a lead? on a real apartment?
Perhaps.
I’ve heard things about a two bedroom place in Williamsburg where the heat is free and the lease starts in May. My friend and soon-to-be roommate Jackie has a friend who knows a guy (seriously) with a place available May 1st. I obviously wouldn’t be able to move in until the 15th (two days after graduation), but if they can hold it, it would make my move a whole lot easier than I’d planned! That way, I wouldn’t have to sublet and could rent the extra room out until Jackie is through with her European vacation (I’m so jealous…).
The catch:
This place would cost like $750 per person were we to move in there. Now, I don’t have a job in NYC yet, so this is sounding like a TON of money to me. Even if heat IS free, I don’t have $800 or more each month to just cover rent and other bills. I would have to find a job, have them guarantee me like $2k per month in order to live here, but it’s in a great neighborhood, exactly where I wanted to live, really close to Manhattan (where the jobs are) and Astoria (where a TON of my friends live).
I really wish money weren’t such an issue. In St. Louis, you could get a HOUSE for $800 per month. In NYC, it gets you half an apartment.
Well, we’ll see, I guess. Hopefully I will be seeing pictures and more incentives soon in order to give a thumbs up or down on the deal. Wish me luck!
in nyc, by law, landlords are supposed to cover heat and hot water. so, don’t worry, you should find the same kind of deal again.