The Urban Edge Apartment Living Blog
Musings on living in NYC... oh, and real estate too
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 [...]
One of the many best parts about New York City? No matter how long you’ve lived here, there are always, ALWAYS surprising, pretty, exciting, amazing new things to discover. The city is full of secret streets and hidden gems that most people are not aware of.
Another month, another record for Manhattan rental apartments, and not in a good way for would-be Manhattan renters. Because although the average Manhattan rent in May only went up by an insignificant-sounding nine dollars, that does mean that the average Manhattan rental apartment now goes for an astonishing $3,438 a month.
Is your apartment (or budget) too small for a home office? Maybe it’s time to try coworking. With rents at record highs in some neighborhoods, and space ALWAYS tough to come by in this town, one of the first “luxury” sacrifices you might have to make when looking for a NYC rental apartment is the [...]
These days it seems that indoor swimming pools have become almost an expected amenity in a certain class of newly constructed luxury rental apartment buildings in Manhattan, and to a lesser extent, the outerboroughs. And, of course, there are certain advantages to swimming inside, mostly having to do with the months October through May. But [...]
