This NYC Apartment WAS a Closet… Could You Live Here?

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  • Full disclosure - this apartment is super small, but I still think it’s going to rent because some people are willing to drop everything and move to NYC with a small suitcase… A small suitcase might fit in this place. Not sure.
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  • @chandravinning1933
    @chandravinning1933 ปีที่แล้ว +1746

    This Landlord need to be ashamed of himself for charging $3200.00 for that shoebox of an apartment. A person must be really desperate to rent that place for that amount of money.

    • @CynthiaSusanOrtiz
      @CynthiaSusanOrtiz ปีที่แล้ว +173

      Don't forget broker fees, deposits, and first month's rent.

    • @RichMaciverPhoto
      @RichMaciverPhoto ปีที่แล้ว +99

      That price is INSANE!!

    • @andyc9902
      @andyc9902 ปีที่แล้ว +172

      It's a 200 dollar apt

    • @user-vm5ud4xw6n
      @user-vm5ud4xw6n ปีที่แล้ว +63

      I agree. I haven’t really seen anything that isn’t overpriced but it’s NY and people have the hots for NYC. Personally I’m in favor of my bank account! 😊 And he probably doesn’t set the prices either. If someone else owns all the apartments they may have set the prices.

    • @mgunny05
      @mgunny05 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I 100% agree with you 👍🏻!

  • @CynthiaSusanOrtiz
    @CynthiaSusanOrtiz ปีที่แล้ว +1413

    I'm a Native New Yorker living in Colorado now. I'm glad I moved. My apartment is $1200 for three bedrooms, two bathrooms, parking and storage . Great views of the mountains. Those prices are criminal, and price gouging after a pandemic should be illegal.

    • @Valaryant.
      @Valaryant. ปีที่แล้ว +35

      It definitely should be

    • @annthrockmorton1517
      @annthrockmorton1517 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @cyndi brown
      Sounds nice! 👍
      Atlanta (Southside) here. I'm looking out my back windows/slider at my "personal forest" in the back (deep lot, and there's a creek back there). It's a 3/2 also, with an enclosed two-car garage.
      Thursday I'll be paying my mortgage of $439.14. Also paying my yearly property taxes of $1100. This I can pay even on my retiree/fixed income budget. And I own this, so I'm not worried about a landlord. And this is a working-class subdivision. . . no HOA; no gated entrance. I didn't understand the importance of that when I purchased, but I know now I got lucky, there.
      IDK how the young folks find housing anymore with these ever-increasing prices. 😢
      An average 1 BR apartment around Atlanta costs about my whole (net) monthly pension (I'm kind of "insurance poor" but, at my age, I use it a lot.)
      I sure am glad I bought my house in 1986, like my coworkers were telling me to do. I didn't want to leave my apartment because they took care of maintenance (sort of!) My coworker told me: "If you work here, you can't afford *not* to buy a house," so, reluctantly, I did.
      Whew! That was close!

    • @gridley
      @gridley ปีที่แล้ว +14

      The 1st apt in particular is a reminder that NYC is (1) old & (2) overpriced & has a (3) hinky quality of life. However, certain folks think that job/cultural opportunities & crowded sidewalks offset that. YMMV & "to each his/her own."

    • @CynthiaSusanOrtiz
      @CynthiaSusanOrtiz ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @annthrockmorton1517 it's beautiful in the winter. we got snow so it's stunning

    • @pedrosouza6676
      @pedrosouza6676 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Actually i can understand your point, but, millions of people wanna lives on Manhattan, so the prices keep growing up, but, if sometimes that reality changes, the prices going down. I'm brazilian and in some citys like São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, prices to rent or buy a house, apartament or lote, cost around U$250, and average sallary are the same value.

  • @robo6118
    @robo6118 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    $4700 ...to be in a basement... where all 3 windows overlook garbage cans at street level. Absolutely gross.

  • @cdlu2.028
    @cdlu2.028 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    These videos always make me feel better about where i live

  • @dianneholst3209
    @dianneholst3209 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    “That’s a Big spider” lol. No, from Australia 🤣🤣

    • @garyabbott3861
      @garyabbott3861 4 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      You guys do have some nasty bugs! But you also made two of my favorite movies and the Australian accent makes English sound almost sexy!

    • @giveyourselfone
      @giveyourselfone 2 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Love our spiders in Australia. Take care of the bugs 🤣

  • @Keith19533
    @Keith19533 หลายเดือนก่อน +54

    I don't like spiders BUT there was no need to drown it. People who casually kill things needlessly drive me crazy.

    • @pvshka
      @pvshka หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Crazy? I was crazy once.

    • @RosettaStoned462
      @RosettaStoned462 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Humans are just gross

    • @eugenedowns2563
      @eugenedowns2563 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      Why would he even show that? Spiders are cool; killing it was totally unnecessary.

