Best area in Manhattan for couple working on 52nd and 8th

[love2live]

I live on 42nd Street near 10th Ave. I suggest you look for a place in Hell's Kitchen up your budget by approximately $200, which you'll save by not having to commute to work. My Neighbors have a one bedroom with a 100 pound dog. The building has a doorman, a fitness center, and other amenities like laundry on the premises and storage for bicycles, their rent is $2500/month. Remember you can always negotiate down your rent, just visit different buildings in the area, most are dog friendly.

[paddock_laker]

Originally Posted by Henna

A friend got a studio on the Upper West Side, around 70s and Broadway (or somewhere near there) for $1700 last September. She did look hard for it and I was surprised she found something for that price.

I'm pretty sure you told me on another thread to give market prices and not exceptions. Post by your own rules, Henna.

[Henna]

Originally Posted by paddock_laker

I'm pretty sure you told me on another thread to give market prices and not exceptions. Post by your own rules, Henna.

Paddock, hello, reading comprehension!! Read my entire post and you will see EXACTLY what I said, which is that the person found this place at that price and that I was surprised.

And in fact, I do NOT think it was an exception to the rule, only that it was at the low end of the range. Her place was small and it was studio and a walk-up and owned by an indvidual and not a company.

Many factors went into making it $1700.

And you will note I did NOT say, "$1700 is the median price for apartment rentals on the UWS." I cited a specific experience of someone who went on the rental market without knowing anyone and got a place off of a specific website. She did not know anyone and this apparently was market price for this type of property; otherwise it would have been listed higher. AND I made sure to say that this was not necessarily the norm.

Do you see the difference between what I said here and what you said on the other thread?

And why the attitude? Geez.

[paddock_laker]

You may find some nice ones for slightly less than in Manhattan in great Brooklyn neighborhoods like Brooklyn Heights and Park Slope. These are among the best neighborhoods in the city, although for a commute to Midtown you may also want to look at Queens. Sunnyside is a great neighborhood with trees, and it's under your budget and only 15 minutes from Midtown. Forest Hills and Kew Gardens are nice as well. You can find some stuff for your price in Manhattan, but unfortunately you'll be looking at mostly studios, which can get very irritating for a couple. (I lived in a studio back in Wisconsin several years ago with my girlfriend at the time and it was awful, and the apartments are bigger there than they are here.) As has been mentioned you may find some things in the Upper West Side and such if you're lucky, but they are likely to be farther from transit and possible have problems.

[paddock_laker]

Originally Posted by Henna

Paddock, hello, reading comprehension!! Read my entire post and you will see EXACTLY what I said, which is that the person found this place at that price and that I was surprised.

And in fact, I do NOT think it was an exception to the rule, only that it was at the low end of the range. Her place was small and it was studio and a walk-up and owned by an indvidual and not a company.

Many factors went into making it $1700.

And you will note I did NOT say, "$1700 is the median price for apartment rentals on the UWS." I cited a specific experience of someone who went on the rental market without knowing anyone and got a place off of a specific website. She did not know anyone and this apparently was market price for this type of property; otherwise it would have been listed higher. AND I made sure to say that this was not necessarily the norm.

Do you see the difference between what I said here and what you said on the other thread?

And why the attitude? Geez.

Because I also never said that $1100 was market price for what I found in Greenpoint, only that I searched hard and found it. Yet you still said it was bad to post.

[Henna]

Originally Posted by paddock_laker

Because I also never said that $1100 was market price for what I found in Greenpoint, only that I searched hard and found it. Yet you still said it was bad to post.

Go back and re-read the other thread and maybe you will find some clues. You specifically said your $1100 apartment was some sort of situation involving finagling, rent laws, older relatives, etc.

The example I have cited in this thread is someone who did an ACTUAL apartment search in a specific neighborhood within the past year by looking on rental websites and rented an actual apartment for a specific price. That makes her apartment fall in the range of market rate rentals and means that a finding a situation like that is within the grasp of an outsider moving into the city as it did not involve any special circumstances like rent laws, subleasing and older relatves.

This seems to really upset you that I think you are wrong on this issue. Well, don't let it bother you. This is a discussion forum and disagreements are part of what keeps discussion going.