NY associates: what do you pay in rent? Forum

[JohnnieSockran]

Right, but how far are you now from world class entertainment, culture, and food?

And don't forget bodegas.

[Florence Night]

I forgot having a washer/dryer in your apartment was a luxury in a few cities.

[plurilingue]

$3175 for a one bedroom in Brooklyn. No roommates. Probably overpaid.

I don't think you overpaid.

I pay $3,400 in downtown Brooklyn for a one-bedroom apartment in a new luxury building with certain amenities, new finishes, washer-dryer, etc. I am the first person to live in the apartment. But it's Brooklyn and I don't feel quite as safe as I would in Manhattan (e.g., West Village; Chelsea; Gramercy; Upper East Side). All in, it comes to $3,700 ish with internet/television/phone/amenity fee/electricity. As a single associate, it's a lot.

[Anonymous User]

$2150 / month total rent, split with partner, in BK, 30 min commute.

[Anonymous User]

$2800 900sqft 40 min from work. Doorman, gym, elevator, w/d.

[bananaphone]

$3075 with util, 5 min walk from work in midtown, high floor

[Anonymous User]

$1300 for a 2BR/2BA ($2600 total) in Harlem with WD in unit, elevator, Dishwasher, etc. Commute is 30 mins door to door.

[Anonymous User]

rent is for chumps. $3000/mo mtg for a spacious three bedroom in queens (for family of 5).

[mvp99]

rent is for chumps. $3000/mo mtg for a spacious three bedroom in queens (for family of 5).

The issue most associates have is the down payment.

[Anonymous User]

If I were single, I'd find a roommate and find a cool 2br somewhere for 4.5-5k total.

But my (presently no-income) girlfriend whom I'm moving with is super high maintenance, so we're moving into a 4.2k 1br...

At least it's a 10 min walk to work, full service building (with dry cleaner in building too, on top of gym pool etc.), in-unit w/d, 750ish square feet, and incredible river views (over 30 floors up, don't want to out my living location).

Fingers crossed she finds a job soon and eases the burden lmfao. Wouldn't be possible if I had student loans.

I can save on the metro card, yay...

[misterjames]

I'm not in biglaw but just wanted to chime in and say if you don't want to pay these (imo) exorbitant prices, you do not have to. Over the past 5 years I was able to live in Woodside in a studio for $900/month, a 1br in Astoria for $1700/month, and a 2br in NJ for $1600/month. Of course the commute is the downside, but once it's part of the routine you don't even notice.

[Anonymous User]

I'm not in biglaw but just wanted to chime in and say if you don't want to pay these (imo) exorbitant prices, you do not have to. Over the past 5 years I was able to live in Woodside in a studio for $900/month, a 1br in Astoria for $1700/month, and a 2br in NJ for $1600/month. Of course the commute is the downside, but once it's part of the routine you don't even notice.

4.2k anon here. Living close to the office was a must for me, although I was originally shooting for 3-3.5k (without in-unit w/d, the view, full service, etc.).

It's time vs $. Most commutes from NJ/Queens to Midtown are like 45 mins-1 hr each way factoring in delays and other occasional hindrances (if you work in Fidi, NJ is a great choice because the commute is short). That's like 1.5 hours a day, on average, you're commuting. Over the course of a month, that's 30 hours. I could do a lot of shit with that time, and 30 hours is worth $1k extra rent to me.

I could die in any number of ways in the next ten years, and life is short, so if I can afford it, I don't want to spend my life commuting. This is not to mention the time spend traveling to Manhattan or Brooklyn to have fun or meet up with your friends or something.

If you have student loans and therefore no choice, then you have no choice.

[ruski]

I'm not in biglaw but just wanted to chime in and say if you don't want to pay these (imo) exorbitant prices, you do not have to. Over the past 5 years I was able to live in Woodside in a studio for $900/month, a 1br in Astoria for $1700/month, and a 2br in NJ for $1600/month. Of course the commute is the downside, but once it's part of the routine you don't even notice.

4.2k anon here. Living close to the office was a must for me, although I was originally shooting for 3-3.5k (without in-unit w/d, the view, full service, etc.).

It's time vs $. Most commutes from NJ/Queens to Midtown are like 45 mins-1 hr each way factoring in delays and other occasional hindrances (if you work in Fidi, NJ is a great choice because the commute is short). That's like 1.5 hours a day, on average, you're commuting. Over the course of a month, that's 30 hours. I could do a lot of shit with that time, and 30 hours is worth $1k extra rent to me.

I could die in any number of ways in the next ten years, and life is short, so if I can afford it, I don't want to spend my life commuting. This is not to mention the time spend traveling to Manhattan or Brooklyn to have fun or meet up with your friends or something.

If you have student loans and therefore no choice, then you have no choice.

I have an hour commute from one of the places you mention. not really fair to call it dead time. I read and often work from the train. you can find stuff to do on the train so its not a total waste. of course the days its super packed or delayed and end up being 1.5 hour commute are tough.