1st-year Biglaw NYC - how much for rent? Forum

[Anonymous User]

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[moonman157]

Do you know where in the city or what neighborhood you want to live in?

[lawhoo16]

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[AReasonableMan]

Depends on you. Congrats on big law and no debt . I'm hoping for a shitty Manhattan studio for 1500-1800 due to sticker debt. For 3500 you should get a really banging studio. It should be the tits - doorman, gym, elevators.

It's all preference. Personally, I don't see the difference between a non-doorman and beautiful studio on similar blocks as worth 25k a year. That could be invested and could get your kid through college or cover some dark days.

That's me. I don't think any girl would like or not like me because of the studio, can defend myself (wouldn't be scared of a robber or crackhead unless I have a woman over), and realize it's just a place to store shit, bang and sleep. However, I think proximity to the office is key. It affects your entire life (can you meet a friend or can't you on a given day).

But each person is different. I'd rather splurge on work clothing, going out, etc (things related to what makes me happy or helps me with work and social situations). I could barely stand even bringing dates over so don't want to throw parties.

[baal hadad]

Have u never rented an apt

Have u lived w your parents all your life

Jeezum crow

[patogordo]

if your zero debt situation is making things difficult you can have my loans

[Anonymous User]

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[Anonymous User]

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[brazleton]

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[dixiecupdrinking]

Anywhere in Manhattan below 125th on the west side and 96th on the east side will be fine. Lots of other places are also fine but you don't need to venture out.

For your own place you can pay as little as around $2000 or as much as $----.

Not sure what else anyone can tell you. It's up to you how much to spend. You'll probably overpay by parachuting into a luxury building in midtown and then complain about how expensive NYC is, if you're anything like lots of other associates.

[Anonymous User]

What about a 1BD in fidi or closeby? What are you looking at if you want a doorman and elevator?

[Anonymous User]

$3500 is a LOT, but you can definitely afford it with ordinary living expenses in NYC. Your take-home pay will be around $6500/month, depending on 401(k) withholding, and living expenses other than rent shouldn't be more than $2000/month unless you're really living it up (and $2000/month is a lot, really). Up to you whether you'd rather be spending $1000/month less on rent and saving that cash towards buying an apartment/house some day.

You can do lower than $3500 for a 1 bed with doorman in FiDi, maybe down to a bit under $3000. You could also go over the river to Jersey City/Hoboken to shave even more off and also not pay the city tax (which is worth about $500/month by itself).

[deebanger]

Anywhere in Manhattan below 125th on the west side and 96th on the east side will be fine. Lots of other places are also fine but you don't need to venture out.

For your own place you can pay as little as around $2000 or as much as $----.

Not sure what else anyone can tell you. It's up to you how much to spend. You'll probably overpay by parachuting into a luxury building in midtown and then complain about how expensive NYC is, if you're anything like lots of other associates.

i always thought in mnahattan of all places, you would need to spend atleast 2000 or 2500, but i see listings like this for 1500, i dont get it. , is this a bad area in manhattan? http://www.nakedapartments.com/apartmen ... 0-1baGQCnP

[dixiecupdrinking]

Anywhere in Manhattan below 125th on the west side and 96th on the east side will be fine. Lots of other places are also fine but you don't need to venture out.

For your own place you can pay as little as around $2000 or as much as $----.

Not sure what else anyone can tell you. It's up to you how much to spend. You'll probably overpay by parachuting into a luxury building in midtown and then complain about how expensive NYC is, if you're anything like lots of other associates.

i always thought in mnahattan of all places, you would need to spend atleast 2000 or 2500, but i see listings like this for 1500, i dont get it. , is this a bad area in manhattan? http://www.nakedapartments.com/apartmen ... 0-1baGQCnP

The link isn't working for me but that is WAY the hell uptown. That part of Washington Heights is pretty nice but you might as well live in Queens.

[El Pollito]

Anywhere in Manhattan below 125th on the west side and 96th on the east side will be fine. Lots of other places are also fine but you don't need to venture out.

For your own place you can pay as little as around $2000 or as much as $----.

Not sure what else anyone can tell you. It's up to you how much to spend. You'll probably overpay by parachuting into a luxury building in midtown and then complain about how expensive NYC is, if you're anything like lots of other associates.

i always thought in mnahattan of all places, you would need to spend atleast 2000 or 2500, but i see listings like this for 1500, i dont get it. , is this a bad area in manhattan? http://www.nakedapartments.com/apartmen ... 0-1baGQCnP

yeah and it's like not actually manhattan

[patogordo]

talk to maintenance about carving out some living quarters in the basement of your office building

[deebanger]

Anywhere in Manhattan below 125th on the west side and 96th on the east side will be fine. Lots of other places are also fine but you don't need to venture out.

For your own place you can pay as little as around $2000 or as much as $----.

