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I mean, it practically is. I live in Manhattan, and with the exception of a very few places (basically UES right on the river and then the projects) any studio
by czinck 11y ago
I mean, it practically is. I live in Manhattan, and with the exception of a very few places (basically UES right on the river and then the projects) any studio apartment south of 100th (~115th on the west side) street is going to be $2000/month or more. If you find any place cheaper it is going to be borderline uninhabitable or a 6th floor walkup. Rents in Harlem are going up now, too.
- tricolon 11y agoOf course, there are more exceptions. Intimidating coöp applications are one.
- czinck 11y agoWhat do you mean? Do you mean the coops that have a max income? Because those obviously don't count, they can't rent out a studio for $2k when the resident isn't allowed to make more than 75k. Or do you mean applications that make you sign away your first born and tell them your deepest darkest secrets? Because everyone I know has had to do that, it's just part of the process, mainly because of how hard it is to evict someone in NYC, and doesn't mean you get cheaper rent.
- tricolon 11y agoI mean that some coöp applications do have you sign away your first born and tell them your deepest darkest secrets and that there are still enough people who haven't gone through that process at one point or another that the market rent for those units is slightly lower than it would be otherwise. Of course, I only have anecdata support my claim.