Life in a Box: Inside NYC’s Smallest Apartments 

You need merch. I would buy a t-shirt that says sink sprayer on it LOL Seriously !!

I'm Canadian, I don't ever plan on moving to the USA but I watch every single one of your videos. haha

For that last apartment: I would make this a 2 bedroom. I would convert the top front bedroom into the living room, and use the narrow room with the second entrance as an office, along with the open space downstairs. That would give you 2 really great bedrooms, and allow you to have an eat in kitchen.

Thank you, Cash, I am now obsessed with the fridge opening "the right way". A couple of those today did NOT. Dang these places are tiny. That's right! Tiny. Suffocating...no room for comfortable yoga. Lol.

Love watching how people live in New York. Quite eye opening that places are so small yet people can still get along. You are a great Dad. I loved watching your road trip with your family and your positive perspective. Despite your daughter getting sick, and shopping not being your thing, you still stayed positive.

Thank you so much for not slamming the crap outta everything!! Charles is a great influence on you!!

"clean" and "spacious" are so relative! and seeing a washer/dryer brings me so much joy.

Any place I've been in that has an outdoor area is really exciting for like the first month and then after that you barely use it.

"sink spraayer", Cash didn't disappoint!

I always enjoy the way you show apartments plus including the neighborhood stores and transportation. You are so refreshing and down to earth!

Thanks, Cash, this provided a much needed distraction today. Quirky places.

Awesome job cash Jordan see you on Sunday enjoy your two day off.

On the original patent for the toilet paper holder, it specifies paper goes over, not under

Cash keep em coming, always enjoy your videos.

Sitting in Oregon watching these, knowing I'm never going to live there, but obsessed with these videos, from seeing the neighborhoods to each apt. Thanks Cash, see you in the next one, I'll be watching.

That “patio thing” is called a roof my friend 😂

I think the funky ladder is upside down. You shouldn’t have to jump up to reach the first rung and then you could go through the ladder where it’s open.

Cash, when you step into a closet and close the door; my claustrophobia kicks in for a few seconds. Love your vids!!

This is great if living under the streets of NYC is your goal in life. The windows 🪟 are proof that these are under the streets NYC apartments. Love to watch you Cash 💸.

Thanks Cash, appreciate all you do to get these out here for us.

👍👍👍👌I can't be the only one pondering renting out the backyard of that $3995 first place to friends/associates for small gatherings: wine tastings, book club meetings, barbecues, movie nights, game nights, etc.

#1 $3,995 ! Oooooook.

We in the UK call the sweets/candy Fizzers! Smarties are small candy covered chocolate, like Reece's pieces without the peanut butter 😄

The second unit was obviously better than the first with the exception of the outdoor patio area. Squeezing through a window to conquer the patio isn't the most ideal scenario. lol The #3 unit is kinda cool the way it steps up and down in areas. The storage above would only be useful if you weren't afraid of coming back down the ladder, like me:-) I'm afraid I'd be forever stuck in the attic. lol I do like the sink, as you said, "It has character". Re: the TP. My mother did it under but I now feel she was wrong and I think it's over. #4 I'll take the room with the pigeon view:-) 🐦 But when I compare paying $4-6K for tiny places compared to what I pay (only a mere fraction of the cost) for a three-bedroom two-bath home without any roommates, because I live alone, I have to ask myself, should I move back to NYC? Umm.....Oh, did I forget to mention I live right on the river too:-) No, I don't have a view of amazing skyscrapers but I have a great expanse where I can see for miles, and I can see ducks on the water:-) 🥀🦆🧚‍♀

Happy Thursday CJ😀n This is 4 Sure Gonna b so Interesting🔥🔥🔥👍….

That first one is small but has higher-end fixtures, but I'm leery of that restaurant vent. What odors and what critters will share your outdoor space? The second one at least has two legal bedrooms. The third one has really tiny bedrooms. The last apartment would make a nice 2-bedroom unit, but a very expensive one! The prices on all of these are scary.

Goosebumps book reference, cover stay out of the basement 😏🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

Lol, I think the property owners know to clean under the sinks before Cash comes 😅

It's amazing how rapidly the prices of these small apartments are rising. Idk how people can afford to live in NYC 😮.

The ladder looks like a future law suit.

Cash don't knock NJ rents here are lower than NY, with real functional kitchens.

