Lucy Cohen Blatter
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Ms. Demeanor is Brick's (semi-retired) etiquette expert. Unsurprisingly, she's received a lot of neighbor-related questions during her tenure. Here are some of the trickier ones, along with her answers:
Located in a former rocket and plane parts factory (the building is aptly called Rocket Factory Lofts), this $3,311 studio has 14-foot concrete ceilings and beams and high-end fixtures.
As we all collectively mourn those murdered in Paris on Friday, it's only natural that we who survived terror in our city just 14 years ago worry that a similar incident could happen here, too. But, an op-ed from The New York Times on Sunday explains why panic is unwarranted.
Good news for those looking to move in Manhattan over the next couple of months: The rental market won't be completely insane. (What, you were expecting us to say dead? This is New York City, after all.)
Since winter is traditionally the rental market's slow season, landlords often mark down rents a bit, or offer concessions like a free month or two in rent or a waived broker fee to get tenants in and avoid apartments lingering vacant through the holidays and colder months.
There are certain suburban houses that make us feel sad about our apartments/question what we're doing in this city. This four-bedroom, three-bath colonial in Bridgewater, Connecticut listed with Klemm Real Estate is one of those. The place has a media room! We're not even sure what that means. And the house is on over an acre of land.
Plus, it's $699,000—about $165,000 less than the average Manhattan one-bedroom.
What if your high-end New York City staycation lasted forever? It can, apparently, as long as you've got $12.8 million (and you only need to put 10 percent down!).
This two-bedroom, three-bath apartment that's nearly 1,700 square feet is located on the 65th floor of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel & Residences, and has floor-to-ceiling windows just about everywhere, so imagine the everyday views of the Hudson and Central Park.
