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Home Alone: Single professionals revive demand for luxe studio apartments

Supply of these compact living spaces, though, has been falling since the pandemic, with little sign of recovery despite a spate of new launches in urban centres

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Studio apartments were gaining ground pre-2019, with their share in new launches rising from just 4 per cent in 2013 to a peak of 19 per cent in 2019 across India’s top seven cities. | Representational

Namrata Kohli New Delhi

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It's the classic New York life: single, well-paid job, and a studio apartment on the UWS or Alphabet City, depending on how you like your social action over the weekend.
 
It's now coming to India, too, but in a much more upscale way. No more musty walkups, or standing-room-only bathrooms, or freezing winters because the heating doesn't work. India's studio apartments - small in size, big on design - are redefining urban living. The luxury studio is no longer a compromise — it’s a choice.
 
From bachelor pads to power pads, these luxe studios pack more punch per square foot