Gotta have a pimple mirror! I laughed when you said that, too clever! 😂

OH WOW.....out door space Heavenly...... The apt is great!!! Nice price.

Nice places. The first place being small is kind of worth having all that outdoor space. Really cool cubbies in the 2 br. On the TP. If you have pets, its always over, but it should be over every time.

First floor small one-bedroom living right next to an attached restaurant for $3,995 a month?!?! 🎼NY, NY, It’s a heck of a town.

More choices. #1 too small & dark. #2 loved it but no home laundry. #3 & #4 both had good points but there's something stopping them for being right for me. Thanks Cash.

Dude the toilet paper goes over. Theres a diagram and everything haha 😄

I worked in a privately owned airport hotel (out of high school) and you definitely pull toilet paper over, because it stops when tearing off…under keeps unrolling…don’t want the toilet paper touching the floor!! Lol Always great tours of NY and near by apartments!! 💕👍🇺🇸🙏😊

Hi Cash and to your friend this apartment is so tiny but unique I like the massive yard great fir bbqs and get togethers. I like vintage type small apartments, only in NYC. Stay well and safe 👍👍🐶

Cash, in what world does that bathroom in the first apartment count as luxurious? Ugh. I liked the 2nd apartment; something about it just felt nice. I did miss the neighbourhood tour Cash, they're always a highlight. Oh well, next one?

ADVENTURES OF LE CHUCK!!! LUCAS ARTS!!! OMG that music is giving me super throwback gaming vibes as a teen

I like the one with the huge storage space with the ladder. I’d use that for a loft.

I love your videos each week thanks you for sharing with the world

I always miss the exposition of you walking around the city and giving us updates about your company and your family, when you don't do it. You videos are always click bait but I stayed originally and have continued to watch because of your video quality and your experience (life, the city, and business) I don't even live in NYC, new York or anywhere I would need to rent a place in NYC (WV). I have officially been to NYC once for business and that's it.

I thought that smoke alarm squeak was coming from mine!!!

Wow some of them are pretty cute. I think my fav is the 2nd one

I have a question: With those “smart” locks apps...what happens if all the power goes out, or your phone is dead/lost, or the cell towers go down. Remember the 5-7 day blackout that effected the entire eastern part of US had a while back?

Your videos get better each day. NYC, here goes. Maybe some day. Thanks again.

Good Day Cash The apartments or beautiful.Thank you

I love how they put extensions on the ladder. 😂

1:33 The Fridge opens the wrong way, deal breaker right there.

Would love to see you do a mansion video with enes or producer Michael

Cash and featured RE agents: Thank you. We’re planning to downsize from 1900 ft. sq. house to 1500 ft. sq. (max) retirement apt., both in a southwestern city. I’ve watched Cash’s vids for about 2 years. It’s been three decades since we last house-hunted. I think the info you share will help us evaluate retirement communities. Best regards.

Kinda glad I'm not desperate for a place in NYC. I've lived in some funky places but I'm too old for that now.

Most of these were great today.😊

Those steps in the kitchen - I would be falling down those constantly.

Where the backyard is much more bigger than the whole apartment!

Cash, excellent presentation all the way through- 430k!!! Lots of humor today- loved it! You should have merchandise- if you do- I want a shirt or hat that has an image of removing the dang battery from all of those annoying smoke detectors. That drives me cray cray too! Keep going! ☮️👏👏👏👏👏👏

Thank u for showing all these. It makes me glad I don't live in the State or have to live like that

I would buy a t-shirt with Cash demonstrating a sink sprayer

Those apartments are really nice

What ever your name is: I love your sense of humor.

Good morning 🌄

the tp should be definitely over, period LOL

Yes I will see you in the next one.

😂😂😂 Cash, the over or under argument!!

Happy St Patricks Day. ☘️☘️☘️☘️

As much as I enjoy your content, garbage like that shouldn't be advertised in my opinion. -4000 Dollars a month is already ludicrous, but for something like that it's just completely laughable. Landlords who rent out apartments like that shouldn't get a platform and should be shamed publicly.

13:48 Also known as a hand towel hanger 🤣

Why is the fridge always not opening towards the stove and sink in a lot of these apartments? What’s up with that?

In the top ten....🎉😂

The unit with that storage loft space. That latter is a law suit waiting to happen if that's what whoever owns the building is expecting someone to use

Good morning Cash. I have a question, is there a reason that Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx aren't showcased very often?

