Someone Just Paid $2800 For This NYC Apartment... Here's Why

[@LucyLynette]

Those aren't bedrooms. They're dead end hallways. The entire space needs to be stripped down to its load bearing walls and redesigned as a studio. There's nothing salvageable in the current layout.

[@edweena3530]

Does this place even meet the local code standards for multi-family? Is that "bathroom" legally a bathroom, or is it a torture chamber?

[@Scarlett_OHara]

Definitely needs to be a studio and the crazy landlord who did this for rent money could charge even more for a remodeled studio in that location.

[@fireincarnation2]

This would meet code in california, and i bet the small bedrooms are easy to keep warm in the winter

[@aviajarehema7393]

Exactly! 1. It also looks like the kitchen had probably been part of a bathroom at one point; 2. the bathroom was probably a closet before the fixtures were put in; 3. the bedrooms were probably one room; 4. the lofts were probably one loft but with a ladder or small stairway to reach and enter it. 5. the refridgerator area was just an entrance area. All in all: other than the neighborhood, NOT worth it. AND ALSO: if there is a blizzard, or a large noreaster, how is the renter going to stand living there? That's a probably a place for cabin fever/stir craziness! (Excuse the candor folks!)

[@johnfowler7660]

Only the classiest apartments have a separate room just for the refrigerator. Also I don't think that was a bathroom with a shower. More like a shower with a toilet.

[@oranjmusemeyer968]

It's like a boat bathroom! 😂

[@ronwass]

"You can see what your eyeballs look like" is one of Cash's best lines ever.

[@Catmoore60]

As long as you only look at one at a time…

[@MrThenarsky]

A sink sprayer!

[@NormanF62]

A split kitchen, a wet room, two skinny bedrooms… for $2800? Not exactly cheap! Someone could make it work but this is the weirdest apartment I’ve ever seen. In these days of escalating rents in NY, one is forced to acknowledge, beggars can’t be choosers.

[@suNRze]

Lol I agree

[@susancrawford5927]

Landlord should've reno'd the kitchen and bathroom and left the main room as a spacious studio. Probably for the same rent. I'd be spending my time out on the fire escape, or just jumping.

[@Kidney7661]

I’ve been living in NY all my life and still cannot comprehend how people would jam into small spaces like that. Give me a long commute any day for more space.

[@stefan6412]

Yep no way i would live in a shoebox like that. If i had to live in New York (thankfully i don´t) i would rather live 30-40 Miles away from Midtown in a larger apartment/small house than living in this sorry excuse for an apartment.

[@Kidney7661]

@@stefan6412 You can live even 5 to 7 miles away and have a lot more space and sanity. I now live about 15 miles away and it's excellent. I even have a backyard.

[@nygrl6102]

This apartment is a bad joke. They seriously expect people to live in those conditions?? Another cave for the slave class. 😑

[@katisugarbaker7349]

You can lift that refrigerator up onto a front loading washer pedestal with a drawer to get storage AND easier access to the items in the refrigerator.

[@patpeters6331]

Excellent idea 👍

[@Bobrogers99]

This apartment gives new meaning to basic. I can't imagine two people sharing it, but I'm sure it happens. It's for people who will sacrifice about everything to live in this neighborhood, just a place to sleep, not to live. For $1,400 apiece, there are better places just a subway stop away.

[@terryv]

Cash, I don’t think you identified which bedroom was the "primary" bedroom! And the words "fire code" come to mind in that kitchen…

[@youyong28]

This apartment points out that you can take just about any reasonably sized space, throw up a couple of walls, and call it a two bedroom. There is no living area to speak of, no place to lounge with friends or sit down to eat a meal. The view out the window is nice, which is good since there's not much else you can do in that apartment. If all the walls were taken down and the kitchen area rearranged, it might make a decent studio. It's important when apartment hunting to look not only at the number of bedrooms but also at the square footage. If you plan to be out in that terrific neighborhood and home only to sleep, then this apartment might be worth it. If two people are sharing that space, it would be best if one person were out most of the day. Roommates could get tired of each other really fast.

