two months rent free!!

You can get those prices in Manhattan.

you can now get an alcove studio in a doorman bldg in manhattan for $1800.

And prices continue to fall.

And don't forget Rose and others give you a free month's rent.

And plenty of no fee buildings.

Sorry Zoe. You'll have to cut your asking price by 50%. And even then - Williamsburg?

Yuck.

Great building, great location:

http://www.nybits.com/apartmentlistings/b059b09ad5f6e59860d00cda2438b740.html

No fee!

Peter Cooper and Stuy-Town now putting "net" rents on their site...two months free rent! No doormen, but includes utilities.

Thanks for the spam, Zoe. Always appreciated here at Streeteasy.

You'll have to peddle your wares elsewhere, though, if you expect to find suckers stupid enough to rent tacky Northside Piers cookie-cutters at those over-inflated prices.

Squid, tell us what you REALLY think!

Here to help.

Since when is w 53 Street, between 9-10 Aves is considered a great location?

Last I heard, it was filled with Chelsea rejects.

I'm amazed no one has picked up on the 15% of annual rent broker fee for BROOKLYN.

:)

Go visit, exit2. Very nice area.

You need to go over another 2 blocks to get to seedy.

Stuytown went from $3100 down to $2300 and that doesn't include further negotiations.

and they even started mowing over at PCV/ST today.

aboutready, how would you know? You haven't left your apartment since 1973.

Unless there's a view of Stuytown from the Baruch Houses, you're just guessing.

$2,300 for a thousand miles from the subway?

They can't even give the things away.

exit2, piss off.

stevejhx, good exercise for when i want to take the walker for a stroll.

Exit, seriously, there ARE these things called windows.

Those Midtown West floorplans are wee tiny!

hey aboutready... chk you gmail... oh exit2 piss off 2x....

hey everyone!

WTF is your problem exit2... I can smell and read BS a mile away... your greatest contribution has been to be a target of stupid broker comments... howz that gig going?

aboutready's comments and insights have some relevance to the NYC RE mkt.... on my list of wasteful lives:
1) Child molester;
2) Evil dictator;
3) someone who doesn't get the meaning of life;
4) people who beat little cute animals;
5) Lawrence Yun;
6) People that play way too much WOW;
7) People that don't pro-create;
8) People that pro-create too much;
9) People that smoke;
10) people who dont' cover their mouths when they cough;
11) People who don't read and are proud of it;
12) people that are not quick of wit;
13) people who cant' write;
14) People who can't throw a frisbee....

exit2... you are probably after #5 but before #14

w67th, i don't know. i'm kind of hoping exit2 doesn't procreate.

and exit2, I don't have a view of Stuy Town. I'm in Peter Cooper, and not on 20th Street.

My this gets personal for such an anonymous site.

IMO, 53rd bet 9th & 10th is not great location. I have friends who live in that area. It's OK, it's good, but not great. Not my 1st choice.

>>13) people who cant' write<<

w67th, I love ya man, I really do, but *d'oh!*

squidy :) .... I can rip open a credit app anytime!

stevejhx... I've met aboutready and exit2 is no aboutready :)

Oh shit... took me awhile... yes "can't" squidy... youz gotz me goodz

Hey, all in jest, man, all in jest.

Kind of off topic but I'm looking for a place for $2800 or less with a friend. Looking in midtown west area. Have looked at midwest court, looked too small to split. Have looked at most "luxury" buildings in the area, most look the same... 1BR conv with very small living room. Is this our best option or should I look at some walk-ups/non-doorman buildings? I'm not sure how to start looking for those. Have to move by end of the month.

ZoeNYCPRM, welcome to the crash.

Time to cut your prices in half.

dubs, i rented in an elevator building in the high west 40s, landlord sackman. their agent is keyah, but nybits indicates they now have no-fee apartments. nybits only lists one unit in mid-town west, but that doesn't seem right to me, so you might want to give them a call at 595-5565. sackman had a couple of well-managed buildings in the area. good luck.