#1 great like you said if you don't have much & entertain outside! ~~ #2 better kitchen ~~#3 okay..maybe ~~#4 workable

Think will stay in Texas for now. Hit it lucky with a 3 bed 3 bath townhome for $1100.

That entrance to the basement you can set up something scary for Halloween so when the person who lives in the basement next to you across who also have access to the basement, the first thing you see is some scary monstrosity as I open the door to go do their laundry in the basement best way to start the morning to get the heart racing. Keep that heart rate in in check, happy Halloween just a suggestion forever gonna live in the basement the apartment😏😈🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣😂

Cash, did you have a lot of sugar today? Just wondering. I love you and your videos.

These are crazy! I have a small ( much bigger) studio 585.00 a month I Live 3 blocks from Times Square and see the Empire State Building

Cash you have joy every day. What church do you go to. It must be a good church. With all the time you spend on making videos of apartments for New York, it seems like you don't even go to church

Good Day !

Hmm... #1: The 1-bedroom @ 4K/month wasn't bad but I wouldn't be too keen living next door to a restaurant. Given that, I'm sure in that outdoor space I'd eventually see something that I don't want to see. Also, the bedroom (13x7), which is more like a walk-in closet, might be difficult to work with. #2: 1-bedroom @ $4200/month was okay--except for the price, and I had a security concern. #3: 2-bedroom @ $5K/month... Very nice building with lots of storage opportunity--if you can get to it, but wow... talk about a "chop" job! Such small bedrooms. Beautiful wood flooring, though... #4: 4-bedroom (are you sure about that?) @ $6300/month.... why bother to even install a stove? I've seen much larger break rooms. I couldn't imagine family cooking and/or roommates cooking in that space. If I had to choose it would be #2 but that's a lot of rent money!

Should build a staircasebookshelf for that second apartment and use it as a bedroom.

Bathrooms & kitchens without vents SUCK. Especially when they're tiny & windowless like so many of these are AND you're crammed in with roommates. Omg. I can't imagine signing a year long lease & finding out you're stuck with foul smelling people who couldn't care less. Extreme vetting would be a must, yet people lie about anything to get away with stuff so, there's that. When I see these apartments that are cut into former apartment buildings that used to hold families you can see the progression/regression into shoving people into cubicle living conditions. 15 minute cities nightmares come to mind. Ugh.

I'd use the front room of the last apartment as a living room and have one less roommate. That is, if I was ever crazy enough to live in NYC! LOL I do live in New York state though.

Careful that ladder is all chewed up on the ends you might want to ask the landlord for a new one.

Good morning Cash ❤

@06:57 - I never understood why contractors install cabinets 10/11 feet up. It’s not practical or useful for most.

Scott Galloway should have referenced passport bros

Every day NYC apartments are smaller and more expensive

Tp was trade marked with the paper over 👍

For that price range, it’s not worth it. I’m in a luxury building on the UWS for less than the 2nd apartment. I never understood why it’s more expensive downtown in somewhere like Chinatown or East Village..

Rent that attic space for $850. Then it is a 3 bedroom

4k rent for a tiny apartment…..no thank you lol. 😂😂😂

Thanks!

Agreed he needs Jordan hoodies that cash on em

5:09 yes, you're right. So tell me WHY there's gorgeous, functional granite countertops.. with that $20 fkn sink and faucet, which is likely going to leak and grow mold.. because in NYC and all around the world, there are landlords building crappy dysfunctional housing BUT with added luxury features that REAL ESTATE types will ping on, but none if it tells you the truth.. that it's BADLY THROWN TOGETHER, and they're literally all death traps.. What crap.

All are great, accept for the basement apt, it scares me although it is nice. I would have to choose the upstairs bedrm, because the others are too close to main basement area. Also, I would make the upstairs 2nd bed rm, a dinning rm, & 1 of the rms downstairs a living rm, instead of a bedrm simply because of its odd shape, if I were to rent the apt-just a thought. Ms. B. Churchill

FIRST APPARTMENT 3.995,00 for that apartment - OMG. The outside door handle is loose and the cabinet door doesn't open properly. The fridge is a unthoughtfull arrangement. Really, waiting for the next financial crises.

That knob is for bleeding the radiator.

I'd rather have a balcony than a patio. 😹 Sheesh! No living room and a sketchy way to get to your storage? 4995? Insane! 😡