apt search

[rm]

Okay, apartment hunting is no longer abstract. We want to move by the end of July if at all possible.

2K or less. 2 bedroom or equivalent (we need an office). Manhattan or Brooklyn in a building without an absentee landlord.

If you hear of anything, let us know.

Comments

[redstapler.livejournal.com]

Church & McDonald (ie, mere blocks from my old place) - http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/fee/2463129135.html

Similarly close, much swanker - http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/abo/2463205420.html

[darthhellokitty.livejournal.com]

I'm of no help there, but I hope you find something wonderful very soon!

[strange-selkie.livejournal.com]

Rent or buy? Would you rent from an owner if they were vouched the hell out of? Our friend who was the stage manager for Lion King took a job at ... I think DePaul, and they haven't sold their place. Doorman building, I think technically Harlem, extremely nice, two bed two bath.

[strange-selkie.livejournal.com]

http://realestate.nytimes.com/sales/detail/88-447171/1831-Madison-Avenue-NEW-YORK-NY-10035 Aaand here's that.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Renting. Would honestly prefer to rent from owner possibly.

[strange-selkie.livejournal.com]

Well, if that location suits you, they are beyond nice people, and I am happy to intercede as far as I can. Let me know.

[rm.livejournal.com]

A close friend of ours lives right near there. If they are comfortable with cats (we have two) we'd love to be put in touch.

[strange-selkie.livejournal.com]

Yis! Many cats have scattered kitty chametz in that condo. I just messaged them and asked their preferred price range for such an endeavor and gave them your specs for that.

(I thought of you because, for NY, that apartment is a marvel of possibly-private space, and the kitchen is not as completely mad as it could be. :) )

[rm.livejournal.com]

For the record, we may be willing to go above 2K for something really awesome, so if they are hovering on the plus side of that number by not a huge amount, please let us know anyway.

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

Good hunting!

[magnetgirl.livejournal.com]

You should totally be able to find something for 2K somewhere. It really just breaks down to neighborhoods & what specifics/amenities you can't live without.

Having just been through the rental search nightmare, I feel for you. Luckily, you're both adept at internet searching: that's where we found our place. Even if a place that you fell in love with is rented, always ask the management to call you if anything frees up within the next few weeks-also how we found our place :)

[drgaellon]

Would you consider Yonkers within walking distance of both MetroNorth and the #2? I might have a lead or two in my neighborhood.

[wordweaverlynn.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you may have found something, but may I also recommend a real estate agent? Mark Woodcock is a friend of mine (just tell him Lynn Kendall of Jackson, PA, sent you). He's smart, skilled, nice, and fairly flamingly dramatic -- I bet you can imagine how that, along with a Southern accent, went over in a small rural PA high school in the early 1970s.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Does he do rentals? I didn't get the impression from the site he did?

[cozzene.livejournal.com]

http://www.aclawrence.com/rentals/88167

I seem to recall a friend of my mother lived in this building back in the day. She never had anything bad to say about it.

[sparta5.livejournal.com]

I don't know that much about living in NYC, but I mentioned your situation to a friend of mine, and he sent me a link to this listings site. I put in the dollar limit, and here's what it showed me: http://ow.ly/5sn8V

I hope this helps somehow.

~PJ~

[junebugged.livejournal.com]

Hey - I'm sorry I'm so late with this, but I've got a few contacts I'm gettig in touch with.

I'll PM you as soon as I hear of anything.