Weighing the Options - Rental
Hi Brownstoners! For the past few weeks I’ve been on a difficult rental journey trying to find a 3br place, tight budget, preferably with no or a low brokers fee. We also need good access to subways. Occasionally we find a gem on Craigslist, but it’s like bloodsport securing those places. After a few fell…
Hi Brownstoners!
For the past few weeks I’ve been on a difficult rental journey trying to find a 3br place, tight budget, preferably with no or a low brokers fee. We also need good access to subways. Occasionally we find a gem on Craigslist, but it’s like bloodsport securing those places. After a few fell through our fingers, we pulled our act together and are ready to lay down money at the first great thing we see.
We just checked out a place on butler between 4th and 5th, heinous exterior, good interior, good price, and directly across the street from the soon-to-be PS 133 demo. While we like that it’s close to 5th Ave and subways, we’re a little more hesitant being neighbors with a demolition site, in a building that is truly a sight for sore eyes. But if that interior was in most any other location in the slope, I’d take it in a second.
Whaddya think? Bite the bullet and take this place, even though my gut is uneasy while reason tells me to get over it? Has anyone had apartment searching experiences this close to move in dates? Do good things even come up this late in the game?
there are going to be a ton of apartments available starting next week. If you can wait until Tuesday, Wednesday we have something like 10 people moving out just that I know of.
I love construction, why not be next to it so you can blog about it?
Crap exterior is great, the burglars just keep walking.
If the exterior is fugly…are you going to grimace every time you come home from work? Are you the type to get embarrassed when friends come over? Also, I can tell you right now that there is usually a reason a building gets demo’d…to make way for new construction. if new construction is taking it’s place, prepare for A LOT of chaos and noise around that apartment for a long time. construction can go on 7 days a week (w proper permits) starting at 7am.
If you are already second guessing the idea, DO NOT go for it. Your gut is obviously telling you NO. Listen to your gut. Continue to be patient…something more suitable will come along. good luck!
The demolition site would be a deal breaker for me. My old place was near one and we had a mouse problem in the basement for a while. Thank god the economy tanked and construction was halted!!
If you work all day, then I would not worry about it.
It seems unavoidable in Brooklyn with so much construction everywhere but if you live near a construction site your street will have rats. We do. I would make sure that the block looks like it is ready to deal with that. If the exterior is just ugly, not a big deal, but if it is not well maintained (garbage, etc.) then I would say think twice.
Good luck with your rental search.