THIS Tiny Tower in Philadelphia is the future of City Living | Open House TV

[@ModernXMade83]

A tiny tower in the middle of North Philly. 🤦🏾‍♂️ Now the neighborhood will cost $400k to $1M to live

[@fixieroy]

Depends on if its a modular design- easy to build and replicate to bring down costs. All Depends. Would be nice if they could make something like this but in the 250-350K range.

[@nonewherelistens1906]

@@fixieroy It's all about location. The "gentrified' neighborhoods command a higher price, even for vacant lots.

[@Imadeyoumad288]

Hey Philly needs to change for the better lol

[@mamagrimm]

Congratulations. You’ve built a trinity townhouse. The same set up that’s been used since the 1700’s.

[@UnknownUser.ar1]

Sana’a historic buildings in Arabia.

[@nonewherelistens1906]

Double trinity if my math is correct. Cancel the gym membership. You'll get all your exercise going to bed at night.

[@porterhaus3851]

Nice design. It's good to see someone reimagine the Philly rowhome.👍🏼

[@1stwonder788]

U can’t be from here

[@GimicksTV]

Whelp now I know why north philly is covers in lego looking houses and apartments. If Philly looks like this in 20 years I will cry and schuylkill river flow of tears.

[@micdonmusic]

Thought I recognized this. It’s in my neighborhood.

[@Nancy-iv1yj]

Walking up and down all those steps, it's not for me.

[@alivein2152]

We have houses like this already in the city we call them trinities

[@auapplemac1976]

I grew up in a row house on a very small street in North Philly. 2 stories (three BRs, 1 bath plus basement and small back yard. Probably built in early part of the 1900s or late1800s (it still had the original gas wall lamps). It seems to have much more room than this tall house. While the footprint may have been a bit longer and wider than this one, it accommodated 4 adults and a small child in about the same square footage. Also, not as many steps to climb. Kitchen, dining room and LV conveniently on the same floor. There was even a "summer kitchen" (an unheated small extension off the kitchen) for storage. To me it was a much cozier and practical layout.

[@josephgorbacz4838]

I LOVE THIS!

[@MsGorteck]

Oh my gosh, that is amazing! It reminds me of the Cube house in London. It was a 100m sq house/apartment that was built to show that you can live tiny and I believe you can get the design to build your own. It was built on Cambridge's campus for students. How much did this cost?

[@shakespearejames7110]

Amazing!

[@chrism.4544]

I am a Philadelphian walking distance to the place. Fairmount North. it is expensive no matter what. that's just a trendy elitist future as per usual. I hope the future will be better than that meaning so everyone can have a place to call their own.

[@DerekCivilDefense]

I would prefer a stone tower especially a round shaped one to help against wind. Also, buildings in Europe include ones with the upper floors being wider than the ground floor which then helps provide space while providing room for pedestrians.

[@damyaaaa818]

I gotta down all them steps to get to the kitchen

[@vicjames3256]

You have better views from the stairs than from the living room and kitchen... whaaaa?

[@shayslife8840]

I love this home❤❤

[@MajorGainz-704]

This is to sterile its needs some color and to many damn stairs.

[@tydaley6218]

This is nice for a young person. When you buy a home think 30 out will you be able to move up and down so many stairs.

[@decgirrl]

BEAUTIFUL when I come home I'm gonna drive past here lol

[@whatever3041]

The position of the kitchen is very unfortunate. As someone who likes to cook I would have preferred the kitchen to be on one of the higher floors. One floor below the kitchen should be the master bedroom and one floor above should be the living room. Basement should be a gym, first floor should be a guest room, second floor should be study, third floor master bedroom, fourth floor kitchen, fifth floor living room, living room should be close to the roof because you would also want to take and entertain guests on the roof. Whenever I visit one of my friends in Philly, we all almost always end up at the roof for views.

[@gfrog8888]

The point of tiny houses is to be affordable. This just makes the property taxes in the area go up. F

[@FCm-tq2ho]

In Japan this is a mansion!

[@DionysusSanchez]

Great design great use of space 👍🏼

[@khunopie9159]

Move over Tiny House.... Here come TINY TOWER! (hear me RAWWRRR)

[@terencebonds7444]

Hey Love the work you did on this property! Are you still currently flipping houses in Philadelphia? I am a wholesaler in the area, would you like to be added to my cash buyers list?

