renting

seven24 wrote: no cheaper than $1,200 for a "decent" 2 bedroom

I don't know what part of Park Slope you're talking about - but for the prime areas - I would say no cheaper than $2000 - and for something decent - in the relm of $2500 and up.

willregistersoon wrote: [quote=seven24]no cheaper than $1,200 for a "decent" 2 bedroom

I don't know what part of Park Slope you're talking about - but for the prime areas - I would say no cheaper than $2000 - and for something decent - in the relm of $2500 and up.

REALLY! I guess I'm out of touch since I've never really been apartment hunting before. Those prices are wild, I'm glad I inherited a rent controlled 3 bedroom apartment.

where in the slope is that?

filmlover44 wrote: [quote=seven24]no cheaper than $1,200 for a "decent" 2 bedroom

Where? I pay 1800. I would love to pay less!

I have a friend who lives on 6th and 21st, they pay a bit less than a grand.
they have made their apartment decent without the help of their useless landlord but the rest of the building could use some work.

kosherdave wrote: Is that still Park Slope? I thought PS went to 15th street?

For us folk who grew up here,
Park Slope extends all the way to the cemetary.

I pay just south of $2,000 around the corner from the Prospect Avenue subway station, for sort-of two bedrooms in a front-to-back, second-floor brownstone apartment. If you find something north of here for cheaper than that, rent it.

...It takes me about half an hour to get to Midtown (if you change to a D or N at Atlantic Avenue). ...Long Island City is a whole other kettle of fish, an extra 20 minutes or more, because you have to change to an E or V while the 7 is not running. Or stay on the N and just hike from Queensboro Plaza (...unless that's L.I.C.-ish enough for you).

seven24 wrote: no cheaper than $1,200 for a "decent" 2 bedroom

In Bizarro World maybe. But I would double that in Park Slope. And that would be the south slope, or maybe closer to 4th avenue.

bklyngirl wrote: [quote=seven24][quote=willregistersoon][quote=seven24]no cheaper than $1,200 for a "decent" 2 bedroom

I don't know what part of Park Slope you're talking about - but for the prime areas - I would say no cheaper than $2000 - and for something decent - in the relm of $2500 and up.

REALLY! I guess I'm out of touch since I've never really been apartment hunting before. Those prices are wild, I'm glad I inherited a rent controlled 3 bedroom apartment.

It's OK to call you douchebag then? Let's brag some more about entitlement. :twisted:

No, it's really NOT ok to call somebody a douchebag if they haven't called you a name or attacked you personally first. :evil:

Anytime, Seven.

bklyngirl wrote: I sent a post with my sincere apologies but it hasn't shown up on the board....

I saw it, but on a another thread.

Looks like you posted it to the "how do you justify..." (fresh direct delivery -vs- bodegas) thread:

http://brooklynian.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=359387#359387

Guessing that you are responding to these via email (instead of online, where it's harder to confuse threads)?

Anyhoo, just thought I'd mention I'd seen it, so you knew it did go up, somewhere.

Username: * wrote: I pay just south of $2,000 around the corner from the Prospect Avenue subway station, for sort-of two bedrooms in a front-to-back, second-floor brownstone apartment. If you find something north of here for cheaper than that, rent it.

Knocking on lots of wood...

Wow. You've made me realize we lucked out. I'm in the same spot and we pay $1600 for a floor-thru with garden. Very nicely maintained too.

So I guess it is luck of the (craigslist) draw.

bklyngirl wrote: I sent a post with my sincere apologies but it hasn't shown up on the board. I am posting it again - my sincere and humble apology for making a very wrong assumption and calling someone a name. I mistook the original response as snide and rude, which was obviously not how it was intended.

so again - I apologize.

Well, TBH I kinda read it as a stealth brag too - just didn't seem to be any other reason to volunteer the information given. Shit happens.

caaahyoko wrote: [quote=Username: *]I pay just south of $2,000 around the corner from the Prospect Avenue subway station, for sort-of two bedrooms in a front-to-back, second-floor brownstone apartment. If you find something north of here for cheaper than that, rent it.

Knocking on lots of wood...

Wow. You've made me realize we lucked out. I'm in the same spot and we pay $1600 for a floor-thru with garden. Very nicely maintained too.

So I guess it is luck of the (craigslist) draw.

I have similar space, nice garden, so-so maintenance on Prospect but a little further East. People without a garden pay around 1600 in this building. This was the least expensive decently sized place I could find in the area with office space and 2 bedrooms.

Smitty wrote: We live in south slope and pay less than 2000 for a 3 bed, 2 bath apt.

When you say South Slope, where do you mean? Because your profile says South/Greenwood Hts. Thats a big difference. I think it would be verrrry rare to find a 2br for 2000 or less if you're talking about the the area bordered by PPW and 4th Ave on the East and West, and Flatbush and 15th St on the North/South. It took my wife and I 2 years to find an acceptable apartment in this area for under $2500. Even most of the 2500 ones were crap. We ended up getting lucky and finding one for $2100.

willregistersoon wrote: [quote=Smitty]We live in south slope and pay less than 2000 for a 3 bed, 2 bath apt.

When you say South Slope, where do you mean? Because your profile says South/Greenwood Hts. Thats a big difference. I think it would be verrrry rare to find a 2br for 2000 or less if you're talking about the the area bordered by PPW and 4th Ave on the East and West, and Flatbush and 15th St on the North/South. It took my wife and I 2 years to find an acceptable apartment in this area for under $2500. Even most of the 2500 ones were crap. We ended up getting lucky and finding one for $2100.

That all depends on who you ask. Some say that PS runs to the highway, some say the graveyard, some say 15th, some say that what we now know as GH is actually the South Slope and PS now runs into the 20's. I'm not sure where I live, but it's a nice decent area close to lots of cool places.