    • @ClayPotter_9
      @ClayPotter_9 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      Ikr ...leave the poor little guy alone

    • @SalixTree
      @SalixTree วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I know! I was yelling no no nooo! Poor spider

  • @lisaburnett5241
    @lisaburnett5241 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Wow!!! Disgusting how NYC’s rent is astronomically expensive for a tiny nothing of a living space… disappointing to no end…. 😢

    • @garyabbott3861
      @garyabbott3861 4 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      The apartments I see are nothing like the one on Friends.

  • @ilsavankuren6511
    @ilsavankuren6511 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    I can’t believe the rents omg $4700 for that itty bitty apt and in the basement to boot! I live in upstate NY and have a 1600 sq ft house, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths and pay $871/mo mortgage pymt.

    • @debshaw680
      @debshaw680 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Not everyone can get a mortgage.

    • @lisab9541
      @lisab9541 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      You must have bought it at least 4 years ago.

  • @thetds101
    @thetds101 ปีที่แล้ว +665

    These basement apartments in downtown Manhattan are located in the flood zone. Hurricane Sandy completely submerged these buildings basements and lower floors. There's no way I'd even CONSIDER living there, even if the rent was next to nothing.

    • @Mightyaphroheidi
      @Mightyaphroheidi ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I was actually wondering what happens to these basement apartments when it snows. (I’m native Socal-ian lol)

    • @leannebell6404
      @leannebell6404 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I actually thought about that too

    • @janityy
      @janityy ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Thanx for letting us know that in that case even if someone paid me 5,000 to live there I would not

    • @rossanabachiorri833
      @rossanabachiorri833 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@janityy Exactly 👍

    • @FionaEm
      @FionaEm ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I've often wondered that about these NYC basement apartments - it must be hell during a downpour or snow.

  • @martyjewell5683
    @martyjewell5683 ปีที่แล้ว +279

    After military service my first apartment was a 3rd Ave. studio in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. It was small (nearly 350 sq/ft) but included private use of the yard (great for BBQ). Bathroom had a shower stall but was pretty roomy. This was 1974 and my rent was $90/month, gas/electric included. Rent did eventually go up but it was always a swell bargain. I stayed there fourteen years.

    • @atomicplaygirl66
      @atomicplaygirl66 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I can relate. Deeply. Thank you for your service 🇺🇲❤️🤍💙
      I am now 56 living in a nice house. But looking back.......my most fave time in life was age 23 when I moved into a formerly abandoned US Air Force Base housing cooperative. $236 month /everything but electric. All 3 of my dogs were welcome. I was allowed to do ANYTHING to it. I even painted the floors. Built a huge fence and dog house in backyard. I was in heaven living in that 900sq ft duplex. Hideously ugly on the outside, but totally tricked out just to my tastes on the inside. ❤️❤️❤️

    • @wordhermit3tinvestigate4yo31
      @wordhermit3tinvestigate4yo31 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      in 1985 rent was $220 for large 2 bedroom apt 6 rooms close flatbush ave. blocks from Brooklyn College.

    • @martyjewell5683
      @martyjewell5683 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@wordhermit3tinvestigate4yo31- swell deal. Is that Midwood?? I have an old friend of fifty years (that I visited often) on Kings Hwy and Coney Island Ave. Nice area with lotsa Russians. I could be happy there.

    • @wordhermit3tinvestigate4yo31
      @wordhermit3tinvestigate4yo31 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@martyjewell5683 Yes Midwood

    • @daweedhabitskills3673
      @daweedhabitskills3673 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow 90 a month to what probably almost 2,000 probably now like 70 years ago what the pay rate was what? Around 2-5$ probably? 90 a month plus food odds and ends what 200 a month probably.. and wages went up 5-7$ probably now it’s still 7$ !?!? Is the minimum wage now 7-20$ pay rate maybe with every thing else sky high food up 5$ gas everything.. so that 200 that use to work never will again rent up 2,000$ wages only up like 18$ ?!? 20$ to pay for 2,000 in rent plus odds and ends so basically say 4000 a month.. the government can stick them odds up there ass they want us to die

  • @daviddinkins7009
    @daviddinkins7009 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Looking at NYC from where I am now, I'm glad I left.

  • @icemaun5379
    @icemaun5379 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    As a guy born and raised in the deep country of Idaho, I find this both fascinating and horrifying at the same time. I can never live in a city………. EVER.

    • @clairewillow6475
      @clairewillow6475 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Not all cities are like this. I have a 3 bedroom apartment with a little yard in the city. For 1418 a month Canadian. People don’t move here because French politics so that helps keep the rents down

    • @arianekelly2633
      @arianekelly2633 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same🫤. There maybe exceptions but I just don't see the appeal.

    • @yvonnegrant3736
      @yvonnegrant3736 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Okay, okay we won’t make you, calm down, it’s okay u can remain in Idaho 😢❤

    • @MatthiasLehnen
      @MatthiasLehnen 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm living in pretty much a palace in Bonn, Germany for 1100 Euros a month (+heating, electricity). And Bonn is pretty expensive. Of course compared to NYC everything feels cheap.