[@agentchris1482]

That apartment would be better suited as a studio!

[@clairelivefreeordie2551]

And priced as a studio

[@southernhippie9058]

IT used to be a two room apartment until someone threw up a wall dividing the one room ito two bedrooms They have gone into the Village and basically ruined those apartments to get more rent.

[@dcasimir28]

The disrespect of these landlords with these tiny apartments. Basing the amount of rent because of the neighborhood. Good luck to anyone who waste their money renting that apartment. Because it’s definitely not worth it at all.

[@NVeeThatsMe]

Did I miss something, or was there not a single closet in that place? And a "wet bathroom"? Very hard pass on this one, especially at $2800...I don't care how in the middle of the action it may be.

[@hannah1948]

me too, you can always take a train to this area to hang out, and just get a better apartment somewhere else.

[@sandyrose2398]

@@hannah1948 Why would anyone want to live in that Mess of a neighborhood? Imagine all the horrific smells rising up into your tiny apartment? I'm very sensitive to smells that I'm not accustomed to - they actually make me sick. All those strange people coming and going on the streets below -- I would never feel safe. Plus, that claustrophobic apartment - no one should have to suffer that much. Is that a real bathroom? Landlords are so GREEDY!!!!

[@hannah1948]

@@sandyrose2398 well, that is what I said in my comment, the apartment is terrible, It looks like a poorly renovated storage room. find a better apartment somewhere else, and just visit the neigborhood if you like it.

[@joberry877]

Lol.......it was the wet bathroom for me I cannot!

[@CHSwildcats19]

And with all those restaurants, you KNOW there's a plethora of rats & roaches

[@PinkZiab2]

The bifold doors are so that you can place furniture closer to the doorway, but still open the door all the way.

[@parmelapowell8283]

3:54 Fridge area DIY: (I did this for my granddaughter's 1st apt) Ikea's LACK ($10) side tables are the perfect length and width to place the student fridge on top. My suggestion is to buy 4, one for the fridge 3 to stack beside the fridge and put (KUGGIS) baskets in between for dishes, post pans or use them for a food pantry. OR if you are going to have a roommate, there is plenty of room to add another mini-fridge on top of another LACK table use, put 2 basket under each table.

[@WenzRact]

I live in NYC and even I can’t justify renting this apartment for that much money, but to each their own

[@panamasrose]

Definitely for out-of-towners.

[@aviajarehema7393]

@@panamasrose Definitely for the clueless, and sadly for the desperate!

[@Maki-00]

For $2800, they couldn’t put in a whole ass refrigerator?

[@mircat28]

No because you can put a folding lawn chair next to it. That's the livingroom. Because there isn't one.

[@Maki-00]

@@mircat28 🤣🤣🤣👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@goldl3147]

NYC is back to its normalcy - unreasonably high rent, and everything else.

[@Erin-Thor]

Keep in mind that rents and real estate are driven by demand. Both reflect the need to support housing based on business demands. Also know that many commute by train from neighboring cities. I’ve stayed with friends and remarkably, their hour commute took less time than my friends in San Jose. My point is if it was unreasonable there would be less demand. I’m with you, I love visiting, but loath the thought of living there. What amazes me is that people spend thousands in rent, and build no equity. I’d rather go in with friends and buy a place than rent and throw money away.

[@marynamurray9385]

LOL, one needs a good sense of humor viewing some of the NY apartments for sure! I'm sure someone will rent this one if only for the location and hopefully be able to use it as a Mon-Fri place and run away over weekends. I'm more disgusted in the lack of pride by the owners to do basic stuff to make it more attractive for tenants. It will be difficult to decide whether to use the toilet or the shower though. You bring the worst and best of NYC to us Cash - thank you!

[@KThom429]

Yeah, that was my first thought. No pride to make what you are offering a palatable choice. It's so small it wouldn't take a ton of money to make some upgrades.

[@ElleBrOw]

Tuned in ☕️ Oh man Cash you didn’t mention the ferris wheel that’s temporarily located in Times Square 🎡

[@onlyzach1]

That's one of those rumored NYC apartments! Don't think roommates could live in that. Could a couple even? Hopefully who ever rents it can afford it cause I was shocked at the price, and spends all their time in the neighborhood. Great video as always!