Not sure what else anyone can tell you. It's up to you how much to spend. You'll probably overpay by parachuting into a luxury building in midtown and then complain about how expensive NYC is, if you're anything like lots of other associates.

i always thought in mnahattan of all places, you would need to spend atleast 2000 or 2500, but i see listings like this for 1500, i dont get it. , is this a bad area in manhattan? http://www.nakedapartments.com/apartmen ... 0-1baGQCnP

yeah and it's like not actually manhattan

makes sense, but i dont get why people make a big fuss about high cost of living in nyc when u can find places like this for 1500 (which is very average). sure, it may not be a neighbourhood where u would want to live, but whats wrong with living in a place like this for a couple of years until u can save some, pay of debt and then u can move into a nicer neighbourhood.

[Anonymous User]

Anywhere in Manhattan below 125th on the west side and 96th on the east side will be fine. Lots of other places are also fine but you don't need to venture out.

For your own place you can pay as little as around $2000 or as much as $----.

Not sure what else anyone can tell you. It's up to you how much to spend. You'll probably overpay by parachuting into a luxury building in midtown and then complain about how expensive NYC is, if you're anything like lots of other associates.

i always thought in mnahattan of all places, you would need to spend atleast 2000 or 2500, but i see listings like this for 1500, i dont get it. , is this a bad area in manhattan? http://www.nakedapartments.com/apartmen ... 0-1baGQCnP

That's not a great area but more importantly extremely far from anything interesting.

Anywhere in Manhattan below 125th on the west side and 96th on the east side will be fine. Lots of other places are also fine but you don't need to venture out.

For your own place you can pay as little as around $2000 or as much as $----.

Not sure what else anyone can tell you. It's up to you how much to spend. You'll probably overpay by parachuting into a luxury building in midtown and then complain about how expensive NYC is, if you're anything like lots of other associates.

i always thought in mnahattan of all places, you would need to spend atleast 2000 or 2500, but i see listings like this for 1500, i dont get it. , is this a bad area in manhattan? http://www.nakedapartments.com/apartmen ... 0-1baGQCnP

yeah and it's like not actually manhattan

makes sense, but i dont get why people make a big fuss about high cost of living in nyc when u can find places like this for 1500 (which is very average). sure, it may not be a neighbourhood where u would want to live, but whats wrong with living in a place like this for a couple of years until u can save some, pay of debt and then u can move into a nicer neighbourhood.

It's a bit about perception. No one really wants to live in Washington Heights because there's so little going on. Plenty of people are fine living in the area for a few years to save up money or pay down debt, but most people also want to live it up.

[patogordo]

there's a lot more to high nyc col than rent

[NinerFan]

Do you know where in the city or what neighborhood you want to live in?

Office is in midtown. Coming from the south, I'm not familiar with the city at all. But based on the little research I've done - is Hell's Kitchen ok? Chelsea? Murray Hill?

What subway lines are your office close to? Or rather, which subway would you prefer to come out of in the mornings?

[deebanger]

Anywhere in Manhattan below 125th on the west side and 96th on the east side will be fine. Lots of other places are also fine but you don't need to venture out.

For your own place you can pay as little as around $2000 or as much as $----.

Not sure what else anyone can tell you. It's up to you how much to spend. You'll probably overpay by parachuting into a luxury building in midtown and then complain about how expensive NYC is, if you're anything like lots of other associates.

i always thought in mnahattan of all places, you would need to spend atleast 2000 or 2500, but i see listings like this for 1500, i dont get it. , is this a bad area in manhattan? http://www.nakedapartments.com/apartmen ... 0-1baGQCnP

That's not a great area but more importantly extremely far from anything interesting.

may not be a great area, but when u ask new yorkers abt places they absolutely will not live, is w heights on the top of their list? i dont think so, and i thought its well served by he subway?might be wrong, but anyway just above, i wrote that whats wrong with living in place like this for a couple of years, where u can save some money, pay of debt? or may be its just me.

[Anonymous User]

there's a lot more to high nyc col than rent

Not really. Non-rent cost of living in NYC is lower than other cities if you're seeking comparable services since you don't have a car. Obviously more expensive if you're not making your own food or eating at Applebees, but it's expensive to eat at fancy restaurants every night in Houston, too.

[brazleton]

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[deebanger]

It's a bit about perception. No one really wants to live in Washington Heights because there's so little going on. Plenty of people are fine living in the area for a few years to save up money or pay down debt, but most people also want to live it up.[/quote]

yeah i get what u were saying, thats understandable, just that i would not mind at all living in w heights for a few years, espceially when im starting out (like age 27-30). but that might also be because i may not be like most, like im extremely frugal, dont drink, so dont go out to bars, clubs, do hang out friends though, but that includes like a dinner once in a while, watch a movie or a game, but other than that not much, so for a person like me, espeically if u want to save up, w. heights for 1500 is more than enough, heck, i might even look for 1200 places. so its def a stretch to say 'no one" really wants to live in w heights. and for the record im not living there, so this is not im defending my home kind of thing, just being pragmatic.

[deebanger]

there's a lot more to high nyc col than rent

no. that's pretty much it. the rest is elective

yup, if u save up on rent, isnt it actually cheaper living in nyc, if you take the subway vs car? and walking to places and dont use the car? and stuff like that like for example, in la, you cannot take the subway. so if a person is smart and saves on rent in nyc and lives frugally, isnt it actually cheaper for him vs living in la.