Mini-apartments are cropping up in more cities where downtowns are gaining in popularity and rent has risen. In Manhattan, an individual can pay $2,500 a month for 250 square feet.

Apartments the size of a single-car garage are popping up in more U.S. cities This mini-sizing is a lower-cost option for the rising number of people living alone Critics in Seattle say hundreds ...

LOS ANGELES — Timm Freeman’s Santa Monica apartment has 17-foot ceilings, granite countertops and collector guitars hanging on the wall. He’s got a built-in microwave, dishwasher and central ...