I see many Manhattan studios with small, undercounter refrigerators. (I look online primarily at studios when looking in Manhattan). I think it might depend upon the building or complex, as much anything. I rarely see anything but undercounter in Tudor City (which are relatively inexpensive) or on UES (which are often quite tiny). But I think if I were redoing a kitchen in a Manhattan studio, I would rather have a 30" true counterdepth built in fridge (if you have the budget) or a 24" counterdepth tall refrigerator, than drawers.

The people I know in Manhattan may rarely cook, don't need a DW or a full size DW anyway, or maybe no oven, just a microwave, but they have jam packed fridges. They may not cook, but they need to eat.

Hmm. Undercounter fridge/freezer drawers are great for additional refrigeration, but I wouldn't use them as the primary appliance, particularly when storage space in Manhattan apartments is at a premium.

Have you thought about an apartment sized fridge/freezer? They tend to be 24 to 30 in width.

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De nada. :-)

Manhattan is an entirely different market. You could easily sell your place one day with undercounter refrigs.

I myself would rather have under counter refrigs and have open counter space than a big refrig blocking my use of the countertop.

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Gorgeous. Where are your cabinets from?

What do you think you might need more of: 24"-30" of counterspace, or 24"-30" of base storage?

I had a kitchen where there was almost no base storage on the main cabinet run because it was range, DW, and an undersink area taken up mostly by a garbage disposal. There was lots of upper storage because I had high ceilings but it was difficult for me to reach.

In a 7x8 kitchen you probably wont have room to open deep drawers..

Posting a floor plan always gets more pertinent answers..showing doorways or openings..windows,etc….and may suggest things you would never think of

IMO I would do a 24" wide fridge Europen style fridges are awesome in small space if you can find Euroflair where you are they are the best We had them in our last house and will probably try to get them again they are 24" counter depth with 1/2 fridge 1/ 2 freezer .A sfor will it fit we need to see an actul to scale plan since the plumbing cannot usually be moved that would be how I would start the kitcehndesign.

"Considering layout and whether undercounter fridge and freezer drawers make more sense than a 30” counter depth tall fridge/freezer?"

I wouldn't do that. You're limited in horizontal space, not vertical, and drawers would have both little capacity while taking up the same base cabinet width you need to conserve. Comparison:

• Summit SPRF34D 24 Inch 2-Drawer Undercounter Refrigerator-Freezer with 3.9 Cu. Ft. Capacity ($2350)
• Beko BFBF2414SS24 Inch Counter Depth Bottom Mount Refrigerator with 11.43 cu. ft. Capacity ($1100)
• Whirlpool WRB543CMJZ24 Inch Bottom Freezer Refrigerator with 12.7 Cu. Ft. Capacity ($1550)
• Whirlpool WRT112CZJZ24 Inch Counter Depth Top Freezer Refrigerator with 11.6 Cu Ft. Capacity ($700)

A 7x8 kitchen really isn't that small. I have a galley kitchen about that size with a 30" range, OTR microwave, 28" refrigerator, 24" dishwasher, and an adequate amount of storage and counter space. And yes, you can have deep drawers for pots and pans. IKEA kitchen.

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