to go," nca principal michael abbott tells business insider. well /pol/, would you?   ricas-first-shopping-mall-is-now-mi cro-apartments-2016-10  
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