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Guess you never lived in a railroad style apartment
actually, I did once. it was on the upper east side and 165/mo.
I would live in one again too but only if it only had 1 bedroom without having been chopped up and if it had the tub in the kitchen. I prefer my railroad flats original and un butchered.
actually, I did once. it was on the upper east side and 165/mo.
I would live in one again too but only if it only had 1 bedroom without having been chopped up and if it had the tub in the kitchen. I prefer my railroad flats original and un butchered.
I think why I probably like it is the paint job, it just has a relaxing quality to it.
I would keep it as a 2 bedroom and live there myself. One bedroom for me and one as my closet
Atleast in brooklyn and queens you get updated fixtures and usable space for $1900. All the apartments except the studio was incredibly narrow and still using old school heaters and pipes. If the Bronx fully wants to gentrify, they gotta do better with the renovations.
Atleast in brooklyn and queens you get updated fixtures and usable space for $1900. All the apartments except the studio was incredibly narrow and still using old school heaters and pipes. If the Bronx fully wants to gentrify, they gotta do better with the renovations.
The Bronx is changing slowly
How has it changed since you moved there?: I think it hasn't changed as much as a lot of other places, but the rents here have really gone up. I remember renting a huge studio apartment in an Art Deco building with a sunken room for $515 in 2001. You will pay more than double that to start around here for a small studio. Gentrification has slowly but surely begun to rear its ugly head. The neighborhood seems to be changing more quickly in the past two or three years than it has in 20 years. Whether things improve for people who live here now, that remains to be see
New York City Rent Comparison: What $1,900 Gets You in The Bronx
See what $1,900 can rent you in Bronx neighborhoods like Port Morris, Spuyten Duyvil, and Kingsbridge Heights
$1,946 36 Bedford Park Boulevard
Bedford Park 36 Bedford Park in Bedford Park, Bronx | StreetEasy
In Bedford Park, this two-bedroom is asking a very specific $1,946 per month. The apartment apparently has a "spacious old New York layout" (whatever that means), and the building has "a cool live-In super," so there's that.
$1,900 144 Bruckner Blvd #4B
Mott Haven https://www.zumper.com/apartments-fo...en-new-york-ny
This two-bedroom in a slightly industrial part of Port Morris (right next to the former Zaro's bakery) is asking an even $1,900 per month. There's not much information about it in the listing, but it looks decent enough, with new kitchen appliance
$1,980 2040 Bruckner Blvd #06G
Unionport https://www.zumper.com/apartments-fo...rt-new-york-ny
On the other end of Bruckner Boulevard in Castle Hill, there's a two-bedroom apartment "with many updated amenities!" That's it. (Well, it also has stainless steel appliances and seemingly newish cabinets in the kitchen.) It's asking $1,980 per month.
$1,975. 2857 Sedgwick Avenue
Kingsbridge Heights 2857 Sedgwick Ave. in Kingsbridge Heights, Bronx | StreetEasy
And finally, in Kingsbridge Heights just a few blocks from the Jerome Reservoir, there's this fifth-floor two bedroom with, per the listing, "INCREDIBLE VIEWS." The space is big and bright, though it's hard to tell if the fridge is missing or not. The price: $1,975.
Those are all inflated prices posted by brokers to catch the fools.
2 bedrooms, even in nice buildings in Beford Park, should go for $1600-1700 max.
Go straight to the management agencies and reduce your rent by $200+ off of brokers listings.
Most buildings in the Bronx are run by management agencies located in Westchester and unlike Brooklyn or Manhattan, they are very open to dealing directly with prospective renters.
This is probably the nicest building in Bedford Park and this is a brokers listing @ $1800.
Not sure about that except maybe the odd,out of the way situation.Small( 700 sq ft) 1 br's are $1,600 or $1650 in my building…studios are $1300….real 2 br,2 baths are like $2,200.
Overpriced. Is your building a a co-op by any chance? Co-op buildings carry higher fixed costs so they try to make it up on the renters.
There are sizable rental price disparities between different management companies and the highest prices aren't always in the best buildings.
I'm familiar with the management company that runs the buildings below. They're very nice buildings. Better than many of the co-ops run by MAXX. Broker's listing is $1750 which means you can definitely get it for $1700 or even $1650 if you go directly to the property manager. The thing is they're not easy to find if you don't want to put in a little work to look.
Some people love to hate "gentrification" but I suspect that higher rents is going to mean improved areas, more amenities, cleanliness, services, etc.
I don't see the harm in that.
Totally agree. It's about the bigger picture.
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