I Found an Illegal Apartment in an NYC Basement…

[@NDsHouse70]

I Love It When You & Charles Get Together!!! 😂

[@bonniepwtf]

Great chemistry between you guys, had me laughing.

[@calisoul1326]

CJ, I loved the first apartment. The 2 single apartments are cute and affordable. I enjoy your videos when Charles is touring with you. You two are hilarious together.

[@KarinLynnBates]

I love watching you and Charles work together! Brings lots of smiles. 😄

[@l9685]

When Charles and Cash collaborate in a video it makes it so much worth watching. For the last place you can get get one of those sofa beds/pull out couch.

[@janish3059]

At this point, I'm convinced the only reason I watch these videos any longer is to see Cash and hear his witty humor. As for any of the apartments that were shown, they were all horrible for one reason or another. IMO...

[@Foxzero27]

Same , very entertaining to watch , just frustrating the prices for these apt are outrageous 😢 and their not worth what they asking for.

[@paulsuprono7225]

I love his approaches, transiting the hood . . . before his arrival ! 😃

[@paulsuprono7225]

@@Foxzero27 As I've often texted - 'New York City - great place to visit, couldn't afford to live there' ! 😬

[@gridley]

I also watch to get a sense of NYC, both its economy & cultural-social scene. Cash has given a hint of NYC's politics too. Now I have a better understanding of why folks in NYC hate staying inside their own residences.

[@leighcochran7303]

I'm a bit worried 'cos he hasn't bought any vitamin water lately. He needs his vitamins!! 🤣

[@khalilahd.]

That first townhouse was actually really nice. Not worth 8k but definitely nice 😅

[@vicaroo001]

I love seeing Charles!

[@rickyhurtt5568]

I love it he says and a big stove. It's 4 small eyes on a 2ft cook top. It amazes me how valuable space is there. Used to wanna see NY but between seeing apt prices and crime the way it is nationwide I think I'll just stick to the woods of central AL.

[@prislaem3838]

"Where's the window?" "In your MIND!" That took me out.🤣🤣🤣

[@ljtinney]

I love all the quirky NYC Apartments you find. Especially when they're in Lower Manhattan or UWS.

[@figmo397]

Charles is becoming a regular on your KZbin channel!

[@fannycraddock99]

The boys are back in town. So much to take in. Love #1 and #4. Thanks guys.

[@Sa5mMelancholy]

I like watching you due to you showing the neighborhood.

[@oscarmadison8530]

Cash & Charles always tour the best digs!😎👊

[@kathy3178]

Charles has the best apartments in NYC. He and Cash make the best videos.

[@taylorlibby7642]

I swear! Cash is the best at finding "illegal" apartments, but the worst at keeping secrets!! 😂🤣

[@khalilahd.]

Lmfao true but I love it 😅

[@taylorlibby7642]

@@khalilahd. Agreed. ; )

[@prislaem3838]

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[@taylorlibby7642]

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[@hannaha4305]

Lol, "illegal" no clickbait there.

[@maribelrm16]

By far my favorite KZbin channel!

[@maryperry6573]

I *don’t* live in NYC…. yet, I enjoy these videos so damn much 😅😹

[@christophergemske4066]

Waiting for the Cash and Charles podcast to be a thing!

[@thatgirlPAIGE94]

I loved the townhouse. Always great seeing you and Charles

[@jaanaalunni4252]

Why do I enjoy these videos so much 😂 Will never move to NY but just love watching

[@BlueGoat682]

Jaana ditto.

[@anacmarulanda]

Watching these videos just makes me so grateful that I live in the UK… no wonder people in America have like 2 or 3 jobs just to survive and live like rats in cities… I’m blessed!

[@tiffanycurtis4794]

Cash and Charles the Batman and Robin of New York real estate 👏🏾❤️🔥👏🏾

[@bunnyrabbitgirl]

Enjoyed the video way more than the apartments today haha

[@candice5757]

The black pipe in one of the apartments carried steam and heated the apartment. With last apartment maybe get a Murphy bed? That garden was the standout and the 2.5 feet kitchen width was the most pathetic and shocking… you are consistently the best with the droll wit. Keep slamming those appliance doors! 😅

[@chantaleperron]

Every times he slam a door, my head goes down into my shoulders...I just don't get use to it!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@653j521]

@@chantaleperron Amplifies sound to wake you up.

