Turn one room into two: The insider's guide to temporary pressurized walls

Renting in New York City always causes sticker shock … especially now that the city is experiencing recordbreaking rents  So if you are  a recent college grad or young … managementnot your real estate agentbefore you sign a new lease  Try to have the owner confirm it in writing Some …

By Evelyn Battaglia |May 27, 2025 - 10:30AM
Home sharing with a senior: Roommate matching program makes living in NYC more affordable

… an extension elsewhere in the apartment She puts up with me when Im grouchy she adds … How home sharing participants are … and likes to walk in Prospect Park She needed help with household expenses and has been matched a couple of time … them on a license agreement that outlines the terms of the share including kitchen use Hoffman says If either the host …

By Jennifer White Karp |April 25, 2024 - 4:30PM
These 18 New York City landlords allow temporary walls

… their dream of living in New York City With the median rent of a Manhattan apartment now $3290 according to  … a two bedroom into a three or even four enabling that hefty rent to be split among roommates  … Editors note An earlier … or US studentyoull need to find a guarantor for your lease who earns at least 80 times the monthly rent and lives …

By Donna M. Airoldi |December 27, 2018 - 10:00AM
Would you rent this two bedroom, two bath, in a converted loft building in Bed-Stuy, for $3,000?

… are long gone Finding a loft for sale in NYC for  under $1 million  is very hard to do Still if the vibe of a former … to socialize with your wellheeled fellow tenants This two bedroom two bath in a converted loft building 30 Claver Pl A107 in …

By Jennifer White Karp |October 3, 2018 - 9:00AM
Beyond the bunk bed: How to create the perfect space for siblings sharing a room

… or narrowest of spaces can be put to good use within a shared room The narrow walls on either side of a window are …

By Jennifer Laing |August 17, 2017 - 12:00PM
One family’s ingenious solution to the sibling room-sharing dilemma

… The arrival of a second child is manageable at first many NYC kids share but if those sibs include a brothersister … an 8yearold sonsolved their own roomsplitting conundrum We live in a twobedroom twobath apartment in  Kips  Bay Its … a large rectangular room about 11 by 155 feet with two floortoceiling windows at one end This worked out well until …

By Elizabeth G. |December 28, 2015 - 2:19PM
How to create separate study spaces in a shared bedroom

… founder of Gotham Organizers  some tips for turning a shared bedroom into a homeworkappropriate study hall Most shared childrens bedrooms are crowded spaces filled to the … … room-sharing … How to create separate study spaces in a shared bedroom …

By Jen Laing |September 11, 2015 - 12:59PM