Lucy Cohen Blatter

Getting around this city isn't always easy (especially when you're attempting to hop from one borough to another).

Even as far as Small Wonders go, this $285,000 Harlem studio co-op -- at 48 West 138th Street -- is on the smaller side, at just over 300 square feet. But it's also recently renovated, and in a neighborhood that's seeing new restaurants and shops open up all the time.

Now you can officially feel better (and somewhat smug) about your decision to stay on the East Coast while your friends moved out West. San Francisco's median home price tops Manhattan's by $230,000, Curbed San Francisco reports.

We've covered communal housing quite a bit here on Brick, from some of  the cool perks of this new trend to the affordability issues it raises. That's why we were particularly interested in a post on My First Apartment offering tips on how to actually live, and thrive, in one of these set-ups.

The Upper East Side's East End Avenue — where this $3,000 one-bedroom apartment is located — is one of those streets some people would absolutely love, and others couldn't handle. Some love the quiet and relative remoteness, but others think it's all too much of a schlep (the closest subway stop is a good half-mile away), and too sleepy for a Manhattan location.