Realtor’s Tour of the ‘Tiniest’ Apartment in New York Sparks Outrage: ‘Should Be Illegal’

• Realtor Douglas Elliman took to his Instagram Reel on Monday to tour what he called the “tiniest” apartment in New York City
• The rental, located in midtown Manhattan, costs $1,200 a month and does not include a kitchen or bathroom
• Instagram users flocked to the comments to express their opinion on how such a small apartment should be “illegal”.

A realtor caused a frenzy on social media after viewing one of the “tiniest” apartments in New York.

In an Instagram Reel shared Monday by Douglas Elliman’s Omer Labock, the realtor takes users on a tour of the microscopic space that costs $1,200 a month to rent

Standing in front of a building in Midtown Manhattan, Labock begins by saying, “The smallest apartment in Manhattan can be found in this building so let’s take a look at this, it’s really crazy.

After opening the door to the third-floor rental apartment, he discovered a small, empty room with a wardrobe that “probably came from Ikea,” he adds in another shot, and a single window that looked out onto the fire escape and other buildings. “Yes, this is the whole thing – you can’t make this up.”

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He then raises his phone to take in the entire space (notably the lack of a bathroom or kitchen) before spreading his arms out to touch both walls.

“I’m not the biggest guy, but I can almost touch both sides here. I think we can consider this the absolute smallest apartment in Manhattan, and the total rent is $1,200 a month,” he says.

Omer Labock/ Instagram

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The realtor continues, “Now you’re probably wondering where the bathroom is. You have to leave the apartment and enter this common space.”

Shared bathroom.

Omer Labock/ Instagram

He then walks down the hall and past another apartment before discovering a shared bathroom. It is equipped with basic things — a sink, a toilet and a shower.

“Would you live here?” Labock asks in the title.

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Additional wardrobe in the space.

Omer Labock/ Instagram

Users were quick to share their opinions in the comments, with multiple people questioning how such a small space could even be allowed on the market.

“This should be illegal. What kind of bed goes here? Why is it 1200? This is depressing,” one person asked, while another joked: “I’m calling 911 as we speak.”

One person suggested it looked like they had “turned a utility closet into a cheater’s apartment”, after which another user compared it to a “closet”.

Without a kitchen to cook meals, one person noted that the added cost of constantly ordering food would make the food even more expensive than advertised.

Labock managed to touch both walls during his tour.

Omer Labock/ Instagram

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Under New York’s Multiple Dwelling Law, a room in an apartment must be at least 80 square feet and have an eight-foot ceiling to be considered legal. While Labock could not confirm the apartment’s exact dimensions, he told PEOPLE that it is about the size of a “small standard room.”

He adds, “I actually see apartments like this as a great opportunity for people to get their foot in the door in Manhattan because the rents here are so crazy.”

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