| As everyone knows, apartments in New York City | | | | less-bulky items. The main factors considered here |
| come sparse with space and high in price... just one | | | | are convenience, simplicity and cost. |
| sacrifice for living in arguably the most exciting | | | | The City Closet |
| metropolitan Mecca in the world. Thousands of | | | | The City Closet was designed by a creative |
| individuals and families a year pick up house and | | | | entrepreneur who was born and raised in small New |
| home and make way to The Big Apple for none | | | | York City apartments. Seeing the challenges of small |
| other than fruitful opportunities and larger-than-life | | | | space living, he thought up and designed an |
| adventures. And when they come, they 'literally' pick | | | | innovative storage concept. |
| up house and home! | | | | The size of a standard clothing closet, the 6' x 4' x |
| A typical middle-aged couple moving to New York | | | | 28" City Closet is a 'closet on wheels' designed |
| City from another place in the United States (a | | | | specific to the customers needs (i.e., wardrobe bars, |
| normal place!) has easily accumulated 10-20 years | | | | shelves, combo of both) and literally delivered to the |
| worth of 'Stuff'. Stuff from living rooms, bedrooms, | | | | front door. The customer takes 24-48 hours to fill it |
| dining rooms, bathrooms, closets, attics, basements, | | | | with everything from seasonal clothing, holiday items, |
| garages, patios... stuff from anywhere and | | | | sporting equipment, collections, storage containers or |
| everywhere. Coming from living areas of 1,200 - | | | | just smaller things that store easily together. When |
| 3,500 square feet, space is not an issue. | | | | they're finished, they lock it up, call the company and |
| Sentimentalism isn't either. Not so in New York City! | | | | see their closet off to a safe, secure facility just |
| Our middle-aged couple has two choices - quadruple | | | | across The Hudson River in New Jersey. New Jersey |
| their income or shed some tears by shedding some | | | | means cheaper real estate! When you want it back, |
| stuff. | | | | they bring it. It's that simple. |
| Apart from being astronomically more expensive, a | | | | As many happy customers will testify, The City |
| typical New York City apartment is 50% smaller in | | | | Closet has helped them free-up valuable apartment |
| living area than an average American home, e.g., 750 | | | | space while eliminating the hassle of doing it all |
| square feet versus 1,500 square feet. In Manhattan | | | | themselves... driving to and from self-storage facilities, |
| the difference is 60-70%. Not to mention lack of a | | | | carrying up and down steps, renting trucks, finding |
| homeowner's go-to catchall... a garage! It is not | | | | labor or bugging Uncle Bob on his day off. After all, |
| uncommon for our middle-aged couple to move | | | | many in New York don't even own cars or have a |
| 2,000 square feet of household material to an 800 | | | | driver's license. |
| square foot apartment. You're right, that's not | | | | At $59.99 a month the service includes... Initial Closet |
| possible! Which leads to the how-to ideas, options, | | | | delivery to your home - Rental of unit - Rental of |
| solutions and suggestions for which this is the first of | | | | facility space - Two home returns per year - Free |
| hopefully many more articles. | | | | lock - $2,000 insurance. Will you stay on the couch |
| For this particular article, I want to focus on what I | | | | for that? |
| think to be the best storage solution for smaller, | | | | |