Which area is the best area to live in Manhattan, New York City?

September 11th, 2009 | by admin |

I’m an artist & I can see my future is in NY; I love to move there. I am alone and I can manage to live even in a studio apartment or share with somebody and I can pay up to $2700 a month. I went true http://newyork.craigslist.org/ and some other websites; I looked at so many apartments in Manhattan but could not find even 1 nice apartment, studio or even a room to share. By nice accommodation I mean somewhere, which is quite new (max 10 years old building) and clean with out any pets or bad smell. As u know, Manhattan has so many different parts (except HARLEM) such as:
Battery Park
Chelsea
Downtown
East Village
Financial District
Flatiron
Gramercy
Greenwich Village
Inwood / Wash Hts
Lower East Side
Midtown
Midtown East
Midtown West
Murray Hill)
Nolita
SoHo
TriBeCa
Union Square
Upper East Side
Upper West Side
West Village
Which area has more new buildings, less crime and nicer neighborhoods? Or how can I find a nice accommodation in Manhattan?
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If you can afford $2700 a month you can find something to rent just about anywhere. In NYC "pre-war" (meaning more than 65 years old) is considered a positive selling point because the apartments were larger. Most "new" construction are condominiums & most of those are on the upper east side. But that’s not where the art crowd lives. They are pretty much below 14th St. There’s very little "new" construction there.

  1. 5 Responses to “Which area is the best area to live in Manhattan, New York City?”

  2. By Juanita on Sep 11, 2009 | Reply

    What’s wrong with Harlem? I hope you’re not really a cop.
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  3. By dinodino on Sep 11, 2009 | Reply

    There are new buildings going up all over Manhattan. You should just come here and visit various neighborhoods to figure what you like in your price range. Also look in the New York Times Real Estate section.
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  4. By Amanda on Sep 11, 2009 | Reply

    You’re an artist but you have $2700/mo for rent and you can’t stand to live in a 1995 building? interesting, and good luck.
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  5. By Brian J on Sep 11, 2009 | Reply

    You’re not going to find "new" apartment buildings in New York City. Even the nicest places are older buildings that have been renovated.
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  6. By MLaw on Sep 11, 2009 | Reply

    If you can afford $2700 a month you can find something to rent just about anywhere. In NYC "pre-war" (meaning more than 65 years old) is considered a positive selling point because the apartments were larger. Most "new" construction are condominiums & most of those are on the upper east side. But that’s not where the art crowd lives. They are pretty much below 14th St. There’s very little "new" construction there.
    References :

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