[@rsoubiea]

this is the best realator page Ive seen so far! its interesting, fun, entertaining. thanks! from the SF bay area.😅

[@HappyComfort]

Fantastic English garden in the back yard! That could be a major selling point 👍 BTW looking forward to your next stealth 🥷 electrobike race! 🏍

[@ButacuPpucatuB]

The laundry and outdoor spaces for everyone… it’s actually nice!

[@ricericake]

"professional microwave to reheat the professional food you just ordered online because you can't cook" LOL that's just golden!😆

[@tamaracummings5456]

All of them were cool. I think the outdoors spaces available are a big component for renters. One could do a lot with all of the places presented today. You guys have really good variety of choices for different budgets. And in a studio..bed area usually gets put as close to the bathroom. And theirs a lot of ways to blend in the bdrm to the living rm. Doesn't have to be spendy..just the way it's arranged and blending of colors. So Cash you were correct in your layout 😊

[@marylivingstone9815]

A big component if they aren’t just alleyways in back of the building.

[@jinisteffani8035]

so when they shut it down, you're evicted? do they give you time to find another place....

[@jadedDoll]

As someone who is *very* accident prone, there’s no way I’m surviving in that townhouse. I would stub my toe on every available surface while trying to shimmy through the kitchen, bathroom, and up the stairs lol

[@653j521]

It seems like every viewer have some sort of disability, limitation, or anxiety issue. Is that why they are home watching the outside world on yt?

[@jadedDoll]

@@653j521 Not that being accident prone is a disability, limitation, or anxiety related issue, but it’s really not that deep. I just choose to live in a space that isn’t this cramped. Prevention is better than cure after all.

[@AlanDayley]

“It has a drink cooler, you don’t see those every time!” says Cash everytime

[@mrsbluesky8415]

A bedroom without a window ? Definitely illegal in my state.

[@alf.2929]

Yea, NYS building code: You can't call it a bedroom if it doesn't have a window. It's a walk-in closet. Essentially, that apartment is a studio.

[@kenscales4992]

Apartment prices in NYC are a MORTGAGE PAYMENT for a very cool HOUSE. Love You Charles !!! xoxo

[@653j521]

Not a cool house in NYC.

[@drinkingpoolwater]

wow that second place in SOHO is nice! seems like a deal for that neighborhood.

[@andreaharris7397]

You guys are like Brothers from another Mother. "Where's the 🪟?" "In your 🧠. " I'm dead.

[@jacksonmorganfroghin4815]

I loved that one, too! "The window is in your brain." These guys can think on their feet, a rarity these days!

[@pennyhaldeman5626]

"In your brain." Charles cracks me up.

[@francagiammarino3098]

OMG Cash telling you to call Charles with the sink spray. 😂😂😂😂👍

[@chantaleperron]

..." there's a nice view, if you like watching people's feet!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@dave3657]

My previous house had one to three windows in every room. Looking at these apartments make me claustrophobic sometimes. This apartment isn’t for big people. But living in the Midwest, the rent prices still awe me.

[@Bobrogers99]

I'm surprised that Charles is offering an apartment with no window in the bedroom. That's not legal. Otherwise, an interesting selection.

[@Honkiavelli]

Exactly- they'd need to renovate to a half wall, but not possible in this case.

[@NormanF62]

Why? I don’t want anyone to know I even have a bedroom in NY!

[@listay1]

Make it an office or closet and it's fine.

[@Bobrogers99]

@@listay1 Quite true. But I think it's the only "bedroom".

[@adastra79]

@@listay1 Cause who needs sleep, am I right? :)

[@SupeRey49]

Most of the apartments on this channel are sketchy af lmao. Cash is amazing at doing these tours.

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

Cash : Where's the window? Charles : In your BRAIN Me : 😆😆😆❤

[@rsoubiea]

that last one was my favorite!

[@ShonenJapan]

3:38 Charles waiting there lookin like: YO, YOU GOT THE MONEY?

