A typical middle-aged couple moving to New York City from another place in the United States (a normal place!) has easily accumulated 10-20 years worth of ‘Stuff’. Stuff from living rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms, bathrooms, closets, attics, basements, garages, patios… stuff from anywhere and everywhere. Coming from living areas of 1,200 – 3,500 square feet, space is not an issue. Sentimentalism isn’t either. Not so in New York City! Our middle-aged couple has two choices – quadruple their income or shed some tears by shedding some stuff.

Apart from being astronomically more expensive, a typical New York City apartment is 50% smaller in living area than an average American home, e.g., 750 square feet versus 1,500 square feet. In Manhattan the difference is 60-70%. Not to mention lack of a homeowner’s go-to catchall… a garage! It is not uncommon for our middle-aged couple to move 2,000 square feet of household material to an 800 square foot apartment. You’re right, that’s not possible! Which leads to the how-to ideas, options, solutions and suggestions for which this is the first of hopefully many more articles.

For this particular article, I want to focus on what I think to be the best storage solution for smaller, less-bulky items. The main factors considered here are convenience, simplicity and cost.

The City Closet

The City Closet was designed by a creative entrepreneur who was born and raised in small New York City apartments. Seeing the challenges of small space living, he thought up and designed an innovative storage concept.

The size of a standard clothing closet, the 6′ x 4′ x 28″ City Closet is a ‘closet on wheels’ designed specific to the customers needs (i.e., wardrobe bars, shelves, combo of both) and literally delivered to the front door. The customer takes 24-48 hours to fill it with everything from seasonal clothing, holiday items, sporting equipment, collections, storage containers or just smaller things that store easily together. When they’re finished, they lock it up, call the company and see their closet off to a safe, secure facility just across The Hudson River in New Jersey. New Jersey means cheaper real estate! When you want it back, they bring it. It’s that simple.

As many happy customers will testify, The City Closet has helped them free-up valuable apartment space while eliminating the hassle of doing it all themselves… driving to and from self-storage facilities, carrying up and down steps, renting trucks, finding labor or bugging Uncle Bob on his day off. After all, many in New York don’t even own cars or have a driver’s license.

At $59.99 a month the service includes… Initial Closet delivery to your home – Rental of unit – Rental of facility space – Two home returns per year – Free lock – $2,000 insurance. Will you stay on the couch for that?

If you would like to have a more cherished stay than hotel, or making and comprehensive visit to New York City, then Bed & Breakfasts as well as short-term apartments are perfect.

New York Apartments

This is an ideal alternative for the visitors who want a place to hang out for a few days or a few weeks. The purpose can be business or leisure; New York City Habitat has lots of apartments of different sizes at costs that are cutthroat with the hotel accommodations. All of the apartments comprise of kitchen facilities that will allow visitors the choice of dining during their stay.

However, the insist for short-term apartment in New York City is growing radically in past 20 years thus world’s largest corporations is establishing their head office in Manhattan, and has increased tourism in as well as around New York. Most business suites and standard hotel rooms have the rates, which vary from $200 to $300 for each night. Over month’s time, New York City resident’s monthly lodging costs might have average of $7000 or further that is beyond the way from majority of the individuals.

Some of the companies have recognized the business openings in giving short-term apartment solutions as an alternative to hotel supplements for the corporate moving and guests. Cooperating investors, landlords, as well as brokers have made a more reasonable short-term apartment solution by buying apartment buildings plus condominium apartments with a supple by-laws and house regulations, giving furnishings, which go with the standards of few New York’s best hotels. Laundry service, maid, as well as other comfort services that was often obtainable as essential. New York City short-term apartment has as well become the great solution for having renovations made on their rented properties as well as those who can pay for an accommodation. People who live in New York for a 1-month, but do not remain long to sign the lease, as well have fueled the requirement for these kinds of apartments.

As for the location and the price, short-term apartments are found easily in midtown and downtown area of New York, because of the focus of tourism and business offices in these areas. Residence terms are generally flexible, that range from 2 to 3 weeks for a year longer. The most comfortable suites in New York’s most beautiful buildings are offered for $3500 to $5000 for each month for the studio or the 1-bedroom suites.