To give you an idea, the apartments we were discussing yesterday: [on the south end of the"nice" area, aka: borderline not so nice anymore, but about 6-7 blocks from the cute and trendy parts] 2 bedroom 1 bath, in a charming pre-war building with large bedrooms and closet space, hardwood floors, exposed brick (which is a nice feature), lots of sunlight, probably about 700-800 SF.
Sounds pretty good, right?
Compare with [in the more "affordable" area] a 2 bedroom 1 bath, top floor of a fully renovated brown stone, stainless steel appliances, recess lighting, dishwasher and washer and dryer included. Central air and heat. Open layout with huge living room and king size master bedroom with bay windows. 1000 SF. Hardwood floors throughout with massive custom closets. Apartment is flooded with light during the day. (description taken from craigslist)
The difference in price? Oh, only $400 a month. To get the same quality apartment in the "nice" area, we would have to pay about $600 more a month. Yes, this is me validating our decision to go for the nicer place in the less trendy neighborhood, but it's the right thing to do, right? Right.
As soon as we are confirmed [meaning, the owners want to talk to us before we can sign], I'll post some pictures. This will be our neighborhood. People. Do you know what this would mean? We will have plenty of space for VISITORS!! Maybe we can finally get some family to come visit us :).
2 comments:
Sign me up for your extra room or even floor space under the kitchen table! I would LOVE to come to NYC/Brooklyn. I was in NYC for 36 hours once, I did the Statue of Liberty/Elis Island Times Square, Central Park, saw Wicked and even "stayed" in a hostel and saw my favorite piece of artwork EVER... the brooklyn bridge. I would KILL to be able to spend more time there. So if there is a sign up list for visitors put me on it!!! ;)
SIgn me up for a visit!! What a lovely area.
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