Then & Now

… my fifth anniversary of living in an Upper East Side rentstabilized studio I first moved here out of necessity I … lack of laundry facilities  Thankfully I found a unicorn a rentstabilized studio in a luxury doorman building complete … especially a stainless steel one Out of my six NYC apartments this would be the first with one Ah the glamour … …

… better than the shoeboxsized kitchen in our Park Slope rental  I felt like the luckiest woman in New York City to … money but is an eyesore … We save a bundle of money by not renting an office for him and Tom saves time and aggravation … conditioner that lives in the wall The throughthewall unit does a fine job cooling off the kitchen but the racket bugs …

… the history of New York thats right I ended up with my current East Village digs as a result of 911  I was already … so I ended up with the place by default  At the time my rent was a reasonable $900 and change for a strippeddown one … My East Village apartment still fits but the neighborhood doesnt             Alphabet City to Murray Hill Close to …

… most happy if I can find great people to live withthey are what really make a random apartment feel like your home  … … time illuminates the pros and cons of an apartmentand how what draws people to a place isnt necessarily what keeps … … Rent … Roommates + Landlords … The Market … Buy … Sales Market … Improve … Then & Now … neighborhoods … …

… When I moved into my onebedroom 700squarefoot apartment in Hells … kicking my cousin out so that my wife could move in We tore down the wall my roommate and I had built to convert it to a … that the thought of leaving is daunting But the cost of our rent which is now $2920 is something  we dread It has …