    • @ceciliaschleicher278
      @ceciliaschleicher278 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And I tried to live in WY and I knew it was over not even a month in. I was out of there and headed back to Vegas as soon as I could which was 6 months later!

  • @melissa11.11
    @melissa11.11 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Poor spider, was living his best life.😕

    • @burnyizland
      @burnyizland 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Don't fret Melissa, just remember:
      The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout
      Down came the rain and washed the spider out
      Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
      And the itsy bitsy spider WENT UP THE SPOUT AGAIN
      He'll be back.

    • @truemaggymay
      @truemaggymay 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@burnyizland that's not how it works. it takes a spider about an hour to drown and that's most likely what happened

    • @burnyizland
      @burnyizland 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@truemaggymayMeh meh meh meh
      Sometimes it's ok to step away from google Margaret, and just let people be.

    • @laliendre87
      @laliendre87 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      poor little spider

    • @xxmissthailandxx3780
      @xxmissthailandxx3780 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Spiders are usually harmless unless it feels threaten'

  • @krenee2266
    @krenee2266 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    I would literally sleep in a closet before I paid 3200 for that first apartment.
    And I mean that!

    • @stefancolwell63
      @stefancolwell63 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd sleep in my SUV for free

    • @Sarada.Amaru.999
      @Sarada.Amaru.999 ปีที่แล้ว

      I feel you!😂✌

    • @krenee2266
      @krenee2266 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Sarada.Amaru.999 G.U.R.L!......

    • @Sarada.Amaru.999
      @Sarada.Amaru.999 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@krenee2266 It was literally a large walk in closet.😂I love the fireplace though, that was a smart gimmick for those who would be sold on that alone.😁

    • @krenee2266
      @krenee2266 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Sarada.Amaru.999 There is no way where I'm from anyone could be sold on that alone...lol I mean I get it, the high jacked prices in the NYC... It's just an absolute no for me, I can't see wanting to live anywhere that you literally bankrupt yourself to live in a that kind of deal for that amount if money what about quality of life??. But, that's the beauty of choices, to each their own! I just know I'm 100% litterally gonna rent a friends closet before they get that kind of money out of me for that place. Hehehehe!

  • @kmtaylor88
    @kmtaylor88 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    NYC is ridiculous, I have a good friend that lives in an apartment with no kitchen.

  • @simisolaoshin9056
    @simisolaoshin9056 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I would really like videos where Cash goes back to these apartments when they’ve been rented so we see how they used the space up and why they rented such small places for that amount ?

  • @seyimatt712
    @seyimatt712 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    $3k for that first one is an absolute robbery OMG.

  • @phoenixgatti
    @phoenixgatti ปีที่แล้ว +115

    Do people actually pay over $3000 or $4000 a month on rent for a 1 bedroom or 2 bedroom apartment?! Thats a mortgage!

    • @amylee503
      @amylee503 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Not in nyc it isn't

    • @59spadesofalife52
      @59spadesofalife52 ปีที่แล้ว

      NYC people are just different I assume they’ve been getting fucked by housing for so long they just put up with it or go homeless and that is just disgusting in my opinion

    • @martyjewell5683
      @martyjewell5683 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheOneTheOnlyToast- whatcha mean "just wait", It's been happening for a while now. Thank you Robert Moses.

    • @janeentumbao8690
      @janeentumbao8690 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Even in Chicago. $3000 a month is a nice sized house in the burbs.

    • @Stanley-px3bt
      @Stanley-px3bt 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Yep. Ridiculous, right?

  • @Patriot6669
    @Patriot6669 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This lifestyle looks amazing! Who needs the gratification of having a family, personal space, or freedom, when you can live in a tiny room in a big city!

    • @yvonnegrant3736
      @yvonnegrant3736 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Alex u cracked 😂 me up, so funny, but also true 😊

  • @Decadics
    @Decadics 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    Poor spider 🙄

  • @curtbonnell4308
    @curtbonnell4308 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Every time I watch one of your videos I am AMAZED at the rental prices in NYC. Tiny apartments (quite often) and huge prices. You need one hell of an income to live in anything even reasonably nice.

  • @anjiemarie1
    @anjiemarie1 ปีที่แล้ว +310

    Watching this channel makes me feel really good about my one bedroom(it's a big bedroom with a huge walk-in closet) with a big bathroom with central air and heat for 625$ a month. I've lived here 9 years and the apartment is only 11 years old so it was pretty new when I moved in. I love my apartment and every year when they ask me if I'm re-signing my lease I tell them I plan on dying in this apartment lol.

    • @pamj2395
      @pamj2395 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I hope you carry renter's insurance. I loved my apartment of 25 years, but lost it in a fire. We did have ins. which payed for the motel for 2 months while we looked for another and workers removed and cleaned my salvageable belongings and stored it. Everyone should have renters ins. It isn't expensive, but well worth it. It also covers other things like all your food if your fridge dies. Some landlords will even knock off some of the rent if you have it.

