Apartment Leads in Brooklyn - $1100/month or less
Friends of mine, a married gay couple, are looking to rent an apartment in Brooklyn. Their budget is $1100/month and they’re looking to move in October 1st (there is some flexibility on this point). *They would like a one bedroom apartment but they are open to a decent-sized studio. Not looking for a room in…
Friends of mine, a married gay couple, are looking to rent an apartment in Brooklyn. Their budget is $1100/month and they’re looking to move in October 1st (there is some flexibility on this point).
*They would like a one bedroom apartment but they are open to a decent-sized studio. Not looking for a room in a share.
*They have a cat so the apartment must allow pets (or look the other way).
*They are open minded about neighborhood as long as it is safe and the apartment is clean. They were thinking Bay Ridge/Sunset Park/Dyker might be possibilities…? Other suggestions??
*If at all possible, they would like to avoid paying a broker fee (I know, I know).
Thanks in advance for any advice or leads.
Kensington
“If your landlord doesn’t have a super or a maintenance company you will live to regret it ;)”
Broker, you are way off.
I own and manage a 6 family brownstone. No super needed. The building in kept in prestine condition and I even have tenants who left years ago call me to ask if I have anything available.
our landlord is looking for someone in bay ridge, 2 bed room. my gf and i currently live in a private house. LL is great. been living here since november of 09. he just notified us that the the guy upstairs from us (private 2 fam house) is moving out. its approx 1200 a month (bay ridge ave). my email is guikazoid at hotmail . com i can put you in touch with my LL.
as a broker, I hate boilerplate emails and refuse to respond to them. If you can’t take the time to read my ad and ask questions I have already tried to answer in my advertisement, I probably will not call or email you back to show the apartment.
In the $1100 one bedroom range, the best neighborhood for train access is going to be Crown Heights. Around the President 2,5 stop there are a ton of great, large pre war buildings with big spaces. You are only a couple blocks from the Brooklyn Museum and the cool stuff on Franklin, Washington, Underhill. The neighborhood has a lot of interesting architecture and while diverse, there are a ton of families. Look for a well maintained building. I cannot stress how important that is. Ask where the super is, and ask to see where their apartment is. If your landlord doesn’t have a super or a maintenance company you will live to regret it 😉
that said, I am a broker so I don’t know the no-fee world so well. Just be wary, there are a lot of scammers out there and really bad apartments. I’m sure there are a ton of nice owners out there, so I hope you find one of them.
Best
You could get something Bay Ridge for about that much. Lots of resturaunts, stuff to do and great parks.
When I was looking for a place in 2007, I set up a search on Craigslist (1+ bedroom, maximum rent, allow cats, Brooklyn, for sale by owner only, Brooklyn) and bookmarked it. I checked at least 2x/day and every time I saw something interesting, I immediately emailed the poster with a boilerpoint email with little background (single mom, 5th grader, docile cat) and my willingness to look at the place any time that was convenient. I sent this regardless of posted open house dates. I looked at about 10 apartments in 2 weeks and found a good place for us that way.
Stuyvesant Heights. A train from there is 25 mins to 34th street. You can get 1 bedrooms for $1,000-1,300