The Urban Edge Apartment Living Blog
Musings on living in NYC... oh, and real estate too
We’re heading into some of the hottest months of the year for the NYC rental apartment market (figuratively and literally), as recent college graduates from all over planet try their hand at life in the best city in the world. As you can imagine, this annual influx, which runs from now through the fall, of [...]
When looking for a no fee rental apartment anywhere in New York City–and even across the river in such northern New Jersey neighborhoods as Jersey City and Hoboken–we can’t stress enough how important it is to be ready to sign a lease on the spot. With inventory hitting record lows and people even offering more [...]
New York City may be a great place to live, but it’s one major drawback is the high cost of housing. Until readily available (and totally affordable) micro-apartments become a reality–or until the world decides that every job deserves banker-sized bonuses–we all have to figure out ways to live in this beautiful, thrilling city without [...]
Price-wise, the news for NYC rental apartments dwellers and seekers continues to be bad. Sure, the average cost of a Manhattan rental apartment remained “steady” for much of the summer, and there was a nice 32% jump in inventory in July, which could persuade landlords to return to the days of concessions (for example, one [...]
If you’re new to the NYC rental apartment hunt, don’t worry: EVERYONE thinks it’s overwhelming. The city is huge, for one thing, and there are about a dozen different neighborhoods that would be “perfect” for each one of us, though your dozen could be different from mine, which is likely to be different from that [...]
