~Approximately $1300 per month or $325 per week ~This is an unfurnished "Single Room Occupancy" apartment (SRO). ~This is a SMALL, Private studio without a kitchen ~Heat, Hot Water, and Electricity are Included ~Private Bath ~This Unit Does NOT Have a Kitchen ~NOT FURNISHED ~No Pets Please ~Minimum lease of 3 months.
So, OK... probably not any kind of a long-term housing solution... And really — who needs a kitchen? Well, except it's nice to have that space to store your winter clothes.
And the next least-expensive apartment in the East Village based on Streeteasy's listings? A studio at 621 E. 11th St. for $1,595. (Includes a kitchen!) Which is a pretty good deal when you consider that the median price for a studio in the East Village is $2,585, based on Streeteasy's inventory.
I saw one of these apartments a few years ago when they were about 1K. the bathroom was freaking fantastic; all black and purple subway tiles and fluorescent light. It's my dream to live here someday with just a radio, a mattress and a rack of clothes. If only I wasn't too cheap to eat out 3 times a day......
ReplyDeleteYou always can buy a mini fridge, no? This would me a raw vegan persons dream ;)
ReplyDelete"SMALL" is realty industry-speak for really not big. Caveat emptor my friends.
ReplyDeleteI used my East Village kitchen maybe 10 times in my 20s during the aughts. This would have been perfect, but it's 2x what I was paying for a shared rent controlled sublet share back then.
ReplyDeleteya think they could have at least replaced the carpet
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid we had to vacate our apartment for a few months due to a fire in the building, the landlord put us up in an SRO in 10th st [today's landlords would wish you dead of course] and the place was way bigger than this... No kitchen either, but never underestimate a hispanic ladies ability to cook with just hotplates and a toaster oven.
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