Condominis? (boutique condos)

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SMALL IS THE NEW BIG
By LISA KEYS

December 17, 2005 -- Like  Christmas-season tourists, Dunkin' Donuts chains
and "neckface" tags, new  condominium developments are taking the city by
storm.
This year, some 3,500 to 4,000 new condo units hit the market, according to
Jonathan Miller of real-estate appraisal firm Miller Samuel. (That's up from
about 1,400 in 1999.) Most of the buzz has been reserved for the luxury
mega-developments that have laid on as many amenities as Donald Trump lays off
apprentices: think pet spas, robotic parking garages and meditation gardens.
At the same time, however, another type of building has discretely, yet
decidedly, permeated Manhattan: small-scale developments of 20 units or fewer.
These so-called "boutique condos"- or condominis, as we like to call them -
can be found in residential neighborhoods throughout Manhattan. Low on
amenities  - goodbye, concierge; see-ya, swimming pool - small buildings are
nonetheless  becoming more prevalent,