Renting an Apartment in Brooklyn
Hello wonderful and helpful people of brownstoner.com I thought I would kiss a little butt before I started with this question because I am sure you are all asked this 1000 times a day, but I am in need of help I am looking to move to the Brooklyn area within the next 2 months….
Hello wonderful and helpful people of brownstoner.com
I thought I would kiss a little butt before I started with this question because I am sure you are all asked this 1000 times a day, but I am in need of help
I am looking to move to the Brooklyn area within the next 2 months. I have found a few neighborhoods I am interested in including Clinton Hill, Fort Green, Greenpont, and Williamsburg. I have been to all 4 areas and I am looking for a reliable and honest realtor in those areas. I’ve searched online and taken advice from other friends, but I was just wondering if people could point me in the right direction, I’ve tried looking in the times as well as craigslsit, but I am not having any luck with finding what I want at the price that I want ( I am looking for a 1br between 1200-1400 hopefully with some utilities included (hopefully), is that possible in the areas I mentioned above?) If anyone could help or knows a trusted realtor I would greatly appreciate the information.
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I have no idea! If i cant afford a 1 br at 1300/month I would love to know how people can afford to buy there!
What do most of you do to afford living there? Can anyone actually afford those new condos? I find the pricing very high for Brooklyn.
Amen, 2:42!
I also live off Stuyvesant and have to say that the whole street’s got some nice character and nice folks. I live much closer to the Koskiuzko stop on the J than the Utica A, so where I live it’s less pretty. But either way I’ve got good trains, good people, and I feel as safe as I have living anywhere else in Brooklyn.
I agree about the deserted blocks thing, but have found that it’s really important to just stay aware and look around. Bad People are looking for Easy Victims, not Potential Strugglers.
I recently moved to bedstuy and am shocked that people are so negative about it. i am a single woman, and have had NO problem living here, off the utica A/C line as well as the gates avenue J train. I love it here, and the neighborhood is getting better by the day. I always see new people walking the streets of Stuyvesant Avenue, and its a great atmosphere! I am a black woman, and have lots of single black female friends in this neighborhood who love it. And you can find an apartment of decent size within the price range you are asking for.
But believe me, if you are apprehensive about being here, because you don’t think it is safe, then you shouldn’t come here. We definitely don’t need people here who think our neighborhood is dangerous, because then you won’t be neighborly. Bedstuy is truly a neighborhood and my neighbors watch out for me all the time.
I think you get it mixed up with the idea of safe. While there are areas that may be safer than others, I think people in general forget that they still have to practice safe measures as well. If you are coming home late, then coming home on the train on a Tuesday nite in this cold weather by yourself and walking possibly deserted blocks to your apt may not be so safe, and is just not smart.
It cracks me up. When I moved to Greenpoint only 4 years ago my relatives were gasping and clutching their chests because it was “in the middle of nowhere!” and the G train was “full of thugs!”
Now I live in Bed Stuy and got all the same histrionics, but it’s actually a cheaper cab ride from Manhattan, the J is much better for actually getting into the city than the G…
…all I miss is the plethora of mediocre thai food and the Garden.
I live in Bed Stuy, and I feel pretty darn safe.
wow. I have been asking 1350 for my one bedroom apartments in 5th ave park slope. maybe I should ask for more?! …on the other hand, its great renting an apartment within hours of having it on the market. Keep your eyes out on craigslist (and if a good deal shows up, act on it right away…it won’t last through the day). Thats where I and other landlords advertise. Best of luck.
I am living in NJ (with family), and I’ve been working in nyc since may. I am just getting myself prepared! Iam not looking to move until february or early march, so its not like i am trying to move in 2 weeks. I just want to have my options planned out so i am ready. Thanks
I am living in NJ (with family), and I’ve been working in nyc since may. I am just getting myself prepared! Iam not looking to move until february or early march, so its not like i am trying to move in 2 weeks. I just want to have my options planned out so i am ready. Thanks