I Found an Illegal NYC Apartment Under a Roof-Deck…

[@paran0ia7]

Manhattan apartments are wild man, I'll never understand how people do it. No universe where I could walk into the windowless, firetrap basement of a $5000/mo prison cell and say with a straight face "yeah this could maybe be considered a second bedroom".

[@idellekell]

If you needed a root cellar, wine room or dungeon, the first 2 apartments would be great! The stone and brick looks amazing, but that is NOT a space for living, lol. I can feel the cold damp through the screen.

[@jagergerg9771]

I have always been amazed about Cash’s video editing.

[@karentrejo8259]

You’re so funny Cash , “ sit on the throne and check how dinner is going “. 😂😂😂😂

[@sinash]

No. No. HELL, NO! No. Sorry, Alex... While I do love exposed brick and stone, I'm tired of seeing these underground bedrooms with portholes that Landlords are trying to pass off as windows. The first unit at $5300/month must have lost a second bedroom because we sure didn't find it or see it. If one is currently living at home in the basement... STAY THERE and save money! The second unit (Aha! we found the second bedroom!) at $5300/month has the same issues but even more unconscionable is that there is NO BEVERAGE COOLER in the corner snack area! The third 1-bedroom unit at $4200/month is a non, nyet, no, no ma'am, no sir! I'm paying that sort of money to walk up and down several flights of stairs and then risk my life on some type of contraption to access the "roof-deck"? Oh, please... Finally, the fourth unit (1-2 floors below) has the same issues (except no roof access--probably a good thing) and a $100 savings to put towards the hospital bill after experiencing cardiac arrest climbing all of those stairs. FANTASTIC neighborhood! However, an unimpressive selection, IMHO.

[@MamaCarola1]

Portholes & snack areas lol. Sad but true. & you're walking up not just several flights of stairs but SEVEN. Omg could you imagine the surcharge movers get for that? Neighborhood yes, apartments no.

[@BeckBeckGo]

I think, what a lot of people forget, is that wage/salary often increases with cost of living... Not always, and that's criminal af. But often. I have worked remotely for companies that calculated employee salaries based on where they lived. Their offers were still very competitive, but someone living in NYC, San Francisco, or Boulder could expect to make more than someone living in, say, Dayton, Ohio. Edit: But I completely agree with you with respect to the lack of egress in the bedrooms. That SHOULD be illegal. Everywhere. It's not, but it should be. In 2015, I lived in this massive 2 bed loft. And while the main area of the place was incredible (windows lining the entire space, from one end of the kitchen to the other end of the dining room, and exposed brick, high ceilings, space almost too huge to fill adequately, the whole package, THE BEDROOMS HAD NO WINDOWS (no egress windows. There WERE upper windows below the ceiling that lead to the hallway of the apartment, but come on... that's not a safety feature at all). Which didn't bother me until I got pregnant. And I knew it was time to move. Children need bedroom windows for SO many reasons. And I slowly began to realize, holy shit, we all do. When I was a kid, my parents used to put these stickers on our windows in our old farmhouse. They were reflective and said, in giant letters "TOP PRIORITY", meaning, if there were ever a fire or any other need for emergency services to rescue us from the house, first responders would see these giant stickers and know "Right, these are the first rooms we deal with because there are children inside." A windowless room can become a tomb. Particularly in these old buildings that have had their electric jerry-rigged for decades, sometimes almost a century. Second Edit: Who can't fit through the first place's downstairs bathroom window though? I could sluice right through that. I mean, I'm small, but.. so were a lot of people when these places were built. I could fit through the bottom floors in the second flat too, but I recognize that I'm also shaped like a snake, and that most adults could slither through those.

[@lindalinda-oy7kb]

7 floors and no elevator for that price no way!!

[@Herowebcomics]

Those prices ARE ridiculous!🫤

[@johnbaldock6353]

Can you imagine going to Ikea with Cash? You know he'd be opening Every Door,Every Cupboard,Pressing Every Switch!!🇬🇧🤣

[@pawlet]

Sink sprayers. Shrines for your God. 😂

[@AdrienneMint]

And slamming them shut hard!

[@johnbaldock6353]

@@AdrienneMint 🤣

[@AdrienneMint]

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[@jacobfoster9185]

HOW IS IT LEGAL to have bedrooms without windows large enough to escape from in a fire ?! Especially in a multi-family building !? DEATH TRAP

[@taterkaze9428]

Ikr?

