Virginia K. Smith

2015 is already a boom year for new developments opening up, but to anyone who's spent time in the NYC rental market, "brand new luxury building" isn't exactly synonymous with "cheap." This is still true, but for renters still holding out for high-end amenities, there may be hope: developers are starting to offer smaller apartments at a relative discount to offset the cost of a building's pricey extras.

Buy a $65,000 designer tiny house, commit to life as a Wes Anderson character (Apartment Therapy)

Thinking of Jersey? Brush up on Hoboken 101 before you make the leap (Thrillist)

You can now expect your luxury rental to feel a little more like MoMA (NYDN)

A lot of New Yorkers will pay a premium to live in an elevator building, but when your apartment's lift goes on the fritz, well, things can get ugly. Such is the case at Upper East Side rental complex Normandie Court, where broken elevators in one of its 34-story towers have residents waiting in line for up to 45 minutes for a ride to the top, DNAinfo reports.

From the divorcee to the party animal, the worst—and most common—breeds of New York roommate (Refinery 29)

Always Google your broker—they might have a totally insane criminal history! (The Real Deal)

By now, you've likely heard about the $100 million penthouse sold at One57, breaking the already astronomical record for New York's priciest home. As with all such mind-boggling sales, this gives us an opportunity to lament the city's growing unaffordability, but also to fantasize about how we'd spend our imaginary money, were we in charge of this kind of cash. And truthfully? We wouldn't spend it on that penthouse.