[@Gibbs-rq4yg]

When it is so cramped that when you blink you wash the windows :)

[@rdph6693]

I have no words. Usually I can figure out a decent way to use the space but this one has me stumped! And, just for your information, Kolache is pronounced with a long e and while popular in Texas is a Czech pastry.

[@stephaniecruvant9130]

Thank you for noting that, Robbie.

[@PopsieLouisiana59]

Best ones run by a Czech family on Telephone Road in Houston.

[@jpbpds]

@@PopsieLouisiana59 Czech Stop in West on I-35 is a must-stop

[@PopsieLouisiana59]

@@jpbpds, been there. Delighted. Another one on 77 going to Austin on the MS 150. Got to wait for a parking spot.

[@fernandoserrano9393]

@@jpbpds , I’ve eaten the pastries from there. Their good.

[@Kessie4102]

That apartment is ridiculous and that bathroom is…well I’m speechless.

[@michaelmich00]

how dare they call this an appartment

[@itsbrandersen]

So my girlfriend and I are so desperate for an affordable place that we actually checked this place out and considered it one of the only places we will not apply for 😅

[@stephaniecruvant9130]

Good decision!

[@leaktone9130]

Just move to the Bronx it's not nearly as bad as people make it out to be and you can get a 2br for 2k

[@itsbrandersen]

@@leaktone9130 The Bronx is WAY too far for both of our commutes, otherwise we would

[@thatchicknyc3606]

@@leaktone9130 no. Stop sending white people to gentrify the hoods. TF

[@sarahjane9512]

Love Times Square and Cash’s humor... Love the comment pertaining to seeing your eyeballs in the itty bitty mirror. Great way to start the day with Cash. This extremely small apartment is depressing.

[@bamboozled1668]

Ok that's the worst apartment you've ever shown 😂

[@fafalina56]

Knock down the retrofitted wall between the two "bedrooms", expand the kitchen area a bit, and I could see that snapped up as a studio for the same price or a bit more.

[@karenlucci2154]

Agree!!

[@ursonate]

right!!!???

[@aviajarehema7393]

AND: REDO THAT BATHROOM! 🤣🤣

[@markherring1891]

Hummm. In upscale apts that bathroom would be called a wet room an have a drain in the middle of the floor. this is a horrific place. The owner divided a studio to make it a 2 bedroom for more $$$.

[@GaelinW]

If you're willing to live in that "apartment" just to live in that part of town, you plan to come home so drunk every night you won't notice your surroundings.

[@sr2291]

That bathroom mirror made me LOL.

[@sprague49]

Finally, an apartment that makes a park bench look good.

[@valsoto776]

😂😂😂 I swear

[@lindseybsmith]

Morning, Cash!🌄 Halfway thru the week! I ❤ Blues Clues!!! Violet would love it, too! It's not an annoying toddler show like Teletubbies!

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

memories memories I moved into a 1-bedroom in the middle Silver Tower while they were completing work on the others. $90/month. The neighborhood was killer then and obviously still is.

[@JustAGalOnTheGo]

If you spend zero time in the apartment then you’re spending bank to hang out in the bars and restaurants. After which you can come home to your closet of an apartment with zero common space and an RV style wet bath. Hard pass.

[@DeidresTravelAdventures]

Workable for a couple of fresh college graduates who want to be where all the action is, provided they have decent jobs because that's still allota money.

[@suzettekath9860]

Small enough for those who enjoy tiny places. But it is a health hazard due to both the kitchen and the fluorescent lighting. As well as the twists and turns in the floor plan. And I get the feeling that the landlord was thinking that build above the bedroom doors would be the renter's closet.

[@DarqueQueen7]

Jesus...all that apartment needed to be a complete horror movie was gallons of fake blood.