[@Leafygreen123]

I wonder if it is, in fact, legal?

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

New York, baby!

[@MamaCarola1]

It's not legal & the landlord hasn't registered it as a 2 bedroom. The lease won't show it as a 2 bedroom if the landlord is smart

[@BrooklynAlien]

It's not.

[@susanboucher9595]

I like when you and Alex do something together!

[@dewflower7298]

Why put washer & dryer next to the refrigerator? The dryer will heat up the refrigerator and it may overheat & electric bill will be higher.

[@BeckBeckGo]

I really like these units, but I'm concerned about the lack of egress in the bedrooms. The third unit is charming. I love how you can burst out of the floor, like a Morlock, onto an unsuspecting patio filled with people who can afford better rent than you. I'd TOTALLY use this to my prankster advantage. That prank hatch, alone, makes #3 the clear win for me.

[@taterkaze9428]

Just say no to basement bedrooms. 1. Fire traps. 2. Mold & mildew. 3. Radon. 4. Won't impress anyone.

[@BrooklynAlien]

Flooding

[@1927su]

And spiders can hide really well the brick ..

[@almondeyez_80]

​@@BrooklynAlienWas going to say the same a few ppl lost their lives due to storms & flooding

[@almondeyez_80]

​@@1927suI have arachnophobia I'd literally die😮

[@heur96]

You're forgetting: instant depression

[@subwayjoefrombrooklyn4471]

My great-uncle Charlie lived on Mott St. in a rent controlled apartment from the 1930s until he died in the late 1970s. Paid about $32 a month rent!

[@justinekessner2645]

I LOVE HOW KIND U ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! U ARE SUCH A DAD!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@John-vh3ig]

I love your energy every day and it brings a very positive and entertaining at the same combo!

[@MamaCarola1]

4 out of 4 no way, no how would I rent any of them. Sorry Alex. The 1st 1 the stairs leading down to the basement are in a horrible location. The only positive about that is there was an island in the "kitchen" area. The stairs leading to the backyard looked like an accident waiting to happen. The backyard in the 2nd was better. But the downstairs on both 1st & 2nd apartments were like mideval dungeons. Sorry, those weren't bedrooms, they were deathtraps. The 3rd place, a 7th floor walk-up??? I'd be dead b4 I got there. & that "roof deck" with that hinky ladder? Really you couldn't possibly get food & drinks up there unless you had a drone deliver the food. The 4th might have been the best of them but still just no. For the price there are way better places. We'll you win some & you lose some. I'm sure someone will rent them tho.

[@sinash]

Atta girl! I basically posted the same exact sentiments as yours without reading any of the commentaries.

[@MamaCarola1]

@@sinash do you remember (fairly recently) Cash had shown us another place with the same trap door roof deck? I think it was another Alex listing. If I thought spiral staircases were bad this ladder to the roof is 1000 times worse!

[@kieribama]

The kitchen sink being where it is, I would definitely be dropping some dishes down those stairs being the graceful weeble wobble that I am. 🤣🤣

[@stefanierice9267]

Keep up the good work. I love your videos.

[@fannycraddock99]

Cash & Alex mixing it up again. #1 bad basement with little natural light. #2 useless kitchen. #3 seven floor walk up - I should cocoa! #4 yes I liked it. Great neighbourhood of course. Thanks guys.

[@quazznorm1777]

It definitely used to be a great neighborhood. But it went donwhill last few years. Maybe on right where the apartment is, it's fine. But walk a few blocks over to Chrystie, the homeless/junkie to regular person ratio goes up the closer you get to the park on Chrystie. Especially on Delancey. There's a person on almost every corner asking people for $. And i know It was always a thing. But during lockdowns it went out of hand because cops were told to leave them alone, but seemingly forgot to tell them when it was over so the amount of homeless/junkies went up and never went back down

[@ryanjofre]

Wow, that’s profound! Did you learn that @ Harvard???

[@mikecoffee100]

SIGH

[@aprilshorty4094]

Hello Cash and everyone watching I hope that you all have a blessed day and I'm absolutely loving the longer videos 😊❤

[@patdonnelly9392]

How do you get furniture up 7 flights of tight stairs? More importantly...how much do you tip the movers (if they're still breathing)??

[@SL_Derby]

Your beeping smoke alarm made me think MY smoke alarm was beeping. I was dreading having to replace the battery....! LOL

[@akitachow]

Oh, goodness, a couple of fire traps, and a death trap. And at that cost! Crazy.

