Co-op of the Day: 175 Willloughby Street, #10H
University Towers isn’t the sexiest place to live but the middle-class housing complex does end up giving buyers a bigger bang for their buck than some of the other big buildings in the area. Take, for example, this apartment on the tenth floor: Three bedrooms, 1,500 square feet, nice light, recently renovated kitchen and baths….
University Towers isn’t the sexiest place to live but the middle-class housing complex does end up giving buyers a bigger bang for their buck than some of the other big buildings in the area. Take, for example, this apartment on the tenth floor: Three bedrooms, 1,500 square feet, nice light, recently renovated kitchen and baths. Price? $649,000. Pretty cheap, right?
175 Willoughby Street, #10H [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
StreetEasy says:
We found 771 listings for no more than $200,000 with at least 1 bedroom
Median price: $169,000 Median size: 750 ft²
Kingsview is maintained in much worse fashion; has strange elevators where 1 of 2 stops at odd floors; the other stops on even floors; and the board has been very arbitrary in the approval process. Think someone on streeteasy even accused them of turning down anyone who the board thought was a “gentrifying” presence……..i have no idea why anyone would say living in kingsview is better; closer to hospital and nursing home; closer to projects; less attractive; in worse physical shape. and that is why there is a huge price difference.
“this is truly limited to the well-heeled gentry with TWO high incomes (or one ENORMOUS income).”
Quit your whining. This is NYC. Does the phrase “If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere” ring a bell? It’s always been costly to live here. That’s nothing new. Crybaby.
Denton — I’m not talking about this apartment. I’m talking about how the economy as a whole is built.
But, OK. Let’s take your example.
I’m single and don’t want roommates. I can afford a STUDIO. Where the space is small and my living spaces and kitchen are basically combined. If I want a “proper” space, I couple up. But guess what, I may get separate rooms… but it would require (basically) the FULL salary of BOTH of use to double the square footage.
I think I understood some parts of that Tybur6. But I am not quite sure.
t6, this is a 3br. Surely someone like you (single) could buy a nice studio or 1br and be happy.
The idea of combining incomes really rubs me the wrong way. I see this as a MAJOR step in the wrong direction. I don’t care if you are straight, gay or whatever. The whole idea of getting together as a couple should make your life easier (like bulk buying as Costco). If you are 2 people, you should be able to REDUCE your average income!!
Basically the economy of NYC is built around the idea that single folks (like me) need to suffer or live like college kids with 3 roommates, regardless of how old you are.
Only when you combine two FULL incomes can you live like an adult.
So, what does that mean? Options like a parent staying home with a kid vanishes! Options like one partner wanting to take a risk of going back to school or trying a new career with a lower salary vanishes…
It’s all disheartening. And one of the key reasons I do not consider NYC the “Greatest Place on Earth.” I live here because of a *specific* career opportunity and some other miscellany. I would love to make Brooklyn my home and really commit to building community and all that… but this is truly limited to the well-heeled gentry with TWO high incomes (or one ENORMOUS income).
well i dont count DINKS cuz i think income combination is lame.
*rob*
income is not only thing that makes you lower class. Or someone middle class.