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I live in the Clinton Hill co-ops. I love my 1bd rm apartment and view. However, we’re thinking of having kids. Anyone have advice on how small is too small for a bedroom? I am thinking of trying to subdivide my large bedroom to create two small rooms. they’d be approx 10×7 (for the larger room me an my partner would have) and 7.5×6 (for the kid’s room). In this plan we’d have separate doors for each room and each has a window so I think it’s legal… are these rooms too small to work? I’ve tried to find websites w/pictures of spaces as small as the kid room… but couldn’t. My quick search suggests that a twin bed or even bunkbed could fit in there and I grew up in NYC w/friends who lived in tiny subdivided spaces. If I don’t want to lose a lovely apt and can’t afford a much larger place. Does this seem workable? Anyone live in CHACO that has subdivided a bedroom? I would very much appreciate your thoughts.