[@skdkoc]

very poor design

[@AVA-MARIA]

Wow this home is so cold! I’m not into color that much either but this needs some additional accessories in gray, gold, black - something!!

[@_baert]

If this is the future of city living, the future looks bleak.

[@skvaderarts7009]

I love modern architecture and I love townhouses... but this is too many stairs and it seems claustrophobic. Can you imagine how much it would cost and how cramped it would feel. Like, the living room can't comfortably seat more than two people. It's a bit too narrow and it isn't deep enough. Like, if it went back further it wouldn't be as bad, but half of the house is the stairs. it's very pretty, but I could never live in it and it isn't even because I can't pay for it.

[@Mekinhumbel]

Not to mention what happens if, god forbid, you break/sprain an ankle. Most of your house is completely inaccessible. Just not practical. But just what I'd expect from a designer. The vision isn't polluted by pesky end-user needs.

[@joncohen6059]

Wait so are these just backyards to existing larger lots? Why are the lots so small, did they used to be alley homes or sheds prior to the deindustrialization era? Did the owner just split them into two separate areas to maximize profit? They seem to just accommodate parking pads. This has to be the ugliest house I've ever seen. There's no respect for the existing architectural culture of the neighborhood. The use of space is so inefficient. They tried to translate suburban style furniture and spacing into a row house. Everything about this house and this guy just screams fucking smug. It's so lifeless. All the hard surfaces and the openings by the window just make the house echo-y and loud.

[@laidback4evr]

M A X I M I Z E

[@cedmondson2]

Please don’t build anymore of those things

[@miketoronto8308]

It too white (idk how else to say it) give it some more character

[@willyjoerockhead]

But what if there's a fire?

[@Mekinhumbel]

Can't be bothered with practical concerns like that. It's all about the vision 🤮

[@zarawoods6973]

Gentrification at its highest in Philly right now. They took over north philly south philly now they’re making their way to west philly. Just leave us alone!!! I miss my old neighborhood 😢😢😡😡

[@chairmanofrussia]

Zara Woods don’t you know that hipsters and quirky tumblr art girls need places to sip their coffee? Students, ordinary workers, and other peasants don’t matter

[@zarawoods6973]

chairmanofrussia I can’t tell if you’re serious or just being sarcastic

[@chairmanofrussia]

Zara Woods sarcastic. Fuck that shit. We need to build hi-rise _affordable_ housing along transit lines and on abandoned lots while preserving neighborhoods. A nice blend of density and history to keep the character. Keeping the same level of income while lowering housing costs by building tens of thousands of units goes a long way towards fighting gentrification. It’s impossible to actually keep things 100% the same. Nimbyism only makes gentrification stronger, because it turns land and space into premium assets and encourages luxury housing. Rent control and widespread, high density housing is the best way to have minimal change while keeping the city affordable for the working class. In other words, we need to Tokyo-ify the outskirts of our cities.

[@zarawoods6973]

chairmanofrussia Exactly. Spoken like a true colonist

[@chairmanofrussia]

Zara Woods colonist? I’m saying let’s build new _affordable_ neighborhoods on the outskirts of cities with _affordable_ housing with city wide rent control to preserve the older neighborhoods, and prevent displacement and gentrification. Developers won’t spend more money building luxury housing if they know they can’t squeeze the living daylights out of you on rent. It will meet new housing demands, keep rents low and prevent yuppies from taking over entire neighborhoods. Those people would be scattered around. And we should build on downtown parking lots to restore vitality-again with affordable, hi rise public (not projects, but hi rises connected to the rest of the city, one wouldn’t be able to tell they’re public just by looking at it) housing that prioritizes downtown workers. Lots of Asian cities are dynamic and keep housing costs low. Japanese cities in particular do this while preserving history and the character of their neighborhoods. I’m not a fucking colonist.

[@Mekinhumbel]

Your video editor needs to get his/her Adderall prescription refilled.

[@nancykahn4125]

Japanes

[@niokascott6647]

Nice house, but not practical. Who is going to go up and down all those stairs in their 50's, 60's, 70's and beyond? Second, the cost of that home to live in North Philadelphia. No thank you.

[@JUAN.RAFAEL.CASTRO]

And that's a lot of BS ... Future living my ass ! 👎

[@biblegirl2980]

Not for me. Good design! TooTiny & Too Much 💰I love the suburbs 💯💥

[@midnightmilkman1]

#Yawnnnnn #BoringLikeThatMan #NoThanks #ItWasLikeWatchingPaintDryOnAwall