Well in all fairness its not her fault on the asking rents. The owners needs to wake up and smell the coffee. But what she can do, at least in an effort to serve her client better, is to throw that @#%!% 15% broker fee across the east river back to manhattan and hopefully someone will stab it to death over here. It has no place in a new dev in williamsburg thats for sure.

dubs....go to an area you want to live and talk to doormen, supers, etc..they'll know what's available and could even show you the apartment...

dubs...have you looked at the Helena on west 57th street...their prices have come down.

Helena is still WAY overpriced. It's a 3-year walk to the subway.

nybits is the place to look.

I'll definitely call sackman.

I've walked by the helena, haven't been in. nybits is showing 1 unit available at $2800, 3S. looks like a bad convert because the bedroom is so large. Part of the problem is having to convert the place and make it somewhat fair. Already done the walk-around thing, but only with the highrises in the area.

Thanks for the help, keep the suggestions coming.

fyi- Glenwood buildings on the upper east side are giving 3 beds on 20 something floor facing the east river with a terrace for around 5000. They are far from the subway but offer a free shuttle service all day 7 days a week to the 86th street subway. Also giving one month free.

The Helena is negotiating lower prices...studios are listed at $2300 but they're leasing them at $1800 so yu might have a shot at lowing the price to $2300.

dubs, just so you're not confused, you'll actually be calling Keyah, an agent that only seems to exist for Sackman.

Great apartments, all no-fee, some offering a month's free rent at www.rosenyc.com

I just got 4 months free rent at Dwell. Convertible 3 bed/2 bath, but they are paying for the wall to be built.. also no security deposit.

Is that 4 months on a 16 month lease?

Yes. 4 months on a 16 month lease, brings net rent to around $1400- gorgeous building, but downtown though. Brand new apartments, with washer/dryers. Gym and lounge included in rent.

$1400/month for 2br/2bath at dwell95?

must be a typo, There is no way 2br/2bath at Downtown dwell 95 goes for $1400...maybe 4400?

oopps. my bad. I mean 1400 per person... it comes to 4200

Off topic, but funny nonetheless. Yes rents are falling, Penelope.

StreetEasy History
07/26/2007 Listed in StreetEasy by Sky Management at $5,595.
08/02/2007 Price decreased by 2% to $5,495.
08/08/2007 Price decreased by 2% to $5,395.
08/14/2007 Price decreased by 4% to $5,195.
08/22/2007 Price decreased by 2% to $5,095.
08/27/2007 Price decreased by 2% to $4,995.
08/30/2007 Listing is no longer available.
07/29/2008 Re-listed by Sky Management.
07/29/2008 Price increased by 10% to $5,495.
07/31/2008 Price decreased by 2% to $5,395.
08/07/2008 Price decreased by 4% to $5,195.
08/12/2008 Price decreased by 4% to $4,995.
08/15/2008 Price decreased by 4% to $4,795.
08/19/2008 Price decreased by 4% to $4,595.
08/22/2008 Price decreased by 3% to $4,450.
08/28/2008 Price decreased by 3% to $4,295.
09/03/2008 Listing is no longer available.
09/19/2008 Re-listed by Sky Management.
09/29/2008 Price decreased by 5% to $4,095.
10/03/2008 Listing is no longer available.
10/10/2008 Re-listed by Sky Management.
10/13/2008 Price decreased by 5% to $3,895.
10/22/2008 Listing is no longer available.
02/28/2009 Re-listed by Sky Management.
02/28/2009 Price increased by 21% to $4,695.
03/18/2009 Price decreased by 2% to $4,595.
03/25/2009 Price decreased by 2% to $4,495.
04/01/2009 Price decreased by 4% to $4,295.
04/08/2009 Price decreased by 5% to $4,095.
04/16/2009 Price decreased by 5% to $3,895.
04/23/2009 Price decreased by 3% to $3,795.
04/29/2009 Price decreased by 3% to $3,695.
05/06/2009 Price decreased by 3% to $3,595.
05/13/2009 Price decreased by 6% to $3,395.

http://www.streeteasy.com/nyc/rental/196684-204-west-81-street-upper-west-side-new-york