What you’ll get across NYC for $2,700 a month

By Sara Alessi | May 14, 2015 - 3:59PM

Are you tightening the purse strings but still looking for an NYC rental? Not to worry! There are plenty of apartments available for rent for $2,700 a month. Space may be limited, though, because across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island, you’ll find mostly studios, one-bedrooms and two-bedrooms.

GRAMERCY PARK, MANHATTAN: A one-bath studio condop with exposed brick and a spa shower in an elevator building with a bike room and common laundry that accepts pets on a case-by-case basis at 310 East 23rd Street (between First and Second). $2,700/month

CENTRAL HARLEM, MANHATTAN: A two-bedroom, one-bath with views of Central Park and cherry hardwood floors in a condo building with a doorman and storage space available at 301 Cathedral Parkway (between Frederick Douglass and Manhattan Avenue). $2,695/month

FINANCIAL DISTRICT, MANHATTAN: A one-bath studio with a dishwasher and newly renovated kitchen and bathroom in a doorman building with a roof deck at 20 Exchange Place (between Hanover and South William). $2,700/month, no broker's fee, one month free

UPPER WEST SIDE, MANHATTAN: A one-bedroom, one-bath co-op with a foyer and through-wall air conditioning in a building with laundry facilities and a live-in super at 126 West 96th Street (between Columbus and Amsterdam). $2,700/month

BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN: A one-bedroom, one-bath penthouse with an in-unit washer-dryer hookup and central heat and air conditioning in a pet-friendly elevator building at 23 Bleecker Street (between Evergreen and Bushwick Avenue). $2,700/month, no broker's fee

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN: A one-bath studio with a washer/dryer and quartz countertops in a doorman building with a gym at 22 North Sixth Street (at Kent). $2,700/month

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS: A two-bedroom, two-bath with walk-in closets and a terrace in an elevator building with a parking garage at 103-11 68th Drive (between Booth and Queens Boulevard). $2,700/month

RIVERDALE, BRONX: A two-bedroom, two-bath with an 18-foot balcony and free cable in a co-op building with an outdoor Olympic-size pool and kiddie pool at 5900 Arlington Avenue (between West 259th and West 261st). $2,7000/month

SAINT GEORGE, STATEN ISLAND: A one-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath that can be converted into a two-bedroom and has a private balcony in a building with tennis courts and on-site laundry at 80 Bay Street Landing (at Slosson). $2,700/month

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