[@missybuckingham7756]

Fence lol, it's a railing cash. You show great places and make me laugh too.

[@Jdbob972003]

Always look forward to watching! Like you and Alex working together! Seems like a nice guy!

[@chichichic]

Watching these videos make me feel soooo grateful in my new ATL apartment. Spacious 1,300sqft 2 bedroom full 2 bathrooms with washer and dryer (in utility closet big enough for additional storage) w walk in closets 2 linen closets. Amenities with a pool, gym, and tennis courts. All for $1,800 😅 I could NEVER do NYCs spacially challenged expensive apartments!!!

[@jacksonmorganfroghin4815]

Very cool! The location is everything. When I lived in NYC many years from now, I would wake up every morning and think, "I live in New York!" Even in those early days when my home was a park bench in Washington Square. Sleep all day, & panhandle all night in the city that never sleeps. That was "until I hit the big time in the USA" Where else? I lived the dream, loved it, then was glad I could get the heck out. Thanks Cash for your videos that bring back memories like nothing else!!

[@koekiemonster450]

WHERE ARE YOU NOW ?

[@jacksonmorganfroghin4815]

@alex murphy Pardon me but what county are you talking about?

[@jacksonmorganfroghin4815]

@@koekiemonster450 I'm in the free state of Florida but glad I left the big 🍎 before it went crazy!

[@jacksonmorganfroghin4815]

@alex murphy Well, Alex, it didn't happen overnight, it took lots of hard work, learning in the school of hard knocks, sound investments, saving money rather than spending it foolishly, real estate, buying low, selling high, the usual strategies plus a lot of luck and faith in God and myself and trusting the process, not to mention knowing the right people etc etc. America is the best place to make it. Anyone born here is in the top 1% when compared to the other 7 billion on the Earth. But America is in for some real hard times if we don't get back on track and soon. You know what I'm talking about, I'm sure!!

[@jacksonmorganfroghin4815]

@alex murphy With all due respect, I don't know what country you live in or where you're getting your information but it's way off. Apparently you are misinformed! Based on who consumes the most goods, the poorest Americans consume by far the most. If they were a country they would be one of the richest countries in the world. You can look it up. Yes due to the world wide web, you can start a business anywhere. But the proof is in the eating. Watch Shark Tank. America is still the land of opportunity. Our southern border is wide open thanks to Pres. Biden so why is there a never ending stream of people coming into the US if it's as poor as you say? I don't see a lot of folks leaving the US. But they are leaving NYC and LA and other democrat -run cities and moving to Republican -run states and cities. Crime is just one of many reasons!

[@simonescelsa]

In 10 years, these apartments will go for 1/3 of the price; New York is the next Detroit.

[@jmd1743]

No. New York is one of very few walk able communities in the entire nation that isn't some bedroom community where people only live in the town to live in in order to commute to a halfway decent job market 1hr away. Too many people live in population centers where kids won't have mobility independence until they're 3 years away from being legally able to be emancipated & thrown onto the streets when cars are expensive to purchase,own, and operate. A lot of parents are terrible so they throw their kids onto the streets when they're a year away from graduating & don't own a car. In most of America you need to work to afford gas to be able work to pay for rent & food. NYC is going to outlast Texas as a desirable place to live in since Texas is not that far off from running out of water.

[@debsylvester2012]

Cash, Excellent content. I laughed out loud several times. Loved the last apartment. Saving the best for last is a great hook. I enjoyed the ride. Keep going.👏👏👏👏👏

[@jackies5481]

7th floor with no elevator at that price? Pass.

[@whathandleUtalkabt]

It's always ☕️ a good coffee watching a cash video.

[@WhoAMI-ls3ds]

Alex always brings some good apartments.

[@2legit64]

A big no to the basement apartment. Yikes! Too dark.

[@TheKingsBrideMinistry]

Hey, love your vids and the music you're using ist so chill!

[@sherw7635]

I don't like small "common areas" or small jail cell bedrooms.

[@lianawelch5852]

I was told the spaces above the closet was for quilt and blanket storage,not sure but it makes since to me.

[@strawberrylemonadelioness]

0:29, That's a cool watch, I love it!

[@tanyanewman55]

How are those bedrooms even legal? There's nowhere to escape if there's a fire.

