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I don't think your estimates are accurate. A comfortable 2 bedroom can be had in the nice parts of Brooklyn for 3.5-6k. Manhattan is somewhat more, but not dras
by morelandjs 4y ago
I don't think your estimates are accurate. A comfortable 2 bedroom can be had in the nice parts of Brooklyn for 3.5-6k. Manhattan is somewhat more, but not drastically so.
Grew up in the midwest and moved to Brooklyn from Philly. Absolutely love it here. City is truly alive with energy and the job prospects are fantastic. Your mileage will vary though depending on how much you make.
- tempsy 4y agoYeah I’ve been casually browsing no fee apartments which are generally the “luxury” high rises and they are mostly $5k range or higher for a 1 bed. If I paid a 15% brokers fee on say an older $3500 walk up that would effectively make it $4025 for the first year so the list price is pretty misleading imo. I have not really seen much lower than low $3000 range that isn’t a studio or really old/cramped/bad location. I do like cooking on occasion and some of the kitchen setups for apartments even in the $4k+ range are closer to a dorm style kitchenette than workable kitchen.
- squeaky-clean 4y agoI have a large (for NYC) 2br with a full kitchen for under 3k. No in-unit laundry, but it's in the building basement. It's not a bad location, but I will say it is not a hip location. When my local train line isn't running due to maintenance it really sucks, but otherwise it's a quick tra in ride anywhere. Proximity to a subway station is also a big deal. You can be 20 stops from your favorite neighborhood, but if you have a 3 minute walk to the train it doesn't feel far at all.