Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | completed

[jeffster]

407 SF is really tiny. I suppose it would be OK for a couple without a lot of stuff, but not great for entertaining guests if you have a number of friends.

407 would be a studio rather than a 1BR unit, I hope.

In my much-younger (and single) days I lived for a while in a 27 m2 studio apartment (about 300 sq ft) in Europe. It could work nicely for a single person, but it's certainly a different living style.

To be honest, a 400 SF place in a metropolitan Euro city would actually be quite large. Even Toronto. I used to live in an older section of Kitchener and lived in a 1930's apartment that was 1 bedroom. I think it was 420 SF if you measured wall to wall (so perhaps a little less than 420). It is doable. But as for entertaining large groups, that's out of the question.

I have friends in Hamilton that live in an older section of Hamilton, and rent the upper level of a house, plus the attic. It's a fabulous size and good for having friends over.

My perspective is that one really needs to consider their needs when buying or renting a place. If you don't like entertaining larger groups (if any), and you don't have a lot of material possession, then a place like this at DTK is good. I just wonder if the pricing corresponds.