    • @anjiemarie1
      @anjiemarie1 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@pamj2395 yes I have renters insurance.

    • @caroldooley4700
      @caroldooley4700 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I know the feeling I’ve got a one bedroom huge walk-in closet nice bathroom open kitchen living room layout for $395 plus central air and gas heat!! I’m staying put here!

    • @MiguelHernandez-kn4wv
      @MiguelHernandez-kn4wv ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@caroldooley4700 Hola me encantaría un apartamento así, podrías decirme en qué Estado se Encuentra que zona es, gracias.

    • @josebro352
      @josebro352 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@caroldooley4700 Where the hell do you have a one bedroom apartment for 395?!?!! That's out of a fairy tale. I live in Massachusetts and you can't even rent a small room in someone's house or apartment for less than 900!! A one bedroom will property run you around 1800!!

  • @rikki2604
    @rikki2604 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    Why would you kill that poor spider? Totally unnecessary.

    • @dooremieke.janssens1240
      @dooremieke.janssens1240 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      This Guy is to full of himself a Tiny ,live does not maters for him😮

  • @joanneberg8093
    @joanneberg8093 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Those are crazy prices for those apts! I live in Chicago thank God we have reasonable rents still comparably!

  • @pwcleveland
    @pwcleveland ปีที่แล้ว +137

    I lived in NYC 2015-2016. Our 2BR/1BA in UWS cost $4,350. It didn’t have W/D in unit (did in the basement of building) but it had an elevator and was completely remodeled.
    It just rented for over $6,500 this year.
    Costs are nuts.

    • @selenaseibt306
      @selenaseibt306 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      How do you afford to live there?

    • @pwcleveland
      @pwcleveland ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@selenaseibt306 My company basically paid me too. Stipend to relocate.

    • @willn8664
      @willn8664 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@pwcleveland ah okay thought you were in some techy field that paid around $100k+ but even that for NYC would be barely making it.

    • @Smith-he6bg
      @Smith-he6bg ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You have to make $200k to afford to live there. Crazy.

    • @RayPointerChannel
      @RayPointerChannel ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Smith-he6bg And at $200K you'd be better off owning your own house in New Jersey. It's no wonder so many people who work in New York commute.

  • @oscarmadison8530
    @oscarmadison8530 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Cash & Charles touring apartments is a guaranteed great investment of my time.

  • @TheLonelyMoon
    @TheLonelyMoon หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    the little john energy is strong with this one. might as well push the walls down, buy some galvanized square steel and screw in eco-friendly wood veneers with the screws you borrowed from your aunt

  • @thankyou4534
    @thankyou4534 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is absolutely mind boggling that you literally pay that much for a tiny place. Where I live we have 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, family room, basement w/ laundry area, kitchen, dining area, 3 car garage, deck, patio, pool and a little bit over an acre lot for $1830 mortgage payment.

  • @MissCane9
    @MissCane9 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    That first apartment was comedy, and the price was hilarious

  • @sueweatherby3729
    @sueweatherby3729 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Honest question here: Was there any particular reason why you killed that spider?

    • @teresagrace6475
      @teresagrace6475 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yes, disregard for life and lack of empathy. Makes me sick😢

  • @vanessasimmons1175
    @vanessasimmons1175 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Cannot believe you flushed that spider down the sink. All you had to do was help it outside.

    • @janetteveronica402
      @janetteveronica402 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      agree I found it totally insensitive

  • @Sarada.Amaru.999
    @Sarada.Amaru.999 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lol you are spot on about the apple cider vinegar!!!😂😂😂I absolutely loved that basement apartment.The first apartment was too cute with the little brick fireplace.Thank you for the tour, i love your personality.I'm new to your channel, i just subscribed.🎯✌

  • @keetahbrough
    @keetahbrough ปีที่แล้ว +210

    I"m supportive of the idea that all so called *landlords* need to live in the boxes they've created for others to live in.. for at the very least.. a year. 2 years would be ideal. Only then are they *allowed* to rent their place out. Let's make it happen, poor people. We ultimately got the power, because we're the labor that makes it all go.

    • @n.g.l.
      @n.g.l. ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Sounds fair but that goes against the “free” market

    • @cryptarisprotocol1872
      @cryptarisprotocol1872 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@n.g.l.merica is not a total free market, also this law would get shot down on being a violation of ones right to freedom of movement.
      What you can regulate tho is how housing and apartments can be built and to what specifications and that won’t be shot down in any court.

    • @dianadundidit5343
      @dianadundidit5343 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You see, after hearing these rent prices for some of these places I was thinking more of the people plan a revolt against these landlords and NOT rent these places UNTIL they come up with more REASONABLE RENTS!