[@clairelivefreeordie2551]

This would definitely be a really nice studio apartment. Those 2 bedrooms were way to small. Smash the wall down & make it one large toom

[@fernkitty]

Reminds me of my old place with the tub in the kitchen. It would almost be worth it to be near Caffe Reggio. Also, there is a little town called West near Waco, Texas that has the very best "ko-lach-ees" you'll ever eat. ♥️

[@majorcynic]

haha I had a place on 57th St in the 80s that had a tub in the kitchen and a lid that came down over it and made it a table. Those were the good old days!

[@edgareguia8571]

Too bad this didn’t remain a loft. Now it’s an NYU dorm.

[@ladyliberty417]

Great video!! We read all kinds of things about NYC right now but seeing you walk the neighborhoods shows us what’s really happening!! It’s alive❗️ Crazy apartment in a great place, landlords know no shame but what can you do?? Thanks Cash for giving us your Perspective 💕

[@bluemonday7054]

No way. It’s creepy and cramped beyond belief. Low end old appliances, shudders to the whole thing. 😳

[@suzettekath9860]

For two folks sharing it. Frig needs to be taller to store the food. That is a single person's frig. And those lights in there. Can we say health hazard from the mercury vapors. Especially when they break.

[@oscarmadison8530]

Cash,I'd like to see you tour apartments that you'd never recommend.😂😂😂👍

[@majorcynic]

Those don't exist.

[@thetshirtblog]

There's a landlord relations element to this, I'd imagine.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

The medicine cabinet in the kitchen made me lol 😂

[@ChatiseE]

That little mirror in the bathroom triggers me for some reason lol

[@TheHonorableAngelinaNordstrom]

Fascinating apartment! I have never seen doors that bend like that before. Although the apartment is definitely not for me (too small), I'm sure someone will rent it out very soon.

[@craigw.scribner6490]

Hey, Cash, thanks for another great video. Just FYI, a "Kolache" (kuh-lah-chee) is a delicious pastry, filled with fruit or meat, which originated in Czechoslovakia. My hometown of Caldwell, Kansas has many Czech immigrants, and each year we had a Czech Festival, with lots of great homemade food, costumes, dancing and fun. Bottom line: try a Kolache: I think you'll like it!

[@suzanneyoung8011]

Same thing in Texas. Central Texas has a lot of Czech families that have been there for several generations.

[@michaptak4314]

why people keep calling places like that small one an apartment?? out here we call crap like that "dog house" :I also its really expensive

[@dee_mcgee11]

I'd rather have a nicer apartment in a "less popular " area.

[@maryellenbauer3524]

You crack me up Cash. The "bendable" door is called a bifold door.

[@rend7267]

and the heater is a radiator BUT, I don't want him to change. I like Cash being Cash.

[@annettevertalino9273]

used for closets

[@icouldjustscream]

It could be an awesome studio or even 1 bdrm once renovated.

[@kw9299]

New to watching and I've noticed you love sink sprayers...I never realized how important they are until I've lived in a place without one. Truly a must have!!

[@myoldvhstapes]

I remember being excited to get a sink sprayer in my previous apartment. The manager upgraded from a plain faucet to a modern all-in-one style where the faucet itself pulled out to become the sprayer. To my disappointment, it was awkward and annoying to use. The old skool separate sprayers work much better.

[@james9188]

You couldn’t pay me to live in that “apartment” 😂

[@richardmassacesi4111]

The bedrooms look like VIP prison cells.

[@aviajarehema7393]

Take that Rikers and Sing Sing! 🤣🤣

[@hazelt9953]

I'm so glad that I found your site. I now need a sink sprayer!! xx

[@mimiwallen]

Oh maaan this apt has miniature size everything….especially that refrigerator😩

[@jutau]

This apartment is very familiar. That small round mirror was memorable.

[@johnfowler7660]

I don't remember the bathroom/shower room

[@fafalina56]

It think it's in one of Cash's short clips.

[@bonniepwtf]

@@fafalina56 Yes, it was.

[@deb0523ful]

Interesting appartment for sure. You could make it work if you wish to live in that exciting location. Great job !

