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PS Apartment Advice — Brooklynian

PS Apartment Advice

chops211
chops211
edited November -1 in Park Slope
Hey-

I am currently in Park Slope paying $2950 for a 3BR, which is a good deal considering the apartment I am in. I am looking to move in with other people in PS, preferably by the F train at 7th ave, and to pay slightly less then my current rent. Is this even feasible? Has PS gotten that out of hand that non-brownstone apartments are over $3500? I also do not want to deal with a broker fee because I think it is absolutely ridiculous to give thousands of dollars away to a broker when the internet is suffice for finding apartments.
I searched craigslist, but I am tired of brokers lying (even in no fee posts) about a place being in park slope, when it is obviously not. If anyone knows of any apartments that will be available to move in starting in June or July, and if not....please give me advice on what the best thing to do in order to get a good deal on an apartment.

Thanks-
fellow park sloper

Comments

  • raw
    raw
    Have you tried Roommate Finders (212-362-0162,
    [email protected])?
  • cabaki
    cabaki
    I'm looking for a roommate June 1st for my new 2 bed a few blocks from the 7th avenue stop. Rent is 1100, ground floor apt + garden in back. PM me if you might be interested.
  • landlord
    landlord
    You have a great deal for that 3 bedroom. You will not see anything like that again. I might have a large 1 bedroom available in June. Its a railroad apartment located on the 4th floor of a brownstone. The brownstone is located on 5th ave north. rent is around $1500
  • santa
    santa
    im in a pretty large 4 bed on flatbush ave thats $3200.

    Total fluke.
  • charlesbklyn
    charlesbklyn

    Subject: PS apartments

    Reading this thread, I realize a lot of the great apartments (size/value) are never on the open-market to begin with. They are kept or passed on by word of mouth. They are also passed on to the neighborhood brokers who have known many of the landlords for many years.

    I agree that a broker fee can be terribly expensive for the service offered. The worst part is many brokers, especially from the bigger, non-neighborhood firms, don't really care about the tenant-landlord relationship, and hike the apartment rents so they can procure for a higher fee. These are the brokers you want to keep away from.

    Just ask where the broker has lived for the last 30 years ... if they are in the Slope, chances are they know many landlords and the good apartments of value.

    Charles
    PS,Bklyn
  • cabaki
    cabaki

    Subject: Re: PS apartments

    charlesbklyn wrote: Reading this thread, I realize a lot of the great apartments (size/value) are never on the open-market to begin with. They are kept or passed on by word of mouth. They are also passed on to the neighborhood brokers who have known many of the landlords for many years.

    I agree that a broker fee can be terribly expensive for the service offered. The worst part is many brokers, especially from the bigger, non-neighborhood firms, don't really care about the tenant-landlord relationship, and hike the apartment rents so they can procure for a higher fee. These are the brokers you want to keep away from.

    Just ask where the broker has lived for the last 30 years ... if they are in the Slope, chances are they know many landlords and the good apartments of value.

    Charles
    PS,Bklyn
    Its funny you mention that, because thats exacly how i got my current apt. I was doing the craigslist hunt for a few months before i was ready to give up. I called a friend for advice who referred me to a broker who should have retired 20 years ago and knows all the landlords in the 'hood. Within 48 hours of my call, i was able to get a 2br apt one block away from where i am now for less money than my current place, with a garden in a really nice building that was never even listed because the broker who got it for me is the exclusive agent with several landlords in the area that rely on him to screen and find good tenants for their buildings.

    Since he's old enough to be retired and doesnt need the $$, he's more interested in finding the right person for the apt and not putting in the first person he can find to get the fee like the other brokers I've worked with. I even had a broker tell me flat out that since i was looking months ahead of my move, no broker would want to work with me since they get paid a flat fee vs. a per hour fee, knowing that i had plenty of time to look and would be picker than a person needing a place within a month.
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