Small homes: Living as a ‘minimalist’ or living like ‘rats’?

Advocates see tiny living quarters as an answer to Salt Lake City’s affordability crisis, but critics say some spaces are just too puny.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) "It's perfect for me," said Riley Finnegan, 27, of her 346-square-foot Broadway Park Lofts condominium, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Finnegan works remotely at her computer on a kitchen island stand she and her father made.

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Tony SemeradReal estate reporter

Tony covers growth and development issues for The Tribune. He is a former editor and politics reporter and has been with The Tribune since 1991.

Small homes: Living as a ‘minimalist’ or living like ‘rats’?

Advocates see tiny living quarters as an answer to Salt Lake City’s affordability crisis, but critics say some spaces are just too puny.

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