[@ramblingrose6967]

I do like the weird apartments too . It reminds me of the absolutely crazy apts we would look at as college students :)

[@valerieodonnell6764]

Maybe it’s just me but I get excited about small and weird apartments because it’s a chance to get creative with storage and decor and really make it cozy and functional. A fun challenge!

[@lynnettejohnson595]

If I was 30 years younger I'd snap that apartment up purely for the location. Younger me needed a lot fewer bells and whistles if the neighborhood was fun.

[@digital1937]

Cash looks like a blonde surfer from LA instead of a NYC realtor schlepping over-priced apartments?

[@aviajarehema7393]

My thougths exactly. 😁😁

[@tessyredding5422]

The bathroom looks like it’s in a camper 🙃

[@NormanF62]

A wet room has no separate shower. Imagine the fun of getting ready in a damp room for your day! 😏 😏 😏

[@ShirleeKnott]

@@NormanF62 ummmm no thank you doesn't sound like a good way to start any day!

[@StephieGsrEvolution]

Beats the hell out of sharing a bathroom down the hall, but still wouldn't pay more than $1,000 for this 💩hole.

[@minervamclitchie3667]

I went to the old Stuyvesant High School in the late 70's when the Village was something to behold and I used meet Alan Ginsberg in a coffee shop and have great conversations. I would go to CBGB'S and see Blondie and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. David Bowie sat next to me once in CBGB'S, absolutely nothing going on today there can compare to that.

[@maargenbx1454]

The wall between the “bedrooms” needs to go, turn it back into the one bedroom it’s supposed to be, and the rent left at $2,800.

[@robertharris4100]

This apt is perfect for a NYU student who doesn't want to live in the dorm or even someone on staff at the University. It's squirky, but decorated the right way, with a minimalist approach; it could definitely work. You can't beat the neighborhood; You're located at the center of all the action.

[@ShirleeKnott]

agree!

[@joannahampton5979]

That type of bathroom is called a "wet room"

[@loro9385]

I live where Kolaches are a staple. We have the only Czech museum in the country. The school I taught at was called Czech Tech. We even have a Kolach festival. They rig up a drive through for a few hours a day. There is a bakery in Czech village that has been there forever. One of my students was related and she would treat the class occasionally.

[@mamachicken1548]

That was a crazy looking apt!!!

[@ka9202]

the word is pronounced "Ca-la-chee". Even though their origins are eastern European they're the fastest way to make friends in SE Texas 😂

[@falldowngoboone]

Came here to post that

[@xzaviayifu3581]

Three thoughts on this video: 1. Humour is spot on here, I nearly spat out my coffee with the bathroom mirror comments. 2. I just could not do this one, it feels almost like some sort of punishment for something I did in a past life or something. 3. I have great concern for those people that managed to get a good deal during the worst of the pandemic, what will happen to them now? With what we see as 'acceptable' living standards in NYC, I simply don't have any faith that those who rented at more reasonable prices won't be faced with either have a massive rent increase when it comes time to renew or face being chucked out and into a market many probably can't afford.

[@katisugarbaker7349]

Your idea of fun is very different from mine. But I get the part about “insane”.

[@goingslightlymad7172]

Awesome neighborhood. What's behind the bricked up openings? I love figuring out old buildings! Have a fantastic Wednesday! :)

[@keithcummings691]

As a young man in the mid to late 70s The village was always ACTION PACKED and of course a hell of alot cheaper! My girlfriend at the time had a studio apt in the West Village for 350 a month and it was not tiny. I had a 1 bedroom on 24th St. & 9th Avenue in Chelsea for 350 a month with large rooms Fond memories are priceless!

[@jeanhansel5805]

A friend and I rented a two-bedroom flat in San Francisco's Noe Valley, complete with working fireplace, window seats in the living room window and front bedroom, a view of Twin Peaks from the back bedrrom, a full dining room with a built-in hutch, a large kitchen with a walk-in patry and a shared backyard for....get you ready: $150 back in 1967. The closet laundromat was 12 blocks away, and we thought nothing of having to take a bus there and back to do laundry. Ah, youth! Enjoy your young years. One day you will wonder how all those years disappeared so quickly!

