Is this more cabinetry than a rental apartment needs?

[Johann Jells]

I'm renovating a rental kitchen, and want to make it nice. This is a 900 ft 3br that might rent for $1600 when I'm done. I've never put in this much cabinetry before, and wonder if I'm overdoing it. I have some tenants in 1 bedrooms who haven't turned on their stoves in years. Do I just do it up and hope it adds value to people who like to cook? It's not like there's anything else to do with the space. I think I even need to add a cab over the fridge, there's a space there behind the wall cab and the fridge that would be weird without it.

[Johann Jells]

Originally posted by @Martin Zawarski:

I would go ahead with that layout with the refrigerator cabinet. Add inexpensive granite tops. It seems that there is approximately 10-11 lineal feet of countertops of 22 sf of granite at $33/sf plus under mount sink. You can have granite tops for under $700, Formica would be about 325. Now have fun and do your own tile backsplash, with discounted discontinued tile from hd or lowes for 4/sf. The tile backsplash is typically 18" high x 14 lineal feet is 21 sf of backsplash or $85. And you have a gourmet kitchen. I love doing my own tile. Back splashes are fun and easy.

Way ahead of you. I take it a step further and do my own granite tile counters. $5/ft, and easy to repair if needed. $4 sounds hi for splash tile, I get porcelain for $2 from some local dealers. Below is a kitchen in a 450 ft 1br. You can see why I wonder about so much cabinetry!