In Search of NYC Apartment

[Anonymous]

My son graduated college May and has a job in lower Manhattan. He is looking to find an apartment/roommates. His preferred areas are Williamsburg, Bushwick (Brooklyn) or East Village but flexible. If anyone knows of something available, please share. Thank you!

[Anonymous]

This is not the place for that

[Anonymous]

Where is the place to identify apartments in NYC?

[Anonymous]

Try Renthop NYC, Streeteasy NYC and also there are Instagram and Facebook Groups for finding NYC roommates. My DC just found a great East Village 3 bedroom with two roommates ny networking on the Instagram and Facebook groups. If you want to use a broker, try Anna Stepnova at Cocoran. Her contact info is on the Cocoran website. She is very good and helped us 3 years ago to find a studio. Be aware that the tenant’s income has to be 40 times the monthly rent. If the tenant is using a guarantor, the guarantor’s income has to be 80 times the rent. Some properties insist that the guarantor live in the NYC tri-state area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Try Renthop NYC, Streeteasy NYC and also there are Instagram and Facebook Groups for finding NYC roommates. My DC just found a great East Village 3 bedroom with two roommates ny networking on the Instagram and Facebook groups. If you want to use a broker, try Anna Stepnova at Cocoran. Her contact info is on the Cocoran website. She is very good and helped us 3 years ago to find a studio. Be aware that the tenant’s income has to be 40 times the monthly rent. If the tenant is using a guarantor, the guarantor’s income has to be 80 times the rent. Some properties insist that the guarantor live in the NYC tri-state area.

Great information.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Try Renthop NYC, Streeteasy NYC and also there are Instagram and Facebook Groups for finding NYC roommates. My DC just found a great East Village 3 bedroom with two roommates ny networking on the Instagram and Facebook groups. If you want to use a broker, try Anna Stepnova at Cocoran. Her contact info is on the Cocoran website. She is very good and helped us 3 years ago to find a studio. Be aware that the tenant’s income has to be 40 times the monthly rent. If the tenant is using a guarantor, the guarantor’s income has to be 80 times the rent. Some properties insist that the guarantor live in the NYC tri-state area.

Can anyone else verify the above bolded statements ?

Not from NYC, but have a relative who has been offered a job in Manhattan & this would be important information. Thank you !

[Anonymous]

Having just rented an apartment on the UWS, that was true about the tenant income (some places asked for 50x).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try Renthop NYC, Streeteasy NYC and also there are Instagram and Facebook Groups for finding NYC roommates. My DC just found a great East Village 3 bedroom with two roommates ny networking on the Instagram and Facebook groups. If you want to use a broker, try Anna Stepnova at Cocoran. Her contact info is on the Cocoran website. She is very good and helped us 3 years ago to find a studio. Be aware that the tenant’s income has to be 40 times the monthly rent. If the tenant is using a guarantor, the guarantor’s income has to be 80 times the rent. Some properties insist that the guarantor live in the NYC tri-state area.

Can anyone else verify the above bolded statements ?

Not from NYC, but have a relative who has been offered a job in Manhattan & this would be important information. Thank you !

Yup this is standard for NYC. There are companies that will act as your guarantor for a fee.