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
East Williamsburg/Bushwick (Montrose and beyond)
Greenpoint
Clinton Hill
Forget Ft Greene. Half the populace of Tribeca and the West Village has decided to make FG their new home, hence the rents have become ridiculous.
I love Crown Heights and Prospect Heights East and Lefferts.
Search craigslist.
You honestly might find better deals on the Upper East Side, fwiw.
Jersey City!!!
Not really realistic to spend 1200-1300 in Fort Greene or Cobble Hill. If you’re willing to consider a studio, maybe, but even then not likely.
Other places to try:
-Clinton Hill (near Fort Greene)
-Bed-Stuy (a little beyond Clinton Hill)
-Crown Heights, Lefferts Gardens, Prospect Heights, Windsor Terrace (bordering Prospect Park, but not Park Slope)
-Sunset Park, Ditmas Park, Bay Ridge (all a bit further out, but increasingly popular neighborhoods)
Good luck!
The average rent in Bay Ridge for a one bedroom is $1300 a month.
Also Bushwick and BedStuy.
Even in a soft market that price is near impossible in the areas you mentioned for a decent 1 bedroom – try Kensington, Sunset Park, Lefferts Gardens, Prospect Park / Crown Heights, maybe East Williamsburg.
Prices may be 20% off their peak 9 mos ago but I think it would be an amazing score to find a 1br in those areas for <1400. Try a few blocks east in Clinton hill, or south in Prospect heights. Unfortunalty 1br and studios retain their value best in a down mkt so deals will still be tough to come by.