Apartment Rental

[rsnj]

I need some advice or any possible leads in finding an apartment in Manhattan…I have come to realize that this is a very daunting task and is getting very frustrating.

Basically I am looking for an updated 1 Bedroom or a Studio with a decent kitchen, for myself, anywhere between Central Park and Canal Street. My budget is anything under $1,500 and I would prefer not to pay a broker fee. I also need to find a place before October 1st. Is it possible to find a place within these constraints? I have been searching for more than a month now and I have found nothing! I have searched with and without brokers, using Craig’s List as my major research tool. Everything I find is either a dilapidated mess or is in a horrible noisy area.
Should I be focusing my search in any specific areas or is what I am looking for not out there? Are there any other resources out there?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

[Edward]

Did you take a look at the forum thread The List of Rental Buildings in Manhattan (http://forums.wirednewyork.com/viewtopic.php?p=3110)?

[Schadenfrau]

I would try looking in Hell's Kitchen. A friend of mine just found a small one-bedroom there for $1,200.

One thing you might want to consider is staying in a by-the-week hotel if you can't find anything by October 1st.

[rsnj]

Thanks for the link Edward...you should put that one up as a Sticky. I called a couple of the buildings and so far all were out of my price range. :cry: But I'm going to keep trying.

I'll check out Hell's Kitchen...do you know of any weekly hotels in the city? Unfortunatly, it might come down to that.

Thanks again!

[billyblancoNYC]

Strangely enough, there were a couple of articles a few monthes ago about how renting on the Upper East Side is very reasonable. You might want to look there.

[Schadenfrau]

Here are a few weekly hotels:

http://www.manhattanlodging.worldweb.com/ExtendedStaySuitesHotels/

[Edward]

Thanks for the link Edward...you should put that one up as a Sticky.

Good idea.