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I currently live in a Red Hook studio but need more space and WALLS. Red Hook is too isolated. Myself, my fiance and brother-in-law to be are looking for a 2+ bedroom rental in Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill or Boerum Hill. It’s been beyond frustrating to find a place in these 3 neighborhoods that isn’t trashed, or a tiny cave. Can’t roll with the new high rises popping up all over. Totally given up on pipe dream luxuries like a dishwasher, W/D or a decent tub for anything that gives us light with a little space and privacy. All 3 of us are crazy about gardens, architecture + design lovers, artists with day jobs with a hefty combined income on top of a perfect rental history. Just want to move away from nightly gunshots to settle into a place to take care of with some peace. We’ve been to almost every broker in the neighborhood and I obsessively scour Craigslist but we’ve settled on mediocre housing for so long and know there’s something better out there! Any suggestions on what else I could be doing? About to lose all hope after 3 months of searching. Just occurred to me to reach out to my Brooklyn neighbors and ask for help. Any comments are very much appreciated.