This is interesting, immediately before Covid-19 hit NYC I moved to mid-town Manhattan in early March. Compared to Boston (where I'd previously lived for about

This is interesting, immediately before Covid-19 hit NYC I moved to mid-town Manhattan in early March. Compared to Boston (where I'd previously lived for about 7 years) I was stunned how affordable (with roommates) luxury housing was, at least during "off-season". For the master suite in a unit with a clear view of the Hudson and the USS Intrepid (I actually had a great view of the USS Comfort while it was in port) I only pay $1900/mo. with free gym perks, laundry in unit, AC, with brand new construction standards (building was constructed in 2018). It's not cheap, but by NYC standards when correcting for the quality of the building / building's I've lived in around Boston it's unparalleled. Even if I moved to Austin TX, I'd essentially only be saving about $400/mo. to have a decent apt to myself but also be getting paid substantially less. It's going to be very interesting in a year whether I negotiate my rent down, or look for a new place to live and bargain HARD. That said, I'm an NYC rental noob, very open to what kind of luxury rents people are seeing now in a post-covid rental environment?