The Rent's Just Too Damn High! (Pittsburgh, Bethel Park: fit in, living in, zip codes)

[tclifton]

Originally Posted by SteelCityRising

Per CraigsList, a decent 1-BR now in the East End will set you back at least $900/month.

For what it's worth, I just did a quick search and found 5 for under $600

avail 6/20-7/1 Nr. Cmu shuttle, Pitt, hospitals, bus

Regent Square Area One bedroom

Fabulous Vintage Apartment, January, Wilkinsburg, HEAT INCLUDED!

300 Amber-charming studio apartment

Spacious & cute Bloomfield apt available Aug. 1

[jea6321]

Originally Posted by tclifton

For what it's worth, I just did a quick search and found 5 for under $600

avail 6/20-7/1 Nr. Cmu shuttle, Pitt, hospitals, bus

Regent Square Area One bedroom

Fabulous Vintage Apartment, January, Wilkinsburg, HEAT INCLUDED!

300 Amber-charming studio apartment

Spacious & cute Bloomfield apt available Aug. 1

out of that bunch, the bloomfield one on taylor is the only thing I would consider to be both east end and somewhat decent. The wilkinsburg one is pretty nice, but its not exactly in what most people consider the east end.

[nyinpgh]

I agree with this thread.coming from NYC I was a lil taken back by some places to rent here, its almost as much as some places in Manhattan ,without Manhattan lol.

[JimboPGH]

Originally Posted by tclifton

For what it's worth, I just did a quick search and found 5 for under $600

avail 6/20-7/1 Nr. Cmu shuttle, Pitt, hospitals, bus

Regent Square Area One bedroom

Fabulous Vintage Apartment, January, Wilkinsburg, HEAT INCLUDED!

300 Amber-charming studio apartment

Spacious & cute Bloomfield apt available Aug. 1

Ugh. Can we get a ban on red carpet passed in this town?

But you're right, outside of Larryville and Shadyside, there are still plenty of only moderately overpriced places available. It's just obnoxious that only about five years ago, there were still plenty of nice one-bedrooms available in places like Friendship and Highland Park in the $400-$500 range, while incomes haven't exactly gone up accordingly.

[Mugatu]

Originally Posted by jea6321

out of that bunch, the bloomfield one on taylor is the only thing I would consider to be both east end and somewhat decent. The wilkinsburg one is pretty nice, but its not exactly in what most people consider the east end.

Yeah, those are pretty bad. Especially this. avail 6/20-7/1 Nr. Cmu shuttle, Pitt, hospitals, bus

$590 for a room? Or is it $620 like it says further down in the ad? That's not even a studio, it's a bedroom with a hot plate shoved in a closet and a fridge out in the middle of the room and they call it an apartment. Yuck. In 2008 I rented a huge 900 square foot one-bedroom apt for $500. Now we have something like this for $600. Awful.

[ferraris]

Originally Posted by Mugatu

Yeah, those are pretty bad. Especially this. avail 6/20-7/1 Nr. Cmu shuttle, Pitt, hospitals, bus

$590 for a room? Or is it $620 like it says further down in the ad? That's not even a studio, it's a bedroom with a hot plate shoved in a closet and a fridge out in the middle of the room and they call it an apartment. Yuck. In 2008 I rented a huge 900 square foot one-bedroom apt for $500. Now we have something like this for $600. Awful.

It's right in the heart of Squirrel Hill and is clearly targeting college students. It's not a great deal by any means, but it is a better deal than campus dorms. The discrepancy in pricing is kind of weird, though.

[bluecarebear]

Originally Posted by nyinpgh

I agree with this thread.coming from NYC I was a lil taken back by some places to rent here, its almost as much as some places in Manhattan ,without Manhattan lol.

The worst part of the high rates is that we are paying for crappy old apartments. These aren't even the newer (built within the last 20 years) apartment buildings you find in other cities - No patio/porch, shower only, no washer/dryer hookups, no matching or newer appliances (if provided), apartment fixtures not updated, sharing with neighboring renters (space (including parking) and/or utilities), street only parking, and no walk in closets/storage.

Recognition and becoming a trendy city sucks. Let's go back to Dying Rust Belt. It was more fun and enjoyable.

[I_Like_Spam]

Originally Posted by bluecarebear

Recognition and becoming a trendy city sucks. Let's go back to Dying Rust Belt. It was more fun and enjoyable.

You can always move to the less trendy parts of Pittsburgh, "real" Pittsburgh if you will.

Could probably get a lot more for the same cash in Sheraden or Carrick or McKees Rocks.


The Dying Rust Belt still exists, its just not in the trendy part of town.

[jea6321]

Originally Posted by bluecarebear

The worst part of the high rates is that we are paying for crappy old apartments. These aren't even the newer (built within the last 20 years) apartment buildings you find in other cities - No patio/porch, shower only, no washer/dryer hookups, no matching or newer appliances (if provided), apartment fixtures not updated, sharing with neighboring renters (space (including parking) and/or utilities), street only parking, and no walk in closets/storage.

Recognition and becoming a trendy city sucks. Let's go back to Dying Rust Belt. It was more fun and enjoyable.

supply and demand. all areas of the city have been on the rise, some much more than others. But all in all, if there are people paying the higher prices, there is no reason for the landowners to charge less than fair market value. Its all relative though, in 7-10 years ( maybe less if the trend continues) everyone on here will be talking about how it was so great when you could get a decent 1 bedroom in a nice pittsburgh city neighborhood for under 1200 a month.

[ElijahAstin]

Originally Posted by bluecarebear

Recognition and becoming a trendy city sucks. Let's go back to Dying Rust Belt. It was more fun and enjoyable.

Move to Akron.