The Urban Edge Apartment Living Blog
Musings on living in NYC... oh, and real estate too
For as long as I can remember, it’s been like this: the city is for renting; the suburbs are for when you want to buy a house. Today, though, all that’s changing, with the rise of suburban apartments.
Call it a guilty pleasure, but the New York Times column “The Hunt”–a weekly up-close and personal portrait of a person or a couple or a family trying to find the perfect NYC rental apartment–has become one of my favorite weekly real estate reads.
Everyone hears about the high rent you have to pay to live in NYC. While some people enjoy having a roommate, others (especially the older one gets) want to live alone. But with sky high prices being charged for rent, are roommates a necessity in NYC?
Looking for your perfect rental apartment in one of the many Manhattan neighborhoods? Maybe try looking a little off the beaten path. Two recent articles reminded me that one of the best things about New York City is that it’s huge, wonderfully interconnected, and filled with an enormous number of distinct communities, most of which [...]
If someone offered you a light and airy West Village rental apartment with two full bedrooms for only $2000 a month, you’d take it a second, right? I mean, that’s about $1500 less than the average price for a two-bedroom West Village rental apartment! How could you resist the ultimate prize, one of those rare [...]
