All Posts Tagged With: "NYC apt"
Another Terrible, Discriminatory Craig’s List Ad of the Month
(post by BT) You can’t make this stuff up. The style, the grammar, the detail, the run-ons, the discriminatory statements! Check out this terrible for rent by owner ad we’ve found the other day on Craig’s List in NYC:
“4 family home 1 bedrm for rent available oct 1st 1150 rent heat hot water included express [...]
8 Types of NYC’s Landlords: A Question Renters Should Ask
(post by BT) Next time you are renting an apartment in NYC and decide to work with a Realtor to find your dream apartment (well, a dream rental – a short-term dream) then consider asking the following to your list of questions about the place…. What category does the landlord/owner fall into?
Here are eight types [...]
The Emmerson - 1810 Third Avenue, NYC - New East Harlem Rentals
(post by Ardie) After more than three years and constant wondering, this luxury rental building is finally finished. Located in East Harlem, on 1810 Third Avenue between 100th and 101st Streets, this new construction, two-tower (10 and 12 stories) building squeezing a laundry mat stands out among its peers. I guess the owner of the [...]
22Sep2008 | | 4 comments | ContinuedDid Average Lehman Brothers’ Employee Really Make $322K? And What Does That Buy You in NYC?
(post by Dee) One part of the Lehman Brothers collapse, bankruptcy and sale that has been controversial is a stat published on the average income of Lehman Brothers’ employee salary: $332,000. How does a company going under pay so much to people that basically let it fail? Beats me!
So I decided to poke around [...]
Misrepresenting Square Footage of NY City Apartments
(post by Ardie) There may be many “reasons” for square footage being advertised incorrectly, ranging from ignorance (hello FSBOs!), to shadiness (hello grimy Realtor and greedy sellers), with confusion somewhere in-between. I won’t attempt to solve this problem. Just trying to expose the truth and help out a bit…
In Manhattan, where prices for apartments basically [...]
1-Stop (Shop) Super in NYC Apt Building
(post by BT) Do you live in a co-op or rental building in NYC? Is your superintendent (a.k.a. Super) a one-stop-shop for anything you need? If you need something fixed, ring him. Locked out of your place? Just call me. If you want to sell your place, no problem, he knows a Realtor. (Or: “I [...]
26Apr2008 | | 1 comment | Continued
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