As small as this apartment was, it actually worked pretty well and I don't remember ever feeling cramped. This might not have lasted forever, but this was a nice place. When I stupidly gave up this palce to move to Atlanta for 6 months I was very sad, and remember feeling that this was the first New York apartment I was actually proud of. I could have done better with the aquarium, but it had some memorable occupants. A channel catfish, the kind that just grows and grows no matter the size of the tank it's in, was a pretty scary beast after it grew too big for that tank.