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 guess my friends got extremely lucky? its on a great block near the pencil factory, I am hoping to get that lucky in my search, for your friends that found a 1br in greenpoint use a realtor, and if so do you know the name of the place they used?
Jimmy- I dont know I posted on another board the similar questions and people were quick to say for me not to consider bay-ridge. I’ve never been to the area, so I dont know if its an over reaction?
Caitlin, how did your friends find that $1400 2bedroom apartment? if i could find apts like that, i’d start a business! my friends just moved to greenpoint, a 1bd railroad for $1500+ and they couldn’t believe their luck (nor could i). it’s just really hard to find stuff like that these days, esp in the neighborhoods you’re looking in.
now what’s this about bay ridge being unsafe for african-americans?
1 BR all utilities on Stuyvesant Ave 4 min walk from Utica A train stop…$1200…post your email address and i’lll contact you…
I’d rather be stuck with the F/Q and live in a decent area with an affordable apartment..Why must everything be criticized if someone is happy bring them down I don’t travel by trains late at night so what.
Just want to rec the G /L train option. Both the L to the 4,5,6 and the G to Court Street (E,V.7) are great option for those working in Midtown.
Also, a friend just got a 1 bed place on S1st in Williamsburg for $1,500.
Good luck with the search!
Kensington may be safe and affordable, but you are stuck with the F and Q, which late night are unpredictable, especially the F. Not to mention F is local the whole way. And it seems that the Q is interrupted every month or so late night, forcing a switch at Atlantic or taking a shuttle bus.
KENSINGTON, Brooklyn still a safe affordable brooklyn nabe…I live on Ocean Parkway in a cute 1 BR, 10′ ceilings only pay $1000..Between Q/F trains..near B23/B68 bus lines..
Actually, you could definitely find something for that price in Astoria. I’m exactly in that range (1 BR) and live between the N,W,R,V and G trains. Transportation is *excellent* in certain areas of Astoria, and it’s pretty safe– a lot of Astorians grew up/still live here, so there’s a definite sense of community and safety. What you won’t get, though, is even 1% of the charm you’ll get in Brooklyn– but Astoria is a great option if your budget is limited.