Downtown L.A. micro-lofts for rent may be affordable, but they sure are tiny

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The Rosslyn Lofts in downtown L.A. announced the availability of micro-loft apartments last week featuring kitchenettes, free utilities and free Internet.

Redesigned to serve the downtown workforce, the 1913 concrete-and-steel building at 451 S. Main St. was largely gutted and now has 297 rentals, 259 of which qualify as ‘affordable housing.’ Households earning between 35% and 60% of the Los Angeles area’s median income are eligible to lease the units from $484 to $832.

Now here comes the micro part: The spaces range from 200 to 325 square feet. That’s smaller than a standard two-car garage.

Does small mean affordable? You tell me.

-- Lauren Beale

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