Leah Hochbaum Rosner
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Is this Dumbo two-bedroom worth $4,600 a month, even after a $250 discount? Read More
April 23, 2014 - 09:59 AM
This week, our Take It or Leave It renters review a two-bedroom, two-bathroom Dumbo loft housed in a onetime shoe factory. The apartment—whose rent was recently shaved by $250 to $4,600 a month—offers a chef-friendly kitchen with stainless steel appliances and Caesarstone countertops, bathrooms with Venetian soaking tubs and in-unit laundry.
Low-Fee Rental Roundup: Dumbo, Tribeca, Hell’s Kitchen and more, from $2,900 to $12,950 a month
April 22, 2014 - 11:59 AM
If your too-cool roommates mocked your Easter bonnet one too many times, you may want to find an apartment with roomies more tolerant of your headgear. But you don’t need to spend all your money to get away from the haters. Take a look at the no-fee and low-fee places—with broker’s fees up to 9 percent versus the typical 12 to 15 percent—on offer at rental website Naked Apartments. Skim some places here in our round-up or visit Naked Apartments and search by “no fee” or “low-fee” to view more.
Eager to check out one of these apartments this instant? Naked Apartments will dispatch a broker to show it to you on the double through its Showings on Demand feature.
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How do I find a studio that doesn't feel like a jail cell?
April 17, 2014 - 14:30 PM
Can’t afford something larger than a studio, but scared you’ll go nuts spending all your time in a single room? Guest broker Jimmi Circosta of Citi Habitats gives studio-dwellers some sanity-saving pointers in this week’s Buy Curious.
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Is a Gramercy Park studio with a roofdeck and an offbeat lobby worth $2,700 a month? Read More
April 16, 2014 - 14:30 PM
Calling all Anglophiles. The lobby at this Gramercy Park co-op building, fittingly named the Penny Lane, mimics a London street, with wrought iron gates and quaint brick facades. Inside, an apartment on the market features a sleeping loft big enough to fit a king-sized bed, a private Juliet balcony, 12-foot ceilings, a renovated stainless steel kitchen with granite countertops, and three large closets.
Low-Fee Rental Roundup: Upper West Side, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and more, from $2,535 to $7,000 a month
April 16, 2014 - 09:59 AM
If your neighbor’s new obsession with mastering the French horn means that all you hear are flat notes and frustrated sighs, it might be time to move to a quieter building. But you don’t have to spend a fortune for some silent nights. Check out rental website Naked Apartments for a plethora of no-fee and low-fee homes, with broker’s fees from 0 to 9 percent (versus the usual 12 to 15 percent). See the apartments featured here in our round-up or, for additional listings, search Naked Apartments by “no fee” or “low-fee.”
Think you found the perfect place? Naked Apartments will make sure an agent will be there to give you a tour this instant with its Showings on Demand feature.
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I want a building that will pamper me. Should I splurge on a condo/hotel hybrid?
April 10, 2014 - 14:30 PM
Condo Hotel NYC | Condotel NYC | Buy Condo-Hotel
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