How to survive (and thrive) in a walk-up apartment

… of achiness and cynicism and after four years of panting up 186 stairsyes I countedI had had enough One of my major … Million Dollar Listing NY so far The 20 deadly sins NYC rental agents should never commit but do Escape from the UES …     … Live … Neighborhood Intel … Buy … Sales Market … Rent … The Market … Hell's Bitchen … Hell's Kitchen … …

By Kelly Kreth |February 14, 2013 - 11:51AM
How to survive life in a tenement-sized apartment

… for a couch that was 78 inches or less knowing anything larger would dwarf my small media room and I use a small … keeping them out of sight My sofa is actually an oversized chair and a half and has storage within it under the … order to have design continuity and make guests feel comfortable  … 5 Make it moveable … When you have limited …

By Kelly Kreth |January 31, 2013 - 10:21AM
My life as a single straight woman in NYC's #1 "gayborhood"

… aka Hellsea has the highest number of gay bars in NYC13 to Chelseas 7    As a single straight womanthe unwanted … are still as frequent as other neighborhoods but of a different variety The other day a gay man called across the … officially a fag hag Not that theres anything wrong with it Rents are going up because of the influx of people wanting …

By Kelly Kreth |January 17, 2013 - 10:48AM
A blogging threat succeeds where FedEx fails

… it wasnt lost forever Finally when I threatened to blog FB and Tweet about this asking her to repeat sentences so I …

By Kelly Kreth |January 3, 2013 - 10:58AM
9 good reasons to rent in a crappy tenement, like interesting neighbors and no holiday tipping

… hurricane I got to thinking about the other benefits of lowrent living  … Emergencies  … Even if power does go out I do … largerthanaverage units for way under market value in my 15 years of living in NYC … Exercise … While I dont have a … landlord has other perks too It is easier to negotiate rent make structural changes in my apartment  and deal with …

By Kelly Kreth |November 29, 2012 - 10:18AM