micro-unit

Very small apartment

A micro-unit is a very small residential apartment, typically under 400 square feet, designed for single occupants in high-density urban areas.

These compact living spaces maximize efficiency through built-in furniture and multipurpose features: The city approved zoning changes to allow micro-units near transit hubs.

The term emerged as housing costs pushed developers toward smaller, more affordable options.

housing

apartment

Rented unit in building

  • studioCreative professional's workspace
  • flatLacking vertical variation
  • dwellingPlace of residence

compact · efficiency · living space · rental · condo · pod · capsule · sleeping quarters · bedsit · tenement

education

lesson

Unit of teaching

assessment · competency · credit · objective · outcome · topic · chapter · assignment · quiz · skill

measurement

increment

Unit of increase

precision · scale · quantity · calibration · nanoscale · decimal · metric · interval · gradation · minutiae

military

squad

Small working group

cell · detachment · reconnaissance · special forces · commando · insurgent · guerrilla · combat team · infantry · operative

biology

cell

Basic unit of life

membrane · mitochondria · nucleus · protein · enzyme · molecule · bacteria · prokaryote · eukaryote · cytoplasm

business

franchise

Licensed business operation

division · department · satellite office · storefront · kiosk · pop-up · startup · small enterprise · mom-and-pop · local

Opposites
size/scale of dwelling

micro-unitmansion

Large, stately home

estate · McMansion · manor · penthouse · chateau

housing philosophy

micro-unitlanded property

Owned land and buildings

country manor

Family

micro, unit, units, microbe, microbial, microorganism, microscope, microscopic, microscopy

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G