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2 Condos Were Illegally Converted Into 18 Micro Apartments In NYC

"The ceiling heights were 4.5 feet to 6 feet tall on each level, depending on where you were standing," says a spokesperson for the New York Department of Buildings.
The exterior of the condo building at 165 Henry St in Manhattan's Lower East Side hints at the split-level apartments inside, as air conditioners, at left, are positioned at both upper and lower windows.

Two Manhattan landlords took an unusual — and illegal — route to double their rentable space: cutting their two condos in half horizontally so they could rent out 18 tiny apartments in their Lower East Side building, according to the New York City Department of Buildings.

"The ceiling heights were 4.5 feet to 6 feet tall on each level, depending on where you were standing," Department of Buildings spokesperson Abigail Kunitz says in an email

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