    • @CynthiaSusanOrtiz
      @CynthiaSusanOrtiz ปีที่แล้ว +9

      They have a specific demographic they rent to and none of them look like Charles. You can pull those prices in those areas, not in the outer boroughs. This is why lower income people can't find reasonable places to live, homelessness is rampant, and poor people get priced our even with government help. I worked for housing, a lot of decent people who loose vouchers because of greedy landlords and brokers. NY is a broker state, and yes, credit is important.

    • @melissalewis8803
      @melissalewis8803 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You are being forced to rent your place? Call the police. Otherwise you rented it knowing it was small, not landlords fault. You have a roof better than a lot of people in the world

  • @le4905
    @le4905 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    My kids and I will be moving out of our nice home to live in a much smaller house due to divorce. What matters is the love inside the home. I just want us to feel happy and safe again and will gladly downsize.

    • @Becca_Lynn
      @Becca_Lynn ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I hope everything goes well! ❤

    • @le4905
      @le4905 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Becca_Lynn Becca, you are an angel. Thank you.

    • @fahgedaboudit
      @fahgedaboudit ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I downsized after divorce three years ago and I've never been happier. I'm 51 now and the older I get, the less space and belongings I find myself needing. I've really pared everything down and it's refreshing not having to keep track of a bunch shit or fill a bunch of unused space in an oversized apartment. Life is cozy and I love it. You will too.

    • @mariabetancourt6797
      @mariabetancourt6797 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Staying is safe....is the most important thing

    • @--ag
      @--ag ปีที่แล้ว +3

      God bless you and good luck. 🙏

  • @IldarSagdejev
    @IldarSagdejev ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You killed that spider in the sink. I will never forgive you.

  • @vickif.4645
    @vickif.4645 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    That poor spider wasn’t hurting anybody.

  • @friskecrisps8038
    @friskecrisps8038 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    After seeing the devastation of the hurricanes this past year, a ground floors apartment like this I’m assuming would be underwater…so you’re basically paying $3200 and risking being submerged during hurricane season

  • @ericalampley480
    @ericalampley480 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    These landlords and builders (or whoever is responsible for chopping up these buildings) are criminals! My GOD, that first one! 😳

    • @martyjewell5683
      @martyjewell5683 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's all about money. NYC property taxes are crippling (somebody gotta pay for all the freebies). No one gets off cheap. Yeah, some landlords are douchbags but a lot ain't. Saw (seen??) on the net that average NYC rents top $2,000. Some considerably higher. No thanks, I'll stick to upstate. Paid off our four bedroom, two story in 2016.

    • @janetcarbone4213
      @janetcarbone4213 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Absolutely. It’s sad they cut up that great old woodwork. But the rent is robbery but I guess if you like that NYC lifestyle. Sad

    • @J.DeLaPoer
      @J.DeLaPoer ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don't forget originally most of these brownstones and similar such buildings were literally _single family homes_ when they were built. In that first one someone will pay over $3k to live what was the servant's basement scullery room (where they cleaned and washed dishes back in 1890 or so). It's absolutely ridiculous.

  • @srrizo69
    @srrizo69 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Why did you kill that spider? So cruel the way you did! You should have reubicate that spider in the outside.

  • @DragonflySigns
    @DragonflySigns หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Hey dude, why did you feel the need to flush that spider down the drain… Not cool at all.

  • @rosamundg.3789
    @rosamundg.3789 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Can't forget the fatal flooding from recent years' storm. Esp. wouldn't want to be trapped in a space w/o working window grates to allow quick emergency exits - being in the basement with dirty feet of water sounds like a flippin' nightmare.

  • @jagergerg9771
    @jagergerg9771 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Still amazing about how Cash films everything himself and edits as well.

    • @RichMaciverPhoto
      @RichMaciverPhoto ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Agreed! He’s a relentless force!

    • @--ag
      @--ag ปีที่แล้ว

      I didn't know that. Cool Cash. 👍

  • @sadent66
    @sadent66 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Charles is so cool! 😎Cash is funny and informative so I enjoyed watching the dynamic duo!!! ❤

  • @tracyturner-browne4012
    @tracyturner-browne4012 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You should have let the spider out the window! That was very cruel!!!

  • @AuspiciousScorpio
    @AuspiciousScorpio ปีที่แล้ว +35

    The problem with being close to trash is weird bugs. You gotta have exterminators often especially in the summer time. Like that apartment with the spider. Although spiders can be on any floor

    • @seattlesauce
      @seattlesauce ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Don't forget the rats too. And big ones!!!

    • @tranquility9325
      @tranquility9325 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That happens when you aren't close to trash. NYC has an infestation of roaches rats and mice. No one talks about that, but I lived there as I know.

    • @CrystalRaye
      @CrystalRaye 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Not to mention the smell on a hot humid day. The dumpster at my apt is emptied frequently but you can still smell it if you're within a few yards of it. No one wants the parking spaces near it 😂

  • @daisyrosario3438
    @daisyrosario3438 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Sadly today I didn't like any of the apartments!
    Great fun seeing them with you,Cash!

