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Seungchul You stands in his one-room, 200-squared foot apartment at Element 10 in Seattle, Washington May 12, 2013. "I moved into this apartment 7 months ago, I live alone, and I don't need a bigger apartment" said You, an English student at a local community college. Micros, also known as "hostel-style" apartments, usually offer less than 200 square feet (18.5 square metres) including private bathrooms, and they typically come furnished, sometimes with built-in beds and other amenities to save space. REUTERS/Nick Adams ( USA-APARTMENTS/MICRO )

Seungchul You sits in his one-room, 200-squared foot apartment at Element 10 in Seattle, Washington May 12, 2013. "I moved into this apartment 7 months ago, I live alone, and I don't need a bigger apartment" said You, an English student at a local community college. Micros, also known as "hostel-style" apartments, usually offer less than 200 square feet (18.5 square metres) including private bathrooms, and they typically come furnished, sometimes with built-in beds and other amenities to save space. REUTERS/Nick Adams ( USA-APARTMENTS/MICRO )

The Alturra aPodment is seen in the Capital Hill neighborhood in Seattle, Washington May 12, 2013. The six-story building has 55 walk up apartments and rent starts at $600 per month. REUTERS/Nick Adams ( USA-APARTMENTS/MICRO )

Jon-Christian Stubblefield relaxes inside of his 200 square foot Mini-Suite apartment in the First Hill neighborhood in Seattle, Washington May 12, 2013. "It was an affordable option living inside the city's core for under 1200," said Stubblefield who relocated to Seattle from Texas. Micros, also known as "hostel-style" apartments, usually offer less than 200 square feet (18.5 square metres) including private bathrooms, and they typically come furnished, sometimes with built-in beds and other amenities to save space. REUTERS/Nick Adams ( USA-APARTMENTS/MICRO )

Jon-Christian Stubblefield relaxes inside of his 200 square foot Mini-Suite apartment in the First Hill neighborhood in Seattle, Washington May 12, 2013. "It was an affordable option living inside the city's core for under 1200," said Stubblefield who relocated to Seattle from Texas. REUTERS/Nick Adams ( USA-APARTMENTS/MICRO )

The Element 10 Mini-Suites, a microhousing unit that is home to 36 residents in the First Hill neighborhood, is shown in this picture taken in Seattle, Washington May 11, 2013. Tiny apartments are cropping up in major cities around the country to meet the demand of people who are short on cash but determined to live in areas with otherwise pricey rents. Micros, also known as "hostel-style" apartments, usually offer less than 200 square feet (18.5 square metres) including private bathrooms, and they typically come furnished, sometimes with built-in beds and other amenities to save space. REUTERS/Nick Adams ( USA-APARTMENTS/MICRO )

Carl Winter, founder of the lobby group Reasonable Density Seattle, stands in front of the aPodments Building being constructed on the 100 block of 13th Avenue E in Seattle, Washington May 11, 2013. "There is a reasonable amount of density that is acceptable", explained Winter. REUTERS/Nick Adams ( USA-APARTMENTS/MICRO )

The Strada aPodment building which houses low cost micro apartments in Seattle, Washington is seen in this picture taken May 12, 2013. Rent for apartments in the building start at $595 per month. Tiny apartments are cropping up in major cities around the country to meet the demand of people who are short on cash but determined to live in areas with otherwise pricey rents. Micros, also known as "hostel-style" apartments, usually offer less than 200 square feet (18.5 square metres) including private bathrooms, and they typically come furnished, sometimes with built-in beds and other amenities to save space. REUTERS/Nick Adams ( USA-APARTMENTS/MICRO )