[@Leelee...]

Best part of these apartments is that fabulous outdoor space.

[@mavahuth5044]

Charles was funny in this video.😂😊

[@DAVIDGREGORYKERR]

The white roller blind would make a decent projection screen for use with those micro projector.

[@janeysiegrist5061]

I like the basement apartment with the garden ..to save space in those studios..I'd get a loft bed

[@Triosmind]

I don’t even live in New York but I like watching these videos.

[@waterwitch8902]

Cash you work so hard to make the rental prices seem reasonable. Bravo

[@nancywormington6030]

I like the second one the best. Mostly just for the kitchen.

[@whitneybrown4067]

This is Gonna b so Informative CJ🔥🔥🔥👍n Happy Thursday😀….

[@roberttilson6030]

The first is over priced by about 35 hundred and the kitchen is an insult.

[@lunacatfish]

Nice; no window in bedroom? yikes is that legal? Last 2 the best of the mix, using laundry rooms so-so but these looked clean & well-maintained; beautiful outdoor garden on the last place = amazing! :)

[@lauriemagdefrau2091]

I live in Nebraska, and it just floors me how much the apartments are. Here for a brand-new apartment, 2 br goes for about $1200 a month. So, I like this because of the difference there is. And Cash brings the show to life.

[@berthubbardt.o.o.c7314]

Top 20. Your fans jump on quick. Thanks Cash 💸

[@SathwikKesappragada]

Charles is the homie

[@AccessoriesAddict5528]

Classic New York! 😏

[@valiakloeppel7252]

I lived in an illegal basement apartment (did not know 🙃) and neighbors complained (property value goes down). When found illegal- marshalls waste no time in closing it down. Now that I'm more educated on the subject- there are tons in queens

[@marylivingstone9815]

A million years ago when I was living in Queens, I went to see an “apartment “ that turned out to be an unfinished basement. There was also a washer and dryer down there which I was told the family would be coming down to use when needed. Nope!

[@hussienahemd1206]

Bro I was waiting till u dropped a new vid

[@rubencohen2936]

NYC wastes a lot of water and electricity on running dishwashers in those small apartments. How difficult is it to wash a few dishes by hand as you go, especially for one person.

[@BlueGoat682]

AT 9:41 I'm still trying to figure out how they were able to fit a dishwasher under the kitchen sink. Where does all the plumbing fit?

[@lovinitall6639]

I'm convinced I watch these videos because with my (paid off) home and all it's amenities I feel so rich! Ha

[@sinash]

$8K/month for that cubicle on Prince St and you can barely walk through the hallway into the galley kitchen? Also, queen beds in those bedrooms and not much else? Nuh-Uh... a hard "no". Of course, Charles comes through with that $3400/month apartment in SoHo! (He has to make up for that last entry) I LOVED THE BATHROOM IN THAT UNIT!!! That $2600/month studio (and in SoHo?) is an OPPORTINITY--especially if one doesn't cook often! That works! The last one $2650/month studio was nice and spacious too for a NYC studio. My only hesitation with that one is that it is on the ground floor. Overall... Charles has redeemed himself. (sighs of relief) All is well and as it should be again...

[@taylorlibby7642]

Last one was below street level, but I don't think SOHO has had the same flooding problems as the rest of the city recently. Always nice to have more than one entrance, especially in a studio!

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[@savanahdpoint6690]

I wonder how many doors these guys have opened in New York....😂.

[@rmoore8422]

If I were a geometry teacher I would show one of these videos at the beginning of each class. My students would then understand the importance of the subject.👍 The prices are insane.🤣

[@wightond1972]

New kicks 🤌🏽🤌🏽!!

[@johnsor2083]

Cash, I watch all your video's excellent stuff, but I have to say some of these converted apartments 20 years ago would never make code some could be considered fire traps. No reflection however on you keep up the great videos.

[@jonathanwstx]

Cool shoes !

[@irenelacour3486]

Good Morning. I loved the outdoor little garden of that building and some of those bathrooms were nice. 🎃🎃 See ya

[@amyyoshikawa7698]

Hi this is a really cool and unique illegal NYC apartment 👍

[@EphanyasisOwleyes]

My recommendation for studio apartment is a daybed or a sofa bed possibly even a Murphy bed

[@femmebrulee5053]

In the last apartment, I'd put the bed over by the glass entry door by the small pantry near the bathroom.