    • @CashJordan
      @CashJordan  ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Hopefully the shower scene was enough

  • @jbjacobs9514
    @jbjacobs9514 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this video - I am so sorry you got stuck (and soaked) in the shower! Loved Charles! Going to check out his channel. 🙂

  • @gabim8338
    @gabim8338 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for showing us these places👍

  • @subwayjoefrombrooklyn4471
    @subwayjoefrombrooklyn4471 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    I am amazed how you keep producing such excellent videos in such a short period of time. The editing, screen shots and commentary are superior.

    But the NYC rents are insane!

    • @miamidalia2876
      @miamidalia2876 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dios 🏠🚶🏼‍♂️🫶🫸🚶🏼‍♂️👋🧍🏻‍♀️NO

  • @ellensimmons8485
    @ellensimmons8485 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    I love watching these videos because they make me SO HAPPY I’m not in NYC. We have a beautiful house with plenty room, two-car garage, porch, deck, shed, front & back yards, etc. Nice neighborhood in a charming small city with great downtown with shopping, dining just down the street. Mortgage is well under $1000/month. And we do have museums, theatre, music, etc right here in our town. NYC? Heck, no!

    • @AnyahEMB
      @AnyahEMB ปีที่แล้ว +11

      People who have never lived outside of NYC don’t know what they are missing.

    • @rosamundg.3789
      @rosamundg.3789 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Location, please!?? Moving there in a minit!

    • @lyncochran27
      @lyncochran27 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I live in California and rent is crazy here

    • @yvonnegrant3736
      @yvonnegrant3736 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Difference strokes for different folks 🏙️🎆

  • @annies805
    @annies805 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That first place could make a person claustrophobic. That bathroom even made me feel claustrophobic.

  • @WESDEANEMARTIN
    @WESDEANEMARTIN หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Poor spider. ..

  • @Erintii
    @Erintii ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Watching this video makes me grateful for my job that allowed me to rent nice 2 bedroom apartment. As this is small town in Switzerland my social life is on-line only but at least I am not claustrophobic. Prices in NYC are absolutely insane it makes Zurich, Switzerland budget friendly place

  • @kelligreer3975
    @kelligreer3975 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    $3200???? A MONTH?? I have a huge 4 bed, 2 bath range with half an acre yard for $1300 a month in Kansas City. Crazy. I'm fascinated with NY apartments and what they make into living spaces.

    • @madeleinerose7090
      @madeleinerose7090 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Sure, but who wants to live in Kansas City?!

    • @loriannrichardson7644
      @loriannrichardson7644 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Location is everything

    • @VEVOJavier
      @VEVOJavier ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Who wants to live in Kansas city lol

    • @becreative2420
      @becreative2420 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I'm in the North Dallas area. $1400 mortgage for 2300 sq ft, 3 bd 2 bath, 3 car garage on 1/4 acre treed lot in a cul de sac with tons of green space. Couldn't make me live in NYC, even at gun point. And ya'll can keep your negative comments to yourselves. Lol Dallas is awesome.

    • @rentme2011
      @rentme2011 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m in a 4 bed, 3 bath on 1.5 acres in the North Georgia mountains for HALF of $3200/month. And I own, not rent. I cannot imagine living in that NYC “prison cell.”
      …But i know, to each his own.

  • @CuriousEarthMan
    @CuriousEarthMan 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The thing I really like about Cash's channel is how the last person to be in so many of those rooms/apts, looks out for him and leaves a camera in position and running for when he finally gets there!

  • @suepeer3078
    @suepeer3078 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like the 3rd one the best. It has a lot of character. Love when you and Charles do videos together

  • @annem7806
    @annem7806 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Basement apt needs carpet for insulation. Remove bifold doors, install curtain, get more space. Love the arches.

    • @serene1275
      @serene1275 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Basement apartments in NYC can also get flooded during heavy rain, storms, etc. If they have special drainage still can still get flooded if blocked but anything.

  • @littlebitofhope1489
    @littlebitofhope1489 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    For the first apartment you could move the "closet" and have a custom murphy bet built around the pipes. Then it would be your couch in the day time, and bed at night. The couch would face the fireplace and you could put the TV on that wall. With a rising coffee table, you would be set and still have the appearance of space sometimes. I think I would put a stained glass film on the windows too.

    • @complexbrother
      @complexbrother ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Love that idea, great ideas.

    • @roxyshow123
      @roxyshow123 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Murphy bed is what I thought too.

    • @aviajarehema7393
      @aviajarehema7393 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      In that shoebox there's no need for that fireplace--definitely takes up too much room; the stove is too big, and the refridgerator is in the wrong place. Also, the shower is a sardine can. 👎👎👎👎👎👎

    • @scallopohare9431
      @scallopohare9431 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@aviajarehema7393 Uh, the fireplace is not going anywhere. The chimney is an integral part of the building.

    • @MagnoliaMS70
      @MagnoliaMS70 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great idea.
      But the price!!

  • @fairamir1
    @fairamir1 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The spider was no threat to anyone.

