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Footprint Investments, a company that has built several micro-housing developments<\/a> in the Seattle\u00a0area in addition to\u00a0one 56-apartment building in Portland, is now working on a new development in the Hollywood district of Portland. Both Portland buildings are four stories tall and are built on lots that were previously occupied by a single-family home. The new development is coming this spring, and Prairie Electric is working on wiring the building.<\/p>\n The apartments generally start below 300 square feet and include a bathroom, living area, and a shared kitchen down the hallway. The units are furnished with a bed, table, chair, and bookshelf and there is a convenience center that includes a microwave and fridge\/freezer. \u00a0The floors are sound insulated, the grounds are professionally maintained, and there is an onsite laundry area. The new development boasts a walk score<\/a> of 89 and a bike score of 93, making it extremely convenient for city-dwellers looking for convenient access to restaurants, shopping destinations, Zipcar rentals, and public transit.<\/p>\n With rent costs and home prices almost unattainable for many working families, the idea of low-cost housing is ever on the minds of residents in the Portland metro area. Living in one of the most expensive rental markets in the country, individuals and small families are attracted to the idea of micro apartments, because it means they won\u2019t be paying exorbitant amounts in rent every month. These new micro-apartments are generally under $1,000 and include utilities. Because of their size, these dwelling units are usually not occupied by families, but instead, they are specifically targeted to serve young, single working professionals. \u00a0Because of the outstanding price point, the units are usually occupied all the time and oftentimes, there are waiting lists.<\/p>\n Small space, big solutions\u2014see how we wire micro-apartments for efficiency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":89,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_category":4,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-residential-resources"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prairielectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prairielectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prairielectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prairielectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prairielectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.prairielectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prairielectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prairielectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prairielectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prairielectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
What do the new micro-apartments look like?<\/h3>\n
Why are micro-apartments important?<\/h3>\n
In addition to providing more affordable housing, the micro-apartments are also giving renters the opportunity to move away from gas-guzzling vehicles. The housing units are conveniently located right in the center of everything a tenant needs \u2013 almost everything is within walking or biking distance. This virtually eliminates the need for a car. This not only saves money and space for parking, but it also reduces the negative environmental impact that cars have.<\/p>\n
\nWith more and more micro-apartments popping up, Prairie Electric<\/a> is ready to tackle the job of wiring these unique housing units! <\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"