Neighborhoods for Great Deals?
Hi there! My boyfriend and I currently live in the East Village and are hoping to move out to Brooklyn over the summer. We are looking for a 1-bedroom for 1,200-1,300 per month. Any suggestions on reasonable neighborhoods? We’d love to find something in Cobble Hill or Fort Greene-would you say this is realistic? Thanks…
Hi there! My boyfriend and I currently live in the East Village and are hoping to move out to Brooklyn over the summer. We are looking for a 1-bedroom for 1,200-1,300 per month. Any suggestions on reasonable neighborhoods? We’d love to find something in Cobble Hill or Fort Greene-would you say this is realistic?
Thanks so much! Any tips/suggestions would be much appreciated!
Cheers,
Chantal
“still much, much higher than Brooklyn rents for comparable apartments in size and good location”
A one bedroom in Ft Greene would be a 3 bedroom in the East Village (comparing sqft). Very little in Brooklyn is comparable to Manhattan in size.
Do 200 sqft studios even exist in Brooklyn?
1842, you’re right, but my point is that while you may get more for your money in Brooklyn, you don’t necessarily save money.
That’s not really true alsawo, while Manhattan rents have come down from their recent highs, they are still much, much higher than Brooklyn rents for comparable apartments in size and good locations. You get much more in terms of space and often amenities in Brooklyn (depending on the location of course) for the same price. What you get in Manhattan is the Manhattan location, but you might be on a loud, busy street and will almost certainly have a much smaller place, most likely lacking any charm. That’s the trade off…
Chantal,
I’m curious why you’re re-locating to Brooklyn. As others have mentioned, if it’s primarily to save money, you might honestly be better off in some areas of the UES, Washington Heights, Inwood, etc, where you can find one-bedrooms in your price range and be much closer to places in Manhattan you like.
Moving to Brooklyn only really makes sense if you’re also looking for a different lifestyle than what you had in the East Village. Most of the Brooklyn neighborhoods you’ve heard are “cool” are every bit as expensive as Manhattan.
You aren’t going to find many “deals” in Cobble Hill. There’s a premium in that area, and supply is usually low (I live there, so I know).
Try Boerum Hill, if you want slightly cheaper (basically, the further from Cobble Hill, the cheaper it will be).
Bob, I encourage infiltrating the bastions of conservative BK and splintering them from within with a thousand rainbows of gay love and a million shades of multiracial reproduction. But that’s just me.
Having said that, if I were moving from the East Village, I’d want to stay in the downtown brooklyn, PH/CH or greenpoint area. It’s less of a shock than those sleepier areas.
You might, however, be troubled by Bay Ridge’s being VERY Republican.
Have to defend crown heights north (dean st, st marks,…btwn nostrand and new york ave). It has tremendous housing stk, safe (albeit not as safe as bay ridge), quick access to Man via A/C trains. a nice 3 bdrm, formal dining rm, 1.5 bath, washer/dryer, prewar unit can be had for ~2k.
I also fully agree with the suggestion regarding Bay Ridge. It’s definitely not as close to Manhattan, but you can find nice space there and have access to tons of great restaurants and bars. It’s very accessible to good transportation into Manhattan (the subway and the express bus into midtown are easy to get to). Also, if you want a car, you could probably find an apartment in your price range that will come with a parking space (it’s possible). And now that Park Slope has been bleeding into what used to be Gowanus and Sunset Park, you can easily get there by just driving down fourth avenue for 15 minutes. It might not have the cache of carroll gardens, cobble hill or fort greene, but none of those neighborhoods had any game 10 years ago either. Bay Ridge is on the rise.