Studio or 1 BR?
Started by nycdweller4lyfe
over 9 years ago
Posts: 7
Member since: Mar 2014
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I'm about to list my apartment. A few years ago, I divided the 18' x 18' space with a 6-panel sliding door that runs wall to wall, ceiling to floor. The bedroom area has a large 15' window and the space is 11.5' x 18'. The living space doesn't have a window, but has light through the sliding doors, and is 7.5' x 18', spacious enough to fit a home office and a dining table. I intend on selling the unit with the sliding panels. Would this be considered a proper 1 BR?
No, it would not.
You will drive people away from your sale once they see you're trying to market your studio this way. No reputable broker would advertise it as a 1 bedroom.
It's a studio and a small one at that. Doubtful that anyone buying would even want the faux wall.
Alcove studio is a term you may use. Also, the proportions of what you call bedroom should be smaller vs living room.
Have you considered listing it as a Junior 4? If you do a FSBO, you are held to no standards and expectations only of being a pain in the ass, so you can list it as a 1 Bed or a Junior 4 even. After that all fails, you can list it like a normal person with a broker and as a Studio.
My broker suggested listing it as a junior one. I don't mind either way, but I do want to make sure it's listed correctly. The studio is fairly large for Manhattan, and I intend on selling it with the sliding doors. Thanks for the feedback, everyone.
A junior "1" is a new one on me.