Polly Mosendz
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First, a confession: I am really bad about remembering my keys, and I am always locking myself out of the apartment. When you don't have a doorman, it's both pricey and annoying to wait for a locksmith.
So I was more than okay with the prospect of test-driving KeyMe, a new-ish app which aims to stop lockouts and cut locksmith costs.
What is it?
When I started out in Alphabet City, my rent was $1,650 for a reasonably sized fourth floor walk-up studio, but utilities pushed it closer to $2,000. On the corner of 11th Street and Avenue B, the building had a lot of personality. Graffiti covered its north wall, and there was a real backyard—complete with a swing, fire pit, barbeque and tons of sunflowers.
The building only had six apartments in it, a very absent super, and a landlord that lived somewhere in the Deep South.
Congratulations! You've found your dream apartment--and you've managed to jump through the requisite hoops to sign the lease. All that's left is to get your hands on the keys, right? Not exactly.
With the average price for a one-bedroom in Manhattan at $3,177 a month in November, according to appraiser and market analyst Jonathan Miller of Miller Samuel, moving in New York City will cost a pretty penny.
Are developers likely to say "no thanks" to Bloomberg's proposed micro-apartments? (Crain's New York) Bad news buyers, the inventory crisis is expected to last through 2015 (The Real Deal) |