  • @cizrek
    @cizrek 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've seen a lot of your videos. You turning the shower on has to be one of the funniest moments ever lol.

  • @doctorzaius4084
    @doctorzaius4084 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    The weird pipe in the first apartment is the gas line coming into the building. You definitely can't remove it and I would not recommend bumping into it, cuz it looks ancient. The weird box is the same thing for the electric. The duct that the wires come through leaks pretty often, so that's something to look forward to if you get this apartment!

    • @an-ot8wb
      @an-ot8wb ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wow. It would be illegal to use this as living space/ an appartment where I come from.

    • @christinavonsiebenburgen6062
      @christinavonsiebenburgen6062 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Actually, it is the pipe from the old radiator which used to sit between the two windows. The gas for the stove was always on the other side where it is now. I know. I lived on the 3rd floor in that building in 1990 for $350/mo.

    • @doctorzaius4084
      @doctorzaius4084 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@christinavonsiebenburgen6062 Wow that seems like an incredible price even for 33 years ago, must have been nice! But I'm still absolutely positive the white pipe entering through a sleeve at the front wall (2:20 in video) is a gas pipe and service valve, which then goes down into the cellar, through the meters and back up risers into the apartments. Doesn't have anything to do with where the stove is located. There's an old radiator valve (grey/silver) and stub of a return pipe off to the right where a radiator would have been.

    • @AmberSumerall
      @AmberSumerall 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lol they do them so wrong in NYC.

    • @AshleySpeaks4U
      @AshleySpeaks4U 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's probably a boiler, not gas. Gas is under pressure like plumbing, so the pipes are the same 1" as plumbing. Old buildings heated with boilers, and the pipes are large to radiate the heat.

  • @fakeexpert4016
    @fakeexpert4016 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Why kill the spider, it was just chilling not bothering you.

    • @teresagrace6475
      @teresagrace6475 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Exactly!!! Too many people lack empathy.

    • @liveincolor3537
      @liveincolor3537 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Spiders are magical and needed

  • @nicolefama525
    @nicolefama525 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m so glad I found your channel I love your videos. I’ve always wandered about what it’s like so thanks! I’ll keep my hefty butt here but I sure would love to visit

  • @Josh-bq6rm
    @Josh-bq6rm 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bro, both of my parents are senior researchers with 25+ years of experience and master and the next thing after (forgot the name) with at least two papers released every year, they have their own labs and teams, teach at least a dozen students every year, and they would still struggle to pay those rents together, factoring in currency conversion and all

  • @ptaylor4923
    @ptaylor4923 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    It's interesting seeing all these apartments, but the more I see whether low end or upscale, the more I realize I could never live in NYC and wouldn't want to.

    • @yvonnegrant3736
      @yvonnegrant3736 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ok, it’s okay😢❤ lol

  • @bernaclischurchill4463
    @bernaclischurchill4463 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    No way, that price for an underground/basement apt is unreal for the 1st two apts & the 4th one is better, but only if it was $1200 p/month. If it rains a lot & you are living in the 1st two apts, you are drowning. $7900 for the 3rd one, is a down payment on a small hse with an FHA loan in other places. Great video.
    Ms. B. Churchill

  • @OneDayChange
    @OneDayChange ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your videos. What I subconsciously think about these places you put into words.

  • @SalixTree
    @SalixTree วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I felt so bad for that spider. ♡🕷

  • @lisab.1595
    @lisab.1595 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    After yesterdays ''extravaganza" apt, this was a good comparison showing how average people live and they don't live in $16m apts. These weren't horrible by any means, just lacked space, but if you have enough light, it's really not so bad. That being said because I've lived in small apts in the city. My husband used to call them converted elevator shafts they call apts....lol.

    • @evangeline9969
      @evangeline9969 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I feel like I’m an average person but I could never afford any of these places. To split a small apt with no CA or in-unit W/D but pay upwards of $2,000 for your share of the rent?

    • @plumdutchess
      @plumdutchess ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Average seems a stretch.

  • @MsMyers-ui8ci
    @MsMyers-ui8ci ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You videos are efficient and informative. You always hit on the right stuff...no foofoo mess. good job

  • @Gramaron1313
    @Gramaron1313 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how you describe stuff!!@ you are so funny!!! Thanks for the entertainment!!!!

  • @jerryysen
    @jerryysen ปีที่แล้ว +3

    you did not have to kill the spider bro

  • @FolkFaninMA
    @FolkFaninMA ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That last apartment was the best. Price, as usual, is high but your getting a much better place for not that much more money compared to the first joke…err I mean apartment.

  • @puremichpaule
    @puremichpaule ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm not fitting in that shower

  • @SteelskinDMC
    @SteelskinDMC 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Watching these apartment videos invokes more fear in me than a scary movie. I guess people can adapt to just about anything.