[@femmebrulee5053]

I can't do a bedroom with no window just in case I need to escape

[@bliss5709]

Me: Aye! It's Cash Mon- - - My son: pop bottles! Me: Cash Monroe, son! Cash Monroe. My son: who's that? Me: the greatest real estate agents of New York!

[@maddscientist3170]

that 1st apartment was gloomy DARK, 2nd one pitch dark bedroom, 3rd one for a 'studio' not bad, 4th one ....studio has at least the courtyard access......

[@Lisakaylindsay256]

I feel the walls are closing in a bit too much. Cute though.

[@dylanrs92]

2:00 "big sink" 🤣

[@jillwiegand4257]

Made it early!!!!! ❤️👍😁

[@computergeek3407]

There are tons of these illegal units in NYC and in every borough. I had one in Staten island from 2017 to late 2020 at $1,200 a month.

[@Samtasticlife37]

That garden sold me, where do I send my deposit?

[@CashJordan]

Not to the impersonators in the comments

[@Samtasticlife37]

@@CashJordan yep yep yep, every time you like my comment, I get hit up by a scammer.

[@taterkaze9428]

$8,000 to not have any space and then the last apt was $2,650 to literally live underground. New York, don't ever change.

[@m.susandenton1077]

Charles: The broken kitchen cabinet door should have been replaced before Cash was there. 😏

[@margokovolesky9060]

In a studio a really good sofa bed or invest in a Murphy bed

[@LM4210]

I see you recommend putting furniture against baseboard heaters. I thought that was a fire hazard?

[@nancyneyedly4587]

Are there no building codes in NYC? Like minimum clearances allowed, window egress etc?

[@653j521]

You'd need a lot more employees and you'd have to tear apart most of the city.

[@yvobalcer]

Bedrooms are required to have a window by law.

[@chandravinning1933]

I wonder what kind of jobs that these people are doing to be able to afford these apartments. I think they say that you have to make 10 times the monthly rent. I definitely would not want to live with strange people and especially how mental illness is on the rise. The second apartments bedroom was so small and no window. People are just so desperate to live in the city. The studio was a nice size and sunny, but $2600 is insane. The bottom apartment was really nice.

[@brianbucket7012]

I can't remember the specific video, but in one he posted recently, Cash said a renter must have an annual income that's forty-times the monthly rent.

[@chandravinning1933]

@@brianbucket7012 Okay, I think I remember that. Absolutely absurd...It actualy forces you to have room mates unless you are making 40 times the actual rent... The greed.

[@ramsaybolton9151]

@ 1:00 how the hell would you ever pull out one of those appliances if they broke down?

[@williamstrother6027]

Nice apt roomy

[@MichellesdesignsEtc]

From Ohio here rent is ticking upwards here but NYC still has us beat those prices are illegal! You could mortgage out a big mansion with plenty of space and numerous beds and baths and throw in an in- ground pool etc. Etc. For 4000 heck you could do that for 2500 a month my parents are mortgaging their own 1300 square foot house for about 400 hundred a month plus tax and insurance (it's still way under a thousand)

[@karendagostino2374]

You are so funny. That was a nice apartment.

[@jinjxmusic]

I would still love to one day live in NYC. Find a cool spot with a place you and a partner could pay and it might be a great way to live. I want in. :)

[@billbuschgen520]

$8000 a month for apt #1...What! Could not believe one apt. had a Viking range.

[@TwospotzArtAndCraft]

The townhouse had some great rooms and was just that little bit quirky!

[@vivianmerced358]

Anything available in the bronx

[@DAVIDGREGORYKERR]

The place where the cable comes into the room would be where you would put your media system and your Cable Router.

[@shelleyzaragoza2195]

A bedroom needs a window in case of a fire in the apartment to escape from it. Without a window it's a death trap of the fire right out the bedroom door.

[@jinisteffani8035]

maybe sleep with a fire extinguisher?

[@cg7926]

Lot of those around your area hey 🤣