You may want to look away if you suffer from claustrophobia.
Around the world, skinny homes are beginning to catch on for a wide variety of reasons — the desire to have a piece of creative novelty real estate, restrictions on space, restraints due to taxes or building codes, or even the not-so-noble craving to stick it to a family member you dislike. (For example, take the capital of the Netherlands, Amsterdam. The width of houses used to be taxed, which is why all the traditional Dutch homes in the city are tall and exceedingly thin.)
Let’s now take a look at a few skinny homes from around the globe. You may decide that this lifestyle is for you!
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Name: Narrow Mist
Location: Various
Price: N/A
Bedrooms: N/A
Bathrooms: N/A
Square Footage: N/A
Notable Information: This home is a traveling art project by Austrian artist Erwin Wurm and is an ultra-skinny version of the 1970s childhood home of the artist; home includes narrow versions of furniture, bookshelves, landline telephone, and bathroom with toilet and bathtub.
Photo: http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/skinny-abodes-around-the-globe.html
Name: Ermitaz, or Ermitage
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Price: N/A
Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms: 1
Square Footage: N/A
Notable Information: Originally designed by Jakub Szczesny for Israeli writer Etgar Karet; called an “art installation in crack between the buildings” because it doesn’t meet Polish building code; maximum width of only 4 feet and 28 inches; may be the skinniest house in Poland and possibly even the world.
Photo: http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/skinny-abodes-around-the-globe.html
Name: N/A
Location: 1514 Alki Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98116
Price: $1,850,000
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 3
Square Footage: 3,530
Notable Information: This home overlooks Puget Sound; house includes a single-car garage, a roof deck (complete with stainless steel gas fireplace, custom lighting, and TV and Internet wiring), an elevator that goes up to the deck, and a variety of flooring materials (cork, slate, concrete, ceramic tile, and bamboo).
Photo: http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/skinny-abodes-around-the-globe.html
Name: N/A
Location: 1409 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60610
Price: $4,395,000
Bedrooms: 6
Bathrooms: 5.5
Square Footage: N/A
Notable Information: Located on the affluent Gold Coast, this 1877 home has been renovated; home features a 22 x 16 master bedroom with marble bath, 14 x 27 kitchen with butler’s pantry, 325-square-foot living room with mahogany panels, family room with built-ins, 5 fireplaces, finished basement, plaster moldings, vintage staircase, guest/nanny suite, and two-car garage.
Photo: http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/skinny-abodes-around-the-globe.html
Name: N/A
Location: 1017 N 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19123
Price: $399,000
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 3
Square Footage: 1,550
Notable Information: Located in Northern Liberties Promenade, this house features views of the Center City skyline and Piazza; home includes recessed lighting, dark hardwood flooring, baths with vessel sinks mounted on hardwood vanities, finished basement, main floor deck, two Juliet balconies, a full balcony off the master bedroom, and a roof deck.
If you’d like to see more skinny homes throughout the U.S. and abroad, check out this CNBC.com slideshow and learn more.
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Stephanie Huskey is the resident real estate blogger for Movoto and doesn’t suffer from claustrophobia, but it’s safe to say that she could never see herself living in a house where she can stand in the middle of the room and touch each side of the room if she holds her arms out. Interested in getting her advice on your blog? She’s currently seeking guest blogging opportunities so she can share her knowledge with new communities! You can find her over here at Elance.com.