  • @sheilarough236
    @sheilarough236 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Oh goody, Charles is here

  • @mitchellbarnow1709
    @mitchellbarnow1709 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Spiders 🕷️ eat the insects that are now going to feast on you while you are asleep in that apartment! I always put them outside instead of killing them, but that’s just me.

    • @anntunaley9974
      @anntunaley9974 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes i agree

    • @mitchellbarnow1709
      @mitchellbarnow1709 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@anntunaley9974 You are awesome, Ann!

    • @teresagrace6475
      @teresagrace6475 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Its me too. It makes me sick how some are so insensitive.

  • @Novanglia2
    @Novanglia2 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    My son's 1st apartment in Park Slope was 63 sq ft. Bath was shared and kitchen was a mini frig with a small microwave bolted to the top. No closets. He had to buy a unit from IKEA along with a lofting frame for his mattress so he'd have living space. It was a steal, by NYC standards, at $800/mo which included all utilities and Wifi.

  • @DZNTMR
    @DZNTMR 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    Shame on you for killing that spider for no reason. He wasn't bothering anyone and no one lives there! He was probably just hungry being trapped inside. You could've put him outside or just left him alone!

  • @MamaCarola1
    @MamaCarola1 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    After yesterday's 5000 square foot showplace to these...omg. The 1st is nothing more than a glorified closet. & like Charles said about the 2nd, "unfortunately" & ruff by v the garbage area. Good thing he started to redeem himself with the last 2. & the last definitely had enough storage space in a doorman building wth an elevator (2 bonuses). Sure how Cash remembered to get his sweatshirt out of the dryer. You know that 1st shower was miniscule if he turned it on while just turning around.

  • @KA-yw7zj
    @KA-yw7zj ปีที่แล้ว +6

    7950 is WILD... how much do people in NY earn a month?

  • @moniques9127
    @moniques9127 ปีที่แล้ว

    You flushing that spider down the drain is the most realistic thing i've seen all day. Not today spidey 😂

  • @elonawilliams4809
    @elonawilliams4809 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's the view of the other side of the basement PERK that does it for me. I'm sold 😂

  • @andreaharris7397
    @andreaharris7397 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Brothers from another mother.

  • @fernkitty
    @fernkitty ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I think that spider would have killed the inevitable water bugs you're gonna get on that basement level.

  • @maartenmantel2681
    @maartenmantel2681 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would be cool if you could revisit the places you check out and see how the tenant furnished and made use of the space!

  • @chrisliddiard725
    @chrisliddiard725 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ok, you got me again. I showed up for that view in the clickbait, and all i got was those chill beats. Beware of realtors selling dreams.

  • @Bobrogers99
    @Bobrogers99 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That first apartment is too small for the price, and the intrusions of the fireplace and pipe limit the use of what little space there is. The windows don't seem to be able to function as emergency exits. Charles' basement unit was a much better deal for the money! The third apartment is legally only a two-bedroom, so despite the fact that the rooms are large it's a bit too pricey. There are better places to share for $4,000 each. The last one with the humungous bedroom and tons of storage space would work well for a couple, and each of them has their own bathroom (which some couples prefer). The price on that one is reasonable by NYC standards. You have a winner here, Charles!

  • @stacyneuman8619
    @stacyneuman8619 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Cash and Charles as roommates, I could see it.

  • @leighchambers5052
    @leighchambers5052 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    That spider was completely innocent 😇. He should have been gently helped outside if you simply couldn't coexist. 😊

  • @trudyb00th
    @trudyb00th ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Poor spider. She wasn’t hurting anyone.

  • @ariah3364
    @ariah3364 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Hey Cash, I love watching your videos. It would be interesting if you could, if it's not hard to find out, give the year or age of the buildings themselves. I imagine many are very old.

  • @robertharris4100
    @robertharris4100 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Extremely Entertaining video. Cash & Charles are Dynamic together. The Out of Towners are going to have a field day with the asking prices. So I won't add to the Drama other than to say, Location! Location! Location!
    The New Yorkers know what I mean.

  • @dannydougin3925
    @dannydougin3925 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I would have left the spider.... I mean really? It was stuck in the sink and would have died on it's own.

  • @monicavandeventer5429
    @monicavandeventer5429 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yeah, I would eventually blow my brain outs with that outdoor view. Thank God I live in the mountains in Colorado.

  • @seyimatt712
    @seyimatt712 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love your longer videos! Could watch you all day!

  • @znariznotsj6533
    @znariznotsj6533 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Don't kill spiders. They eat your bugs.

    • @marimercy14
      @marimercy14 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Poor little fella

  • @allthingsharbor
    @allthingsharbor 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That first one ! Crazy expensive but nice location and it is bigger than what I lived in during college ! Well, except for that shower ! But it beats having to share.

  • @machinegunangel
    @machinegunangel 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The fireplace was nice! My 350k home in CT doesn’t even have a fireplace!!

  • @arklilbro
    @arklilbro ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Maybe the person with the bedroom with the laundry in it can charge the other roommates to do their laundry