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I tried to get a relocation to NYC for my job, but couldn't (relocation wouldve gotten me a raise) but they did agree to let me work from home from NYC.
I am a single male with a salary of $76,000 a year(I know that's not enough for NYC) but I still love the city and want to move there. Are there any places where I can maybe get a studio in a safe area of Manhattan (not Harlem) or Brooklyn for less than $1600.
I would be fine with a studio as long as the area is safe. Right now I'm in Maryland in a 1 bedroom for $1500 a month with all utilities included. So this will be a big down-size, but I don't want roommates or to be in a non-safe area.
But it is relatively rare and just because you see an affordable listing doesn't mean that there won't be a bidding war to get the unit, which can push the price to rent well higher than the listing price.
Last edited by prospectheightsresident; 06-07-2015 at 04:48 PM..
It will be hard to find a studio apartment in Manhattan (below Harlem) for $1600 or under. (unless you happen to luck into a rent-controlled or rent-stabilized apartment, and these will only be through word of mouth, not advertised - very difficult to find.)
However, you can certainly find a studio apartment or 1 bedroom in Brooklyn for $1600 or under. Perhaps not in the prime Brooklyn neighborhoods like Park Slope, Brooklyn Heights, or Williamsburg.
But I would think you may be able to find something in neighborhoods like Windsor Terrace, Kensington, Ditmas Park, Midwood, Bensonhurst, Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Crown Heights, and possibly Prospect Heights and Bushwick. (many if not most parts of these neighborhoods are safe/relatively low-crime.)
If you're willing to check out Queens, you may be able to find even more in your price-range in neighborhoods like Jackson Heights, Astoria, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, etc.
Anything under $2k in Manhattan, you are in very questionable living space - and remember, you will be working at home. A $1700 studio in manhattan is not the type of place you want to spend night and day in.
Anything under $2k in Manhattan, you are in very questionable living space - and remember, you will be working at home. A $1700 studio in manhattan is not the type of place you want to spend night and day in.
This is also now true for Harlem, excepting East Harlem - some exceptions, but increasingly rare and only after hunting.
Very possible in Brooklyn, just not in the trendy neighborhoods. Look in the southern part of the borough...there you will find your middle/working class neighborhoods.
I just rented a large, reno'ed studio for $1200 in a very safe area with ample parking and an express train that gets to Manhattan in about 25 minutes.
I know the OP ruled out Harlem, but perhaps he should consider Washington Heights and Inwood, which are further north but, per countless glossy magazines, in the throes of full-throttle gentrification. As has been repeated many times, west of Broadway is more desirable but both neighborhoods can be noisy. That said, on Streeteasy and Trulia, one is seeing apartments being nicely renovated east of Broadway and rents aren't all that much less for these apartments than apartments west of Broadway. $1,600.00 is not a large budget even for the northern tip of Manhattan but it's possible. I would try the above websites and seek to isolate an attractive and reasonably spacious apartment that is perhaps facing the back to cut down on the street noise, which can be maddening particularly in the summer months. (For people that know the area, I've often wondered how those people who have the misfortune of living above the restaurants that turn into nightclubs along the western length of Dyckman Street possibly manage to sleep at night.)
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