Room for Improvement: Wishing for different doors, deeper closets... and, of course, in-unit washer-dryers

… Theres no such thing as a dream apartment in New York City at least if you have any sort of budget These … cabinets for storage and maybe even a countertop What I currently live with is pretty horrible cracked toilet a warped … the light How to buy a NYC apartment BrickUndergrounds Renters Survival Kit The 7 worst places to live in a …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |January 25, 2013 - 12:43PM
Upper West Side to Gramercy East: It hurts to lose Central Park, but my social life is downtown

… growing up there was no reason to leave When I returned to New York from college most of my college and work friends were living downtown I lived at home with my parents for about six months …   … As much as I loved living at home and saving money about a year ago my parents and I decided that it was time for me to leave the …

By Claire |January 25, 2013 - 8:58AM
Rent Coach: Can I get out of my lease because of noise problems?

… her TV at ridiculously loud levels late into the nightApparently the landlord was well aware of this because he has … that if known might have caused the tenant to make a different decision about entering into the lease on the terms … the landlord failed to disclose the facts the landlord knew the failure would create a false impression 5 When the …

By Mike Akerly |January 24, 2013 - 1:10PM
Alphabet City to Williamsburg: An almost-substitute for the East Village, circa 2006

… while our third roommate lived in a glorified closet Our rent was $3400 a month and our 64unit building had a doorman … an artist The building has three units including ours which rents for $2700permonth We were pleased that we could afford more space with a similar …

By Adam James |January 18, 2013 - 10:28AM
First-choice apartment, second-choice school? Robin Aronow can help.

… Schools often dicatate where New Yorkers choose to rent and buy their apartments  Yet for firsttime parents and even those selecting high schools as well as …

By Joann Jovinelly |January 15, 2013 - 3:29PM