Dear Streeteasy: Is there a way of adding a feature to your rental search engine that allows the user to get rid of listings by particular brokers? I know one can generally avoid Citi Habitats listings by choosing to search only those properties with addresses, but there is a new scourge polluting the searches: CitySite. See the histories of the following couple of listings as examples: ... [more]
Dear Streeteasy:
Is there a way of adding a feature to your rental search engine that allows the user to get rid of listings by particular brokers? I know one can generally avoid Citi Habitats listings by choosing to search only those properties with addresses, but there is a new scourge polluting the searches: CitySite.
See the histories of the following couple of listings as examples:
http://www.streeteasy.com/nyc/rental/442592-rental-207-west-80th-street-upper-west-side-new-york
1/06/2008 Previously listed in StreetEasy by CitySites Real Estate Group for $2,595
11/11/2008 CitySites Real Estate Group listing unavailable at $2,595
11/11/2008 Previously listed in StreetEasy by CitySites Real Estate Group for $2,595
11/15/2008 CitySites Real Estate Group listing unavailable at $2,595
11/15/2008 Previously listed in StreetEasy by CitySites Real Estate Group for $2,595
11/19/2008 CitySites Real Estate Group listing unavailable at $2,595
11/19/2008 Previously listed in StreetEasy by CitySites Real Estate Group for $2,595
11/24/2008 CitySites Real Estate Group listing unavailable at $2,595
12/07/2008 Listed in StreetEasy by CitySites Real Estate Group at $2,595
http://www.streeteasy.com/nyc/rental/442614-rental-250-west-93rd-street-upper-west-side-new-york
10/31/2008 Previously listed in StreetEasy by Rose Associates, Inc. for $5,500
11/27/2008 Previously listed in StreetEasy by CitySites Real Estate Group for $5,500
11/29/2008 CitySites Real Estate Group listing unavailable at $5,500
11/29/2008 Previously listed in StreetEasy by CitySites Real Estate Group for $5,500
12/03/2008 CitySites Real Estate Group listing unavailable at $5,500
12/03/2008 Previously listed in StreetEasy by CitySites Real Estate Group for $5,500
12/07/2008 CitySites Real Estate Group listing unavailable at $5,500
12/07/2008 Listed in StreetEasy by CitySites Real Estate Group at $5,500
Thank you.
P.S. If anyone knows of an apartment that:
- is at least 850 square feet
- has a large enough terrace to barbeque on
- has a kitchen that's big enough to cook in
- is within a 5 minute walk to either the 2/3 trains on 72nd or the the Central Park West trains
- either is in an elevator building with laundry or has laundry in the apartment and a bike room close to the ground floor
- is available for rent starting some time between early February and any time in April
...please let me know!
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Response by alpine292
about 17 years ago
Posts: 2771
Member since: Jun 2008
You CANNOT barbeque on terraces!
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Response by newbuyer99
about 17 years ago
Posts: 1231
Member since: Jul 2008
Of course you can barbeque on terraces, if they're big enough. Many of my friends have, and do.
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Response by modern
about 17 years ago
Posts: 887
Member since: Sep 2007
You lawbreaker, you! Unless you had 10 foot clearance and 4 gallons of water handy.
I used to BBQ on a wooden deck at the back of my apt at 80 St Mark, had a charcoal Weber where hot ashes fell out the bottom, amazing I never burned the place down.
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Response by lo888
about 17 years ago
Posts: 566
Member since: Jul 2008
I hate those stunts. I see them in the sales listings. Moving the price of $2mn+ apt up and down $5K every other day just to stay on the radar screen. Always the same offenders too.
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Response by lo888
about 17 years ago
Posts: 566
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About the BBQ, I was told that you can't BBQ on balconies and most terraces anymore but people do anyway. Not sure how to risk buying a nice Weber grill and not being able to have it delivered! Speaking of grills, just bought my brother an indoor "smokeless" one that reviews swear is smokeless. Would love to know if that works.
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Response by newbuyer99
about 17 years ago
Posts: 1231
Member since: Jul 2008
I never said barbequing was legal (neither is jaywalking), just that many people do it.
You CANNOT barbeque on terraces!
Of course you can barbeque on terraces, if they're big enough. Many of my friends have, and do.
You lawbreaker, you! Unless you had 10 foot clearance and 4 gallons of water handy.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/safety/barbeque.shtml
I used to BBQ on a wooden deck at the back of my apt at 80 St Mark, had a charcoal Weber where hot ashes fell out the bottom, amazing I never burned the place down.
I hate those stunts. I see them in the sales listings. Moving the price of $2mn+ apt up and down $5K every other day just to stay on the radar screen. Always the same offenders too.
About the BBQ, I was told that you can't BBQ on balconies and most terraces anymore but people do anyway. Not sure how to risk buying a nice Weber grill and not being able to have it delivered! Speaking of grills, just bought my brother an indoor "smokeless" one that reviews swear is smokeless. Would love to know if that works.
I never said barbequing was legal (neither is jaywalking), just that many people do it.
Electric grills don't have that restriction.