Rental of the Day: 197 Himrod Street
This Corcoran listing for a “luxury 2br condo apartment” at 197 Himrod caught our eye, considering the rental is in Bushwick, between Knickerbocker and Myrtle. The building is a new one, and the only shot we could get of the exterior was one that looks like it’s just finishing construction. However, the interior pictures aren’t…
This Corcoran listing for a “luxury 2br condo apartment” at 197 Himrod caught our eye, considering the rental is in Bushwick, between Knickerbocker and Myrtle. The building is a new one, and the only shot we could get of the exterior was one that looks like it’s just finishing construction. However, the interior pictures aren’t really giving us too much. If you’re going to try and rent a two-bedroom apartment in Bushwick nine stops off the L for $2,000 a month, you better bring more game than this! This place has been on the market since March and was originally priced at $2,100. $1,900? Do we hear $1,900?
197 Himrod Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
We applied for the 2 bedroom apartment in this building about 3 weeks ago. We were informed by Alice Corporan that the property had just received the C of O and was ready to be rented. We also informed her that we did have some public assistance with our rent and that it would be guaranteed. My roommate was an Executive Assistant with a private equity group who lost his job and I just started a commission based Solar Sales job. We are professionals. We provided all the necessary information to secure the property and submitted an application. We were willing to accept that the building is practically over the train with no elevator or washer/dyer and is on the floor in a sketchy neighborhood because we were on PA. She told us happily that she would have the landlord’s attorney look over our application (which we found rather odd) but were comforted by it because we know New York City law states that it is illegal to discriminate against source of income:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/cchr/html/housing.html.
It further spells out that this includes Public Assistance. We called her 2 days after she said she would get back to us and during the conversation she told us that the owner had not made a decision on going rental or sales. She has not contacted us since; however she was happy to take our money and has since reposted the listing for the apartment on streeteasy. We are now weighting legal options.
We applied for the 2 bedroom apartment in this building about 3 weeks ago. We were informed by Alice Corporan that the property had just received the C of O and was ready to be rented. We also informed her that we did have some public assistance with our rent and that it would be guaranteed. My roommate was an Executive Assistant with a private equity group who lost his job and I just started a commission based Solar Sales job. We are professionals. We provided all the necessary information to secure the property and submitted an application. We were willing to accept that the building is practically over the train with no elevator or washer/dyer and is on the floor in a sketchy neighborhood because we were on PA. She told us happily that she would have the landlord’s attorney look over our application (which we found rather odd) but were comforted by it because we know New York City law states that it is illegal to discriminate against source of income:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/cchr/html/housing.html.
It further spells out that this includes Public Assistance. We called her 2 days after she said she would get back to us and during the conversation she told us that the owner had not made a decision on going rental or sales. She has not contacted us since; however she was happy to take our money and has since reposted the listing for the apartment on streeteasy. We are now weighting legal options.
I think the problem here, besides the obvious ones of greed and ignorance, is that duplexes In Bushwick tend to start at $2000. However, they are as big as two floor through apartments put together, not single rooms stacked on top of each other.
Yes, Heather, you are a lone voice crying in the wilderness. 🙂
That couldn’t possibly be a 1930s English Gothic fixture in a brand new “luxury” building, could it?
EnglishKills, you have a good deal. The $1100 apts in Bushwick these days tend to be the three-room railroads in multi families. No doors.
I am a lone voice crying out in the wilderness, but I love that ceiling fixture.
You’re kidding me, right? We pay 1800 for a two bedroom at 5th ave and 9th street in Park Slope, also a block from several (better) trains. About the same size.
The apartment featured here should be 1100 a month at best. That neighborhood is a hellhole compared to me. Who are these people who move here and would rather live in the ghetto and overpay? Go to any number of great areas in Queens and pay 1100-1200 a month for something comparable. The balls on these agents, man…
Yeah – this is crazy. Too far from L and about 500 bucks overpriced.
Corcoran, get over your ‘luxurious” self and rent this for $1500. Then it might actually be a decent deal, and worthwhile living on this sure to be forlorn stretch. Myrtle right there is no purty picnic. Himrod. Huh. I almost bought a place o Himrod off Bushwick Ave. An amazing place but glad I didn’t ‘go there’.
Since this is in Bushwick, a good bet would be Hispaniolatastic. Kidding aside, you see this style of buildings in BVI, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and other Caribbean countries, once you go inland a bit. It may be a coincidence, just a combination of cheap/efficient modern building techniques.