[@studio_filo]

Good god, these apartments would be perfect to shoot Paranormal Activity 8. Spooky.

[@smwhttwisted]

I lived in this building in the 80's/early 90's. Once I had to go down to the basement, where these bedrooms now are, to change a fuse. Standing at the fuse box, I heard a strange noise. I looked up to see the ceiling covered in water bugs.

[@monykalynf3604]

The convoluted space for that price is why so many fled NYC for space in middle america LOL!

[@awesomeadamfrom2099]

Awesome job Jordan see you tomorrow

[@FebrithDarkstar]

You messing with that ceiling thingy - I instantly thought of Phoebe from Friends :D

[@bartonone2005]

"You can reach the oven from the throne, check on dinner." Ha, ha, ha!! 😂 Chuck

[@Shianne264]

Only a New Yorker would go on that roof deck and comment" Beautiful views" I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder..lol

[@glass1258]

Those apartments are death traps if the building catches fire 🔥

[@suepeer3078]

I would go with the last one. It's really nice and you get laundry and a little outside space. The one with the rooftop is nice but that ladder would be a pain in the ass

[@andrenewcomb3708]

With how density is constantly being increased, those rooftop water tanks is probably so that service to the building won't be interrupted by the constant upgrades and repair that probably happens. Then squatters can't carp about poor service from people who 'actually' put heart & soul into their labor . . . summer, winter, rain, snow, and expensive, local lunches.

[@j00bs]

$5,250 a month to live like a Lego block

[@roweenajaneecallow2916]

You know it's New York when someone sees a closet and says bedroom.

[@honeykira8210]

Nice character apartments! But I'm from up north and I'm always flabbergasted when I hear what the monthly rental rates are in NY, smh.

[@juliyanovomlynska.psycholo3861]

Thanks for video.

[@ScottBrown-zz4sk]

RAT TRAPS ALONG WITH RICE AND BEANS 😂

[@lindashaw3640]

Soo sad but true

[@lindawarden-burglund9603]

I liked the neighborhood and the last apartment. Still way too much money! Alex is cool!

[@me2nmineme243]

K. Take the tub outta' the 2nd n2 the 1st, I'm yours. Love it. The Other Preppy's hat/look on his face(Hi Alex!) @ the end😂. Are you sure?😉

[@paigelong1264]

The way he opened the core to his apartment at the beginning it the video is giving “Rip me out the CASKET got me acting brand new” 😅

[@shereencollington7954]

My claustrophobia could neverrrrrrr but I love his videos.

[@tatianaallen8143]

1:12 HEY 👋👋☺️ GET OFF 😡📴 MY CONVERSE....LOL.....🤣🤣🤣 I LOVE 💖 💕 CONVERSE.

[@nourishmentchill4316]

Odd question but who is the third man at 14:11 timestamp in the dark corner? is that a mannequin or ghost? Am i the only one seeing this? Love your videos by the way!

[@22kiki22]

The smoke detectors are probably connected.

[@irinakharlamova1838]

😂 You can change door-opening of the fridge, if you didn't know it. It'll take 10 minutes max.

[@julez3161]

no no my next door neighbor slams door the loudest it shakes my house lol

[@MadAudi]

Looks cold down in that root cellar called a “bedroom”

[@arthursata9232]

7 floor walkup Apt! No!

[@Bobrogers99]

The first two with the dungeon rooms did not seem to have even one legal bedroom. Those tiny windows do not comply with the NYC code for egress. All of these apartments are very cramped! Even if this is a hot neighborhood, I wouldn't pay so much and get so little.

[@jayusa879]

Spooky basement bedrooms no thanks.

[@irenelacour3486]

You want me to rent an apartment on the seventh floor with no elevator unfurnished. No way. You would hope to have a different apartment but they all look the same with those tiny kitchens and brick walls. I love that you sell these things to New Yorkers and they rent them. A hearty group in NY. See ya

[@DrillbitBeats]

I'm just waiting on Cash Jordan to come out with a standup career dude kills me. 😂

[@yeahbee8237]

Toilet next to the kitchen should be illegal, that is nasty. And laundry in the kitchen? So the noise would bother me

[@AVOY66]

It would be nice to see videos about apartments just about outside the city. I don't mind the commute

[@Numismaniac_Canada]

I love your videos, but I cringe at the cost for those tiny little apartments! I wouldn’t pay $50 a month for some of them! Lol oh my Lord I cannot believe the rents

[@annemarieacosta8775]

Cash and Alex are a good team.

