Day Four (Williamsburg no More)

So today was a disappointing and thoroughly exhausting day. We looked at six apartments and found out that we did not get our first choice Williamsburg apartment.

Apt 1. Lower east side. Great location. A “flex-2 bedroom” which turned out to be essentially a one bedroom with a storage space that isn’t big enough to even sit up straight while sitting on the “ground”.

Apt 2. Chinatown. The positives: proximity to Chinatown restaurants and shops, it has a small patio, and it had decently sized rooms for lower Manhattan. The negatives: a stone’s throw away from the train tracks, it is a basement level apartment, there are no closets, and probably no viable way of setting up an AC unit.

Apt 3. Chinatown. This apartment is actually adjacent to Apt 2 but much larger and had closets. The main downside- it had already been rented!

Apt 4. Park Slope. Perfect apartment: newly renovated, high ceilings, beautiful hard-wood floors, very large living room, medium sized bedrooms with closets, and a large kitchen. Most likely the largest apartment we’ve seen. Unfortunately, neither N nor I are pumped about living in Park Slope. Moreover, the apartment is about a fifteen minute walk from the busiest parts of town.

Apt 5. Park Slope. This apartment is smaller and not as nice as Apt 4.

Apt 6. Supposed to be in Park Slope but is actually in Prospect Heights. Very large but not in a great neighborhood.

I guess long story short. N and I were seriously deflated hearing that we didn’t get our first choice None of today’s apartments gave us the right vibe. And we feel that after four days of serious apartment searching, we’re back at square one . . . well, at least there are four more days of searching before I have to head back to LA. And there is always hope that a new day will bring better things.