Where to look for an Apt in West Harlem?

August 11, 2008 7:10 AM

One-bedroom Apartment in west Harlem close to the 1 train (Morningside Heights, Hamilton Heights, Sugar Hill) for $1500/month or less. Where to look, other than craigslist?
posted by limon to home & garden (6 comments total)

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posted by The1andonly at 7:26 AM on August 11, 2008

Try these.
posted by mds35 at 8:11 AM on August 11, 2008

Friends of mine have had luck with K&R Realty.
posted by plastic_animals at 8:26 AM on August 11, 2008

Your price range is high enough for the neighborhood that it might make sense to talk to a broker.
posted by Jahaza at 9:02 AM on August 11, 2008

There must be a/several bulletin board(s) at Columbia (student union?) where people post apartments for rent.

Talk to everyone you come in contact with and ask if they know of anything. I recently got a huge one bedroom on W. 107 @ Broadway for $1300/mo (utilities included! Can you believe?) by chatting with a woman on an airplane who was relocating to Los Angeles.
posted by HotPatatta at 2:43 PM on August 11, 2008

In that price range, in West Harlem, you're likely to find a lovely 1BR in one of the mid-block brownstones in Sugar Hill (which will be quiet, high-ceilinged and full of original detail).

Definitely put up a post in the "seeking housing" section of Craigslist. Especially at a good price range (like yours), those "seeking" postings actually get lots of response. That might well get you a great place direct-from-owner (saving you the broker fee).
posted by allterrainbrain at 8:14 AM on August 12, 2008