New York Magazine - USA (2019-09-16)

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therearesome 15 co-

livingcompanies—which

offerfurnisheddormlike

rentalsforadults—currently

operatinginthecity.Opting

fora co-livingsituation

eliminatessomeofthehas-

sleinvolvedinfindingandrentinganentire

apartmentorcombingthroughtheCraigslist

“roomsandshares”section:Mostdon’thave

strictincomerequirementsorrequireguaran-

tors(plustherearenobrokersoradditional

fees),manycomefurnished,andsomeinclude

perkslikeweeklycleanings,grocerybasics,and

NetflixandHuluaccess.Andyou’renottiedtoa

one-ortwo-yearobligation:Somebuildings

offer30-day-minimumstays,andmanyallow

residentstomovefrompropertytoproperty.

CARROLL GARDENS

OR

COBBLE HILL

OR

BOERUMHILL

knownasthego-tobrokeramong
Brooklynmediatypes,Gerovitzisthe
keeperofBococa’smoststatelybrown-
stonerentals.Hisknackisfindingpre-
marketone-bedroomsfordogownersandtin-ceilingedfloor-
throughsforyoungparents.Note:He’sKoch-eraNewYorkin
theflesh.He’llgrillclientsontheirseriousnessaboutrenting;
afterward,hemaynegotiaterentsorwaivea feetothoseinneed.

CONSIDER

CO-LIVING

If you’re willing to live with strangers

and pay a little extra, it’s a hassle-free

and less-committal way to get a place,

and toilet paper’s often included.

OUTPOSTCLUB Foundedbya trioof

Ukrainianexpats;roomsgofor$690to

$2,390;apartmentscomewithkeyless

entry,Nestthermostats,twice-weekly

cleanings,andhouseholdessentials(toi-

letpaper,papertowels);housesoperate

insixlocationsacrossManhattan,Brook-

lyn,andQueens.

COMMON NineteenspacesacrossNew

York(includinginWilliamsburg,Park

Slope,Bedford-Stuyvesant,andBoerum

Hill);bedroomsgofora minimumof

$1,300andincludea nightstand,lamp,

mattress,pillows,common-spaceclean-

ings,Wi-Fi,andpotsandpans.

TRIBE Potentiallythemost“co-”ofthe

co-livingspaces:Eachresidence(where

bedroomsstartat$1,150a monthand

includeutilities,Wi-Fi,Netflix,Hulu,HBO,

laundrydetergent,andcleanings)hasa

houseleaderandweeklydinners.

OLLIE ResidentsofOllie’sLongIsland

Citybuilding(whichincludes 169 deco-

ratedandfurnished495-to-941-square-

footmicrosuitesat$1,380to$2,063a

month)haveaccesstoa gym,anindoorlap

pool,lounges,barbecueareas,anevent

space,a co-workinglounge,weeklyhouse-

keeping,towelandlinenservice,andWi-Fi.

THE LOWER EAST SIDE

abdallah knows his home turf of
Chinatown and Two Bridges, and, after
getting tight with the area’s mostly Chinese
landlords, helps artists, restaurateurs, and
designers like artist Korakrit Arunanondchai and Scarr Pimentel
of Scarr’s Pizza secure affordable studios and two-bedrooms. The
landlord connections can translate into cheaper rent or even flex-
ibility in the rules, like clearance for Pimentel’s pit bull.

AHMED ABDALLAH

R New York

646-270-6595

[email protected]

THE BRONX

rodriguezgrewupinMottHaven,
soheknowsthehandfuloflocalbrown-
stonelandlordsofhisparents’genera-
tion.Healsohandlespropertiesrunby
generationalBronxitesandnewhomeownersalikethroughout
theborough,includingprewarsinMorrisPark,PelhamBay,
andThroggsNeck.Oneofhisproudestmoments?Finding
a two-bedroomwitha waterviewonCityIslandfor$2,150.

GREENPOINT

doukhowetzky showed her first
apartment in high school, working outside
class as an agent for her mother, Ursula
“Ula” Doukhowetzky. These days, you can’t
walk down India Street or Newel Street
without passing townhouses that in some way bear the Douk-
howetzkys’ fingerprints. Lesley now leads the business; her
mom’s clients’ kids are second-generation landlords.

DAVID RODRIGUEZ

EXP Realty

718-451-6859, david

[email protected]

LESLEY
DOUKHOWETZKY
Ula’s Real Estates
917-593-9237
[email protected]

ALLAN GEROVITZ

Douglas Elliman

347-909-1581, agerovitz

@elliman.com

OR MAYBE

SIMPLY

APARTMENT-

HUNT WHEN

JUPITER

IS IN YOUR

FOURTH

HOUSE

SUSAN MILLER,

astrologer

“When my daughter

graduated from college,

she was going to share

an apartment with

three friends. When

I went to go see the

place, I was horrified—

it was brand new, but

the girls would’ve been

on top of each other.

I didn’t want to spoil it,

but I said, ‘Chrissie, you

have Jupiter in the

fourth house for the

next year. You should

be looking for a large,

sunny apartment with

a view and unusual

closets. Because Jupiter

expands everything

it touches.’ My daughter

told me astrology

doesn’t work in

Manhattan. Luckily,

she didn’t take it, and

two months later, she

found a duplex on the

Lower East Side with

an elevator, a large

common room,

a staircase that twirled

up to the second floor,

with huge views of

lower Manhattan.

All for the same money.

You really have to go

with what your chart

says. When Jupiter

is in your fourth house

of home, you should

look for property.

Right now, Virgo has it,

but on December 2,

Libra will steal it and

have it for a full year.

Then after that,

the Scorpios get lucky.”

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