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At right price, tiny apartments could fuel big hopes in Boston

  December 22, 2011

They may sound unappealing to the average Boston resident, but small, dorm-like apartments offering occupants little more than a “pod’’ bathroom, galley kitchen, and a pull-out couch to sleep on could be the key to jump-starting life in the burgeoning Innovation District - but only if these “micro-units’’ are offered at a price that’s in reach to their target tenants: young entrepreneurs looking to live downtown.

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