Moving to New York
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- seventys
I was wondering if anyone can offer me some advice on ideal places to live in NYC. I'm considering moving to New York for a design position, but I don't know what I should expect to pay for something like a studio or a 1 bdr apartment in Brooklyn or Manhattan. I know this question isn't the easiest to answer, so I welcome any word of advice that you can lend. Thx.
- ********0
I'm considering moving to new york for a few positions. can anyone give me advice on what neighborhoods are good for fashion?
- Cassity0
Doesn't matter.
- ********0
any constructive advice?
- seventys0
Yes, I've been looking through Craigslist, but I have no way of knowing if the prices being posted are typical or not or which are considered good deals. Can anyone offer a range that I should be expecting to pay for a studio in say Manhattan, for example.
- soynutz70
i have friends in the lower east side that pay about $1300 for a studio, i live in williamsburgh, the price difference isn't much cheaper, but ther are sometimes little diamonds in the rough. My girlfriends got a spot for $600, railroad style apt, by herself. But those are FEW and FAR between. So i'd say for a studio/1 bed, anywhere from $1000-1400 (those are spots in williamsburgh)
- ********0
can you giv e an approx of what you are going to make, this way we [new yorkers] can help you to the best area you can afford.
everything is different, it all depends on what you are worth.
now i dont want to know the exact salary that isnt our business. but a range is good.
oh a studio isnt something you want at alll, and i mean never!
too small and too much for something so small.
- Cassity0
you'd be lucky to get a studio in manhattan for $1200+, most people I know live in brooklyn with roommates for 700 - 900. it doesn't matter what neighborhood you live in as far as a fashion career goes. people will roll their eyes at any neighborhood you say you live in and they will tell you how they lived there 10 yrs ago when it was dangerous. you will have to go "oh wow" -- as long as your neighborhood is safe and affordable everything will be ok since you'll never be home. it has been said that fashionable people hang out in the lower east side, chelsea, east village, and williamsburg. the coolest people live in the biggest places with the cheapest rent.
- dippy0
Can anyone offer a range that I should be expecting to pay for a studio in say Manhattan, for example.
seventys
(Mar 13 06, 16:16)A lot depends on which part of Manhattan. For a 1 bedroom, in places like the East Village, Lower East Side, etc., expect to pay between $1500 and $2500 a month. The prices go up in places like Chelsea and most parts of Midtown Manhattan. Honestly, there is a tremendous range of places and prices, so the thing to do is start with a budget, and then look at a few places within that range and decide which one is the best deal.
- seventys0
Thanks everyone for the advice. I think that I can try to budget spending within $1500-2000/month. I'll try looking at the neighborhoods that were mentioned here on Craigslist. It still shocks me how expensive it is to live in NYC, and I've lived in L.A. and Chicago.
- ********0
what neighborhood is good for very large artists lofts? something with exposed brick would be choice.
- ********0
dont forget, transporation, food, utilities, girl or boy friend, drugs and beer, all must be added into your 1500-2000.
remember its more like $4000 per month and dont let anyone fool you that its not.
yes some people dont spend that much but i know a lot of people that spend a lot more.
you are putting a lot into rent on one person, get a roomate and start saving to buy instead of renting.
if you are willing to spend 1500 and up alone, then i suggest brooklyn or queens to get the best and the biggest your money can take you.
an apartment in manhattan is location supreme but smaller apts. not to say you cant find a great apt in manhattan, but there is a million people who are super hungry looking for that manhattan deal so you have to be quick and fast to get it.
- ericstrohl0
1100+
If you find a roomate you can get by for the 800ish range.
- ozhanlion0
I live in east village with 3 friends and we are paying $4k for this apt and my room is 10 to 10. the walls are so thin that if someone walks upstairs it gets on my nerves, also some days I get up with loud salsa music. Besides from that, yeah it is so true, this is an island you are getting small spaces, I cannot complain though since my school is 10 mins of walk from here, I am thinking to move to Brooklyn next year btw, I need a bigger space at least with the same price.
- ozhanlion0
also I fucking lost my phone yesterday! I believe someone pulled iit from my bag, I dunno. I am so pissed right now!
- ********0
what kind of phone?
- ozhanlion0
nokia 6670. symbian 60 series... bleh.
also the hottest chicks live in this town I assure you :)
- ********0
where can they be found?
- ozhanlion0
everywhere! it is fucking crazy out here. everyone is fokin on the street, help me!
:)
- MLP0
what's up with clinton hill? lots of large lofts on craigslist lately for $1200/mo.
shit area? not on a line?
i'm moving in june, so you guys should hook me up with jobs and places to live.