[@sneem10]

The only good thing I can say about the apartment is that the bedrooms have nice natural light. At 5' 1" ,I would have to spend too much time up and down on a step ladder to reach anything. Even if I wanted to spend that amount of money on this apartment, I just couldn't because of the bathroom.

[@tammystpierre5921]

Cash! I absolutely love your videos! I live in Atlantic Canada, actually not far from New York! You keep my dream alive to go to New York!

[@ronwass]

Funny thing is that the landlord doesn't have to upgrade anything there. That building (all apts.) would sell for 14 million dollars as is. Next year it might be 14.5 million dollars.

[@kkerr1953]

In Texas, we called those Ka-la- cheese (Kolaches). They’re Czech and there’s an area in Texas that has a large Czech population.

[@medicalmarketing2011]

We're going back to the 90"s with this apartment. 😂

[@iamtabitha]

Love seeing the small spaces!

[@KenRuan]

Her change in voice says it all!

[@123RADIOactive]

7:22 - Wanna hear a joke? An apartment with NO sink sprayer!!!!!!! 😱 That and Cash’s funny “jokes” lol 🤪

[@evelynlipon7067]

Wow-things really have gone up again! Too bad for renters.

[@debefeldman]

I don’t know, good for a young person. Lots of stores and restaurants which is nice. ⭐️

[@jutau]

Cash, are landlords popping their rent back up because they feel they rather miss one or two more months of no rent in order to catch a higher renter, than get a renter now at a lower rent for the next 12 months?

[@michaelmich00]

they just play with people

[@marynamurray9385]

@JuTau, to me, in NY, the landlords as most, only care for the money and with NY coming back to "normal", the only abnormal thing left are those rentals for crap apartments. A matter of demand vs supply.

[@Justine_Marie]

Landlords are greedy. The end.

[@sandyrose2398]

@@Justine_Marie The politicians probably own most of the rentals. They love New York - but they don't love New Yorkers.

[@Justine_Marie]

@@sandyrose2398 you got that right! ✅

[@Amit_Kumar_Trivedi]

Once there used to be a 14' by 12' room, now they are 2 Bed rooms

[@lynisalive]

The look you gave while closing that second weird accordion door ::chef kiss:: I feel like some of the stuff in your head you were just amazed how this looked.

[@loriannrichardson7644]

Interesting apartment, it really should have remained a studio. I think it's targeted for NYU students -- great location.

[@aviajarehema7393]

And anyone who wants to say where they live at (location/bragging rights!). 🤨😔😔

[@mircat28]

A one bedroom made in to a 2 bedroom that can hold an XL twin bed. No closet but with a window technically a bedroom. Those drop down tables in the bedrooms are for eating your meals. The alcove where the refrigerator is, would that be the "livingroom" because I don't recall seeing one? You buy those mini sinks the same place tiny home builders buy them. If you don't go out much due to limited budget you can pace your cell-like quasi-bedroom until you go insane or choose to ride the subway for enrichment. PASS for heaven's sake and look for a studio! All those people grabbing their dream apt on the cheap last year, remember when you were warned about when your lease ran out! The great reckoning is coming!

[@arlichar11]

i love this little hole in wall place

[@marywood8794]

I'm only up to the kitchen part and it's all ready weird! Lol

[@sarahk8758]

im so mad i just missed out on the cheap covid rent...I'm moving in a couple months :( at least I'm looking in the outer boroughs lol

[@johnfabian2460]

Good day everyone

[@_JanetLouise]

Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii. I enjoy your videos. So interesting to see the options. Clever these landlords! I cannot imagine living in one of these high density places, but fun to travel around the city with you. I enjoy your enthusiasm about sink sprayers .... lol .... I don't want one ..... Would love to see you splurge on a pair of Land's End shorts .... take care and carry on

[@kittitude]

OMGoodness, that tiny apartment has to be a no.

[@mekiah05]

Cracking up NYC Crazy

[@malterwitty5433]

Not feeling this place , though it’s handy being close to amenities. Enjoy your days Cash