[@sherw7635]

I love the tours.. 😊

[@arlichar11]

how is that even legal or make any sense for that asking price ? two bed two bath, but there isnt a 2nd bed, or even a second room, and the living room is tiny asf? we seen much better spaces for way cheaper...

[@jinisteffani8035]

So can you be trapped on the roof if someone closes the hatch?....

[@erikavelazquez1835]

Those basement bedroom are so ilegal.

[@whitneybrown4067]

This is Gonna b so Good CJ🔥🔥🔥👍n Happy Wednesday😀….

[@emilywilhite5807]

Are 90% of the apartments in NY designed by the same people? There’s that same grey-ish tile in the bathroom in so many of the apartments.

[@amyyoshikawa7698]

Hi Cash and to your friend very interesting illegal NYC on the rooftop. I always like the NYC tall building views. That is a great skyline up in that roof. I wish I can go see this apartment in person. I live in rainy SoCal. Stay well and safe 👍😎😀

[@kater.7563]

I love your definition of a sunny window😂 (ex-pat New Yorker, living in SD - super fancy neighborhood, $1400/m 1700sf 2b/2b, with 17’ balcony.)

[@julielumsden5184]

How on earth can you get furniture up to the roof, it looks dangerous to me.

[@austinnsuff6576]

This one is by far my favorite and I am already daydreaming about living there.

[@paulsuprono7225]

I'll go Museum of Ice Cream, Lol ! 💋

[@groomer537]

What do people do in NYC to pay $4500 for apartments

[@lindauribe6872]

Another dungeon 😮

[@cue111]

Love your videos, Can't imagine what job you'd have to pay these rent prices.😮

[@michaeljones2362]

LOL PAY exorbitant price to hike up to the top floor every day! No thanks!

[@mamaw9634]

The 1st space.. the old wood door .. best entrance!!

[@DahliaofDreamlight]

At the apartment about 16 mins in especially you have to even consider that during the time the trees are in bloom then you'd have a nice private little place mostly, the trees would cover most of the below and surroundings in a nice little leafy privacy wall!

[@theresekirkpatrick3337]

So I visited nyc in about 1990. I really enjoy your videos because i live in beautiful big sky northern Arizona and wont ever get back. Love the creative hideaway apartments. Live in a closet with a few million people. No thanks ☺️ 🤷‍♀️

[@edwardvictormartin7511]

8:49 It's that color so it doesn't show dirt....that's why. It's smart, actually.

[@K37-h1z]

These are the apartments we see in any show set in nyc. Didnt think they actually existed with the exception of the extremely wealthy

[@verybestartist]

Hi… I am an avid gardener an when you show outdoor spaces, I am always curious if there are hose hookups so one can water flowers, veg… If you might mention that, it would be 😍

[@michellelyman7092]

that bedroom in the first one is like being entombed, no thanks but I liked the last one

[@bonniepwtf]

2 days in a row of actual bug screens on windows, not often seen in NYC.

[@dissidentfairy4264]

I kind of like the unusual architectural aspects of the first two apartments, although, hanging art may be a bit of a challenge. It would be a difficult choice between the larger kitchen versus the larger living room, because I love to cook and decorate:-) The #3 apartment, I loved the deck but who'd want a construction ladder in the living room? How easy is it to put it up and take it down? Also, it might be a little scary climbing back down. (at least for me) You didn't mention an elevator, so is the 7th floor apartment a walk-up? Wow! I like being on top and It might be fun for a while but it would soon lose it's novelty once the weight of perpetual groceries set in. The "precarious pots" were extremely precarious. It's something I would like to do too but safety has to trump aesthetics in this situation. The precarious pots sort of make the enjoyment of the patios below obsolete. I can't be certain but if I had to choose my favorite unit it might be #4 because of the spacious rooms and gourmet kitchen:-) 🥀🐦🧚‍♀

[@patriciafuchs5970]

That was really fun!

[@dolsiemercado3140]

So basically you can not pass 5’2” so you can walk around without banging your head against the ceiling. Like no. Closet where are they.

[@brooklynzone1769]

You guy are crazy great lighting show

[@Instantpower332]

Cash please you give me a heart attack you have to stay out of the tub Guy..They can scratch…

[@maggie1249]

How is it that EVERY apartment bathroom in NYC has the same tile? How?!