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Rent Coach: Help! My tenant wants a two-year-lease

by Mike Akerly | 10/26/12 - 12:36 PM

Q. After getting married last month, I moved into my wife’s apartment though I still own my old condo. I had been thinking about selling it, but I...
Williamsburg, Brooklyn to Sunnyside, Queens: Goodbye hipster haven, hello half-price rent, nicer neighbors

by Anne M. as told to Marjorie Cohen | 10/26/12 - 9:43 AM

My boyfriend and I decided to leave Williamsburg 10 months ago because the rent was so high and because we weren't crazy about the neighborhood. Our apartment was nice...
The end of brownstones, how to find a cheap rental insanely fast, and more

by Ronda Kaysen | 10/25/12 - 8:46 AM
- Will giving away a flatscreen...

The StreetEasy Hot Dozen: 12 rentals that may or may not be available by the time you read this

by Alex Hughes | 10/23/12 - 10:59 AM

Having laundry facilities in your building, if not your apartment, is not always an option available to renters in Manhattan, but it is in three of the apartments in this...
The Insurent Rental Index: 5 more (luxury) buildings that welcome the 99% (sponsored)

10/22/12 - 8:57 AM

BrickUnderground is always on the lookout for opportunities to level the playing field in the NYC real estate game, which is why we’re particularly pleased to roll out this...
No-Fee Apartment of the Week: $3,300 two-bedroom in Williamsburg

by Lucy Cohen Blatter | 10/19/12 - 1:39 PM

This brand new $3,300 two-bedroom, one-bath in Williamsburg...

Bed-Stuy to Fort Greene: From an up-and-comer to already there

by Sarah as told to Tracy Kaler | 10/19/12 - 10:47 AM

Before moving to Fort Greene in the beginning of September, I lived in Bedford-Stuyvesant for two years in a $1,700 per month two-bedroom with a friend from college. It was my...
Real Estate Want: A dream townhouse with magic sidewalks

by Julie Inzanti | 10/18/12 - 3:19 PM

This $75,000/mo renovated townhouse at 6 West 9th...
Rent Coach: My "luxury" building is temporarily losing its amenities. Can I get a rent reduction?

by Mike Akerly | 10/18/12 - 1:43 PM

Q. I just moved into an apartment in a full-service condo building. Prior to signing the lease, I was told that there were plans to add retail space...

An expat's view of 8 NYC neighborhoods (in 6 months)

by Michelle Slade | 10/16/12 - 1:45 PM

Six months ago, my husband and I (both copywriting and web development freelancers, both British expats) moved to New York for six months. We’d both been loads of times...
The StreetEasy Hot Dozen: 12 rentals that may or may not be available by the time you read this

by Alex Hughes | 10/16/12 - 10:05 AM

Three Soho apartments made the top of this week's Hot Dozen--the 12 rental apartments Streeteasy.com visitors clicked on most...
No-Fee Apartment of the Week: $4,800 three-bedroom in the East Village

by Lucy Cohen Blatter | 10/12/12 - 2:17 PM

This $4,800 three-bedroom at 176 East 3rd Street looks...
Chelsea to Brooklyn Heights: Enjoying the quiet, the rent, the space...and missing the doughnuts

by Briana M. as told to Marjorie Cohen | 10/12/12 - 10:44 AM

My first New York apartment was in Chelsea, an area that is perfect for 20-somethings like me. The streets were crowded 24/7, the restaurants, the bars, the nightlife was all...
The StreetEasy Hot Dozen: 12 rentals that may or may not be available by the time you read this

by Joe Lazauskas | 10/10/12 - 8:53 AM

Chelsea's combination of convenience and hip neighborhood reputation makes the nabe an enviable place to live. It's not exactly known as affordable though, which may be why...
Renting is about to become easier, why co-ops don't want to be condos, and more

by Ronda Kaysen | 10/08/12 - 9:02 AM
BrickUnderground is taking Columbus Day off, but not without leaving you a few choice links to tide you over...
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No-Fee Apartment of the Week: $5,250 two-bedroom in Hunter's Point

by Lucy Cohen Blatter | 10/05/12 - 2:01 PM

This over-1,100-square-foot two-bedroom condo...
The Bronx to the East Village: No more cooking (or hauling suitcases to Whole Foods)

by Natasha as told to Theresa Braine | 10/05/12 - 10:28 AM

I recently moved from an airy two-bedroom in the Bronx to a closet in the East Village, and I couldn’t be happier.
The Bronx, where I lived...
Manhattan loudest borough says 311 map, co-op rejection hurts, and more

by Ronda Kaysen | 10/04/12 - 8:50 AM
- A map of NYC by its 311 complaints: Manhattan obnoxiously...
An anecdotal survey of NYC real estate regrets

by Lucy Cohen Blatter | 10/03/12 - 2:55 PM

We think it's safe to say that most New Yorkers feel they've given something up to live in this city. And those of us in the 99 percent often find...
80/20 apartment living: My life as a 20 percenter

by Anonymous | 10/02/12 - 9:51 AM

Recently I was at a dinner party chatting with strangers about the usual things. Where are you from? How do you know so-and-so? What do you do? And of course...