Who: Kasha and Ken (city worker and graphic designer)
What : 2 bedroom 2nd floor walk-up in 6 unit building
Where: 36th st and 28th Avenue, Astoria
How Much: $1500 per month including heat and water
$1500 for a spacious 2 bedroom in Astoria isn’t to shabby. Especially when you consider that even now I still regularly get 1 bedroom listings at the same or even higher rents.
When settling in the NYC area a few years ago, Kasha and Ken chose a 1 bedroom pre-war walk-up in Woodside, close to 61st Street and 39th Avenue. It seemed like a fine choice at the time but they quickly realized it was a mistake. For one thing, the landlords neglected the property and did not respond to complaints and maitainence issues on the premises. On top of that, they felt like the neighborhood was lacking a community feel.
So off we were to look at 2 bedroom apartments in Astoria where the neighborhood is vibrant and filled with restaurants and nightlife. On our first day out Kasha and Ken fell in love with an apartment located near 28th avenue and 36th street. It took about 4 hours of shopping around and comparing other apartments in and around the same price range but this one just seemed to fit the bill. We probably viewed about 6 apartments in the 4 hours.
The apartment was literally under construction when we got there. The landlord happened to be there with the workers and explained exactly what was to be done and when it was to be completed. Apparantly he made good on all his promises because these are two very happy customers.
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