Brooklyn Apartments No Bargain Compared to Manhattan
While it’s not exactly breaking news that rents in Park Slope and Williamsburg are very high, did you know that median rents in the two neighborhoods are steeper than they are in Hell’s Kitchen and the Lower East Side? The Observer has an article this morning about how rents in A-list Brooklyn neighborhoods continue to…
While it’s not exactly breaking news that rents in Park Slope and Williamsburg are very high, did you know that median rents in the two neighborhoods are steeper than they are in Hell’s Kitchen and the Lower East Side? The Observer has an article this morning about how rents in A-list Brooklyn neighborhoods continue to rise while prices in the Manhattan rental market begin to dip—taken together, the trends suggest that Brooklyn’s days of being an affordable alternative to Manhattan are long gone (as if anyone needed a newspaper to tell them that!). According to listings on StreetEasy, the median monthly rent in Park Slope is $3,050, while Williamsburg’s median is $2,900. Both numbers are higher than the median rent on the Lower East Side ($2,700). In addition, rents in prime Brooklyn neighborhoods have gone up at a startling pace over the past couple of years: The median rent for Park Slope in ’05 was a comparatively affordable $1,090. Conclusion, per the article: “Queens, anyone?”
Park Slope Living at Manhattan Rents! [NY Observer]
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Gowanus is the new Williamsburg.
It is bburg of 10-15 years ago.
Close to Park Slope so they have the best of both worlds there.
Bed-Stuy is the new Williamsburg
I like Williamsburg. It’s a fun, vibrant spot.
anyone who hates williamsburg is just over or was never cool to begin with.
you are old and ugly. sorry!
enjoy your overbearing woodwork. sounds fun.
charlotte is the 2nd biggest banking city in the US after NYC.
and thats the reason why Charlotte sucks.
without toilet paper, we’d all be walking around with mighty dirty hands, 5:27….so what is your point exactly??
without business, and people who went to business school this city would be no different than charlotte, nc.
Smell that?
It’s the smell of Park Slopers smelling their own farts……
and loving it.
Nope…actually saw them all in Williamburg.
Part of the reason I won’t go back.
That and all the guys are ugly and zitty.