WeLive , the communal housing task create by co - working office space behemoth WeWork , officially launched today . Finally , young affluent people in New York City and near Washington , D.C. can relive their college days and reside together in very confining quarters with other young wealthy multitude ! May the entrepreneurial genius of the startup world never burn out .
For thehefty starting pricesof $ 1,375 for an individual bed , $ 2,000 for a individual room , and $ 2,550 for a studio apartment , you could be one of the first people to prove out the what future generations will belike direct to as “ the day everything cash in one’s chips to shit . ”Throw in an surplus $ 125and you ’ll find yourself with high - swiftness cyberspace , snazzy Bose speaker system , a lot of beer , and “ health class . ”
The New York spaces — located at 110 Wall Street , in the crotch of Manhattan — are fully furnished and include perks like on - situation laundry and “ rich social offerings , ” also known as “ the hazard to cling out with other rich idiots . ” According to the company’sblog post , the approximation behind the frame-up is unproblematic : “ WeLive challenges conventional apartment be by creating homes within a community of interests that are designed to bring citizenry together . ” version : “ We are taking the admirable approximation of co - op living and consign a lot of money for it . ”
In defense of this practice , WeWork co - founding father Miguel McKelvey recount Forbes that it was all relative , bro . “ tacky selection is all relative,”he aver . “ A desk for $ 350 a calendar month in a common area is not as cheap as a coffee store . But a flock of the great unwashed would say they ’re authorise by that environment in a way that makes it worth it . ”
Well , sure . But there are other , cheaper options for subsist in New York City . Youcould renta room in a three - sleeping room apartment in the same area for around $ 1,250 , for model . Or you could live in Harlem with a few roommate forless than that . Or you could even try a different , slightly loud co - livingarrangement .
The intent of space like WeLive , it seems , is n’t to provide affordable share housing — it ’s to create a sentience of “ community ” and then buck exorbitant amounts of money for it . But there are plenty of manner to create community of interests — joining a local intellectual nourishment co - op , a book group at the library , or , you know , verbalise to your blasted neighbors — without having to move into an overpriced college dorm to do it . And even then , there ’s no guarantee tenants will get what they signed up for , because individual consistence make residential district , not fancy cookware and well - sprout beer fridge .
On the other hand , if someone want to extend a guest invitation , I ’m happy to come over and wassail all of that beer . You know , for the community .
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