[quote=spdrun]1300 sf is big assuming the number doesn’t include garage floor space. Average house size was under 1000 sf in the early 1970s. If you have another 9000 sf of outdoor space for hobbies, entertaining, and play, five people living in 1300 sf is a non-issue.
With 1300 sf, you end up using 450 sf for four bedrooms (one master), 100 sf for kitchen, another 150 sf for 1.5 baths, 300 sf for living/dining, 100 sf for hallways, 200 sf for porch. Perfectly adequate for everyone to have their own private space.[/quote]
I agree that 1300 sf was perfectly adequate for a family of five in the 1970’s and prior, spdrun. As I mentioned before on this thread, families didn’t typically own all the consumer goods back then that they do now or even the amount of vehicles and “toys” that today’s famillies have.
I do realize some of the mid and lower-priced coops and walkups in Manhattan, NY (where you reside) and its burroughs are in the 1000 – 1600 sf range for a 3-bdrm owned dwelling, which may or may not have a garage and that these types of dwellings are commonplace. But out west, most young families typically have newer housing with more space to live in unless they are renting an apt.
In CA, garage space isn’t included as in the square footage when appraising a residence or marketing it.
