NYC Apartments for $2000: What You Can Rent Right Now

This amazing 1-bedroom outclasses just about anything you’ll find at the $2,000 price point this week. Located on the parlor level of a brownstone, just look at those barrel-front, floor-to-ceiling front windows and the columns surrounding the decorative fireplace. There’s laundry on site, a shared rooftop and heat and hot water are included. Listing agent Haim Ginsburg at Urban Pads notes applicants must have good credit and combined income of at least $84,000.

More than 80 potential renters have saved this as a favorite, which is a testament to the great Brooklyn location just steps to Grand Army Plaza and Prospect Park. This is one of 43 units in this popular prewar building, and the photos may not do total justice to the interior. Mikael Johnson and Bren Salamon at Douglas Elliman are the leasing agents.

This popular gut-renovated 1-bedroom sits at Nicholas Avenue near Broadway and all the shops and trains (1, A, C lines) in Washington Heights. No wonder more than 75 StreetEasy shoppers have saved this listing from MNS Marketing. Feel great about the new kitchen with a dishwasher and the oversize bathroom with clean, new tile. Plus, pets are allowed.

Bring your cat and excellent credit history to this adorably neat and tidy studio in Yorkville, which has become much more appealing and accessible thanks to the new Q train. The 96th Street stop is literally steps away. Love that exposed brick and fireplace (it’s decorative) and access to all the great Upper East Side shops and restaurants along Second, Third and Lexington avenues. Alexander Mecum and Lisa Bryant at City Connections are the leasing agents.

Shoppers in the know identify the charms of the Upper West Side near Riverside Park and have recognized this studio as a prime rental option. It’s located in a lovely prewar building with elevator, laundry room, live-in superintendent and a gracious entry hallway. It’s a quick walk to the 1 subway stops at 86th and 79th streets. Hurry, since more than 60 StreetEasy shoppers are looking at this listing from broker Jan Reynolds.