The Millennial Way: Dorm For GrownUps, Now Available

Millennials love to keep their homes simple, in tact and still private.

The Atlantic hailed Commonspace as a 'dorm for grownups.’ It is a collection of 21 microunits, which includes working space, being built on the top two floors of a building in Syracuse, New York.

Each unit has a small kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and living space. The 300-square feet flat will allow residents not to worry about feeling enclosed in a box. The microunits surround a shared common area that has a chef’s kitchen, game room and TV room. The dorm-like venture is aiming to get the interest of millennials in New York who’ve had enough of having five roommates, or having to dip themselves into the common bathroom.

Realtor describes the property as ‘the best of both worlds,’ which points to having your own space at an affordable price and having to potentially party right outside your door, day and night.

“Forget communes or co-ops,” writes Alana Semuels in The Atlantic. Millennials “want the chance to be alone in their own bedrooms, bathrooms, and kitchens, but they also want to be social and never lonely.”

Commonspace is the idea of Troy Evans. It attempts to somehow meet the demands of ‘lonely millennials' who cannot exist on their smartphones forever. The property is said to hire a ‘social engineer’ to maintain the harmony and also act as cruise director that will organize outings to restaurants, and pubs.

However, Commonspace is not alone in this venture. Pure House and Krash also offer dorm-like living arrangements. The difference is, Commonspace cater more of the grownups, and offers more privacy than the other two.

The property developers plan to expand to other cities, as well, if the Syracuse venture takes off.

What do you think of the appeal of Commonspace to millennials? Do you think that the latest generation would love this way of living?