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Room for Improvement: A kitchen that makes sense, cheaper parking for residents and more

by Mayra David | 5/15/13 - 8:57 AM
Expensive parking, overheated bedrooms, and kitchens that don’t make sense for the act of cooking. Five New Yorkers share their apartment-life wants:
- Cheaper parking: I wish there was some...
Room for Improvement: Wishing for soundproof windows and a skylight that actually lets in light

by Mayra David | 4/24/13 - 1:14 PM
Central air-conditioning, a skylight that actually lets in light and soundproof windows … six New Yorkers us how their city dwellings might be improved.
- Climate change I hate leaving my...
Room for Improvement: Ceiling fans, beepless elevators, non-smoking neighbors

by Mayra David | 4/17/13 - 11:39 AM
A bathroom with two entryways, beepless elevators, and neighbors that don't smoke… six New Yorkers tell us what they’d add to their homes--or subtract--if only they could…
- Less social neighbors...
Room for Improvement: A cookie cutter cure, back-up power, and soundproof floors

by Mayra David | 4/10/13 - 12:48 PM
From character and soundproofing to an emergency generator, five New Yorkers share the items on the top of their apartment-improvement wish list:
- Living outside the box I’m in ‘cookie cutter’...
Room for Improvement: A dishwasher, a non-captive bathroom, and an extra closet

by Mayra David | 4/03/13 - 2:17 PM
Bathrooms, closets and scaffolding...These five city dwellers tell you what challenges them the most about their apartments....
- Too much living room For the square footage, there should really...
Room for Improvement: Dreaming of radiant floor heat and a window with an actual view of the outside

by Mayra David | 3/27/13 - 12:28 PM
Radiant heat, dull details, and some serious space makeovers. Six New Yorkers have a smorgasbord of home improvements wants and needs.
- Warmer floors: I’ve always wanted radiant floor heating. I...
Room for Improvement: Less scaffolding and more closet space, please!

by Mayra David | 3/20/13 - 12:20 PM
Scaffolding that’s a nuisance, a door that denies entry, and storage for the digital age! Six New York City citizens spill what they’d love to change about their homes.
- A place to store a suitcase:...
Room for Improvement: Useless security cameras, an unwanted night light, and not-quite-adult furniture

by Mayra David | 3/13/13 - 8:54 AM

Furniture that wasn't found on the street, a functional security system and neighbors who don't take "the city that never sleeps" as their personal mantra. Five New Yorkers share what's at the top of their home(life)...
Room for Improvement: Tepid water, window bars, secondhand pot smoke, and other things New Yorkers could do without

by Mayra David | 3/06/13 - 11:26 AM
Drier clothes, hotter water, a ventilated bathroom and a little less "relaxing" from the neighbors. Seven New Yorkers share the ways in which their living situations could be improved.
- Ready to stage a...
Room for Improvement: These New Yorkers would like quieter stairs, warmer floors, and more closets, stat!

by Mayra David | 2/27/13 - 11:13 AM
Creaky stairs, peeling paint, pesky bed bugs and a bad case of the winter blues. Six New Yorkers share their apartment living woes (and wishes).
- Tired of creaky stairwells: There's a sign...
Room for Improvement: A range hood, in-building laundry and an extra wall

by Mayra David | 2/20/13 - 1:10 PM

From thin walls, to a total lack of walls and, of course, the poor laundry situation… six NYC denizens share what they want to change about their living situation (one may have already moved by the time you’re done reading...
Room for Improvement: Wishing for a reglazed tub, some soundproofing and a break from doing the dishes

by Mayra David | 2/13/13 - 1:10 PM
A scratched-up tub, oppressive heat, and too many stairs. Sound familiar? They're among the things these six New Yorkers would change about their abodes if they could:
- Some peace and quiet: I...
Room for Improvement: Yearning for quieter, adjustable heat, warmer windows and a place to store food

by Mayra David | 2/06/13 - 1:18 PM
Sleeker kitchens, flatter outdoors, and, of course, more storage. Six New Yorkers share a few tweaks that would make their living space even more livable:
- Keep the outdoors outside: I...
Room for Improvement: Dog-less neighbors, windows that don't fight back, and a better elevator

by Lucy Cohen Blatter | 1/30/13 - 2:14 PM
Squeaky floors, too-much heat and neighborly nuisances... these are just a few things these seven New Yorkers would change about their living situations, including:
- A dog-less neighbor: I'd...
Room for Improvement: Wishing for different doors, deeper closets... and, of course, in-unit washer-dryers

by Lucy Cohen Blatter | 1/25/13 - 12:43 PM

There's no such thing as a dream apartment in New York City (at least if you have any sort of budget). These six New Yorkers told us what they long for in their own apartments.. for many, it was hard to pick just one thing....
Room for Improvement: Wishing for a quieter apartment, a bathroom that doesn't rain and more

by Sarah Karron | 1/09/13 - 2:19 PM

Fed up with that one thing about your apartment that’s driving you nuts… or two… or three? You’re not alone! Commiserate with these five New Yorkers, who shared with us the one thing they'd change about their abode if they...
Room for Improvement: Longing for a tree, a little less heat and a way to receive packages

by Sasha Berger | 12/19/12 - 10:44 AM
We asked five New Yorkers to name the one thing they would change about their apartment if they could.Here’s what they had to say:
- More mail options: "I would change the ability to...
Room for Improvement: These New Yorkers want more cable options, quieter heat and thicker walls

by Philip Posillipo | 11/19/12 - 2:31 PM
From architectural woes to inflated rent costs and (yes) even a lack of choice in cable providers, six city dwellers told us what annoys them most about their apartments, and what they wish they had:
- Better...
Room for Improvement: Wishing for walk-in closets, better windows, a shorter commute and more

by Kelly Kreth | 9/26/12 - 8:46 AM

Everyone's got something they'd like to change in their NYC apartment (and in some cases people have myriad things they'd like to see go/added). Here's what five Gothamites told us they'd like in...
Room for Improvement: Dreaming of a rooftop garden, a few more windows and a dumbwaiter conversion

by Kelly Kreth | 8/22/12 - 3:18 PM
What is the one thing you would change about your apartment if you could? We asked five New Yorkers, and here's what they said:
- Fewer odors: "I'd fix the smell of our apartment and...

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