Apartment hunt: ‘Summer lofts’ edition in Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, Flatbush
Oh, you thought renting an apartment was all a numbers game, did you? Or maybe you thought it was just literally a game. Either way, you’ll be pleased to hear that the churning corporate machine of...
View ArticleApartment hunt: Cheap finds in Crown Heights, Bed-Stuy
It’s already almost July, which means that we’re moving into (hah, get it?) the season where everyone who ever went to college somehow has to move at the same time. Why? Because we’re all still...
View ArticleApartment hunt: Some cheapness remains in Bushwick, Bay Ridge
We had a nice run, right? We saw week after week of decently cheap real estate. That was probably our first mistake: we were getting too comfortable. So this week brought the jaded blush back to our...
View ArticleGreat news! Brooklyn apartment prices hit seven-year high, studio prices...
These are pretty lovely, too bad no one below Trump’s income bracket can own one. via flickr user Matthew Rutledge Okay, full disclosure, we’re not actually celebrating. Real estate agents may be...
View ArticleWhat would you do with an empty lot?
Come on, you could do better than this. via Property Shark Let’s say you’re a city planner responsible for the development of a city whose principal gripes are income disparity, gentrification and...
View ArticleComparing fun maps shows one-bedrooms have gone up $200/month since February
Here’s today’s map. Scroll back and forth between them, and turn that smile upside down! Seems like just yesterday we posted a map showing you how dismal your prospects of ever affording a one-bedroom...
View ArticleLearn how to apply for affordable housing, because you really could be eligible
Live alone for $500/month! But you’ve gotta know how to apply first. via Flickr user jqpubliq Affordable housing is something that plenty of us want, but few of us take the time to actually figure out....
View ArticleThe Trash Bar space can be yours for just $20,000/month!
Aw. Photo via Craigslist What price can you put on memories and life lessons, when those lessons are things like “never to try and pinch a fat skinhead’s nipples, and always get under a short ex-con...
View ArticleCreepy: $450/month walk-in closet, ‘ideally for a female’
Welcome home, lady! Searching through Craigslist for a room in New York is one of the more depressing endeavors you can put yourself through. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, the terrible listings you come...
View ArticleThe coolest rental in Brooklyn this weekend was a $200/night igloo
This was basically the Waldorf. via imgur Well folks, you saw it for yourself: it turns out that Jonas, our dreaded, sledded and bedded snowstorm of 2016, was every bit as bad as Governor Cuomo said it...
View ArticleHoly crap, you could live ALONE in Williamsburg for $756/month
You could do this every day for $756/month. via Youtube We know, you probably didn’t think you could ever afford to live alone in this town. Frankly, neither did we. But Mayor Tall’s campaign for...
View ArticleState of the Brooklyn rent, April 2016: What’s causing rent increases this...
Our sentiments exactly. via Flickr user kl801 As is customary around this time every month, Brokelyn has the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the sad state of affairs of Brooklyn...
View ArticleThis rent-stabilized boat for $300/month is NYC’s last affordable apartment
This boat is basically rent-stabliized, since docking fees don’t increase based on slimy landlords’ greed. It’s getting bad out there for the broke. So bad that just last month, struggling artists had...
View ArticleThe Fox Hunt: The Most Unexpectedest Route to Brooklyn
Kenneth Hubriston on his way to his new home. Via Flickr user verseguru. Welcome to the Fox Hunt, Brokelyn’s new column inviting you to tag along on a totally relatable story about trying to purchase a...
View ArticleReport: NYC Airbnbs are ‘tourist tenements in the making’
Back to the good old days! via Wikipedia We knew it was hiking up our rent, we knew it was hurting the community, but AirBnB rentals might also be super illegal. Like, Depression-era levels of illegal....
View ArticleBK is the ‘Most Unaffordable Place to Live’ in America
Get a good look at these brownstones, because you’ll never own one. via josh c. jackson on Flickr Well, that settles that. We already knew that way too much of our income was going to rent. Just last...
View ArticleA Brokelyn guide to making your next move (relatively) painless
I’m already exhausted looking at this via. Instagram Bringing up the topic of moving usually elicits groans and horror stories from all. It’s stressful, nobody likes it and since Brooklyn has been...
View ArticleApply now for a $368/month studio apartment in this fancy Greenpoint complex
Not shown in the rendering: you looking out the window of your new affordable studio. via 6sqft.com Rent is due tomorrow, and you’re probably feeling the squeeze today— or at least asking yourself why...
View ArticleApply now for an $833/month apartment in a Downtown Brooklyn glass monolith
Renderings of 86 Fleet Place via CityRealty (left) and YIMBY (right). The dystopian present is here, and the winners of this just-opened affordable housing lottery will be able to watch the world burn...
View ArticleLottery opening tomorrow for $895/month luxury apartments in Dumbo
Rendering by Aufgang Architects Plenty of Brooklynites pay $1,247/month or more for the privilege of inhabiting a single room in a multi-bedroom apartment they share with strangers. The lucky winners...
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