This quarterly snapshot of the Manhattan rental market shows average asking prices of apartments listed for rent with
Halstead Property in the 1st Quarter of 2009. Click below for full report:


NEW EXCLUSIVE – 77 MERCER STREET 2BR LOFT $8900/mo.
Exquisite 2BR loft space with 2 full baths and maid’s room. 14′ high ceilings and central A/C throughout. East facing, extra large living room with art-deco fire place and oversized windows. Large, open kitchen has sub-zero refrigerator, dishwasher and small breakfast table. Washer and dryer in the apartment. Large master bedroom with en suite bathroom and walls of closet space. Second bedroom can be split in two with solid wood sliding doors – separating sleeping from your work/library area. Dining area has a large dining room table and seating for ten. High beamed ceilings and attention to pre-war details throughout. One of the most elegant condominium buildings in SoHo. Video intercom and elevator that opens up into a 2 unit vestibule. Available fully furnished for 3-12 months.
In a NY1 Real Estate segment that aired on December 5th, 2009, NY1 reporter Shazia Khan interviewed me and featured one of my Exclusive Listings in the East Village. Report focused on how far your dollar can stretch in the city’s soft rental market, with a monthly budget of $2,000. Besides my property at 507 East 6th Street two other units featured were a one bedroom in Greenpoint , Brooklyn and studio apartment on the Upper East Side.
My recent clients, a family of 5, just moved into a four story townhouse I had represented exclusively for rent in the West Village. Five bedrooms, 4.5 baths for mere $15,000 a month. Well, what’s so unusual about that – you would say – there are many high end rentals in the Big Apple, nothing new about that.
Well the story is about why they moved back to New York from Florida and here is their incredible story which I thought needed to be told. I pitched it to the New York Times reporter Joyce Cohen. Here is her article in the ongoing column “The Hunt” called “Something in the Air”. Joyce Cohen was so impressed with my clients Selene and Jari Tovar and the new home I found them, she posted these comments on her blog as well: HuntGrunt Blog
This is a slide show of the photos from The New York Times: PHOTOS – AFTER
Here you can see the photos of the listing before they moved in: PHOTOS – BEFORE
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