Listing Notes ‘Original Details’ Which Are A Window That Does Not Open And A Radiator That Does Not Stop
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN – A listing published Thursday on a major New York rental platform offers a two-bedroom apartment in Williamsburg’s Broadway corridor at 4,200 dollars per month. The listing, at 800 square feet, describes the apartment as “a cozy investment in the Brooklyn lifestyle” and notes “original details throughout”. A review of the accompanying photographs identifies the original details as: a pressed-tin ceiling in partial condition, a cast-iron radiator that, per a disclosure note at the bottom of the listing, “provides consistent heat in heating season and is not independently controllable”, and a window in the second bedroom that, per a second disclosure note, “may require seasonal adjustment to operate”. The listing has been viewed 4,200 times. It has received 23 inquiries. It has been shown to 6 prospective tenants. It is, per the broker, “going fast”.
For Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. London satirical journalism covers the Hackney equivalent of this listing quarterly. The radiator is universal. The window is universal. The price varies only by borough.
The Lifestyle Investment
The listing’s description of the apartment as “an investment in the Brooklyn lifestyle” is technically accurate in the sense that 4,200 dollars per month is, at current equity levels, an investment in the lifestyle of living in Brooklyn rather than somewhere else. The lifestyle includes: proximity to the L and J trains; access to the Williamsburg food corridor; and the specific cultural experience of living in a neighbourhood that has been described as “up and coming” in approximately forty separate publications since 2003, and is now, by any measure, up and has been for some time.
The Disclosure Notes
New York City’s rental disclosure requirements, per The City‘s housing desk, have been progressively strengthened since 2022. The disclosure notes about the radiator and the window represent compliance with those requirements. The notes have not, the broker confirmed, reduced inquiry volume. The tenants of Williamsburg have made their peace with the radiator.
SOURCE: https://bohiney.com/ | More: Reductress