Manhattan Apartment Finds Under $1200 a month

This amazing find is located near Fort Tyron park, and is a great apartment for a student or a newcomer to New York City.  According to the ad that I found:

"This is an Enormous oversized 1Br apartment in a well maintained prewar elevator building located in an AMAZING neighborhood. Steps to 1 and A EXPRESS trains, great shopping, Bistros, restaurants, Frank's Gourmet Supermarket, bars, and 1 block to the beautiful Inwood Park. Minutes to the Cloisters and Fort Tryon Park. Must see!"

Link to post:  http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/fee/3335993368.html (once the link is invalid, the apartment has probably been rented).

The cost of this 1 bedroom apartment is $1195.  Apartments in Manhattan are often hard to come by.  If you are a student at Columbia or City College, this is a good area to rent an inexpensive place.  The A train will also get you to the south side of the city in around half an hour, or Brooklyn in about 40 minutes. 

As with all apartments in New York, it is often best to look at them first.  That being said, apartments in Manhattan go fast. 

A good rule of thumb when renting in Manhattan is that the further south you go, the more expensive things get.  The deals to be had are in the north area of the city.  Further, as time passes, more people are looking to the north areas of New York and it is becoming a hot new area for people wanting to love in Manhattan.

Having lived in this area myself, I can say it's safe and home to some beautiful open areas.  Fort Tyron Park is gorgeous. 

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This post is a continuation in a series of posts on Manhattan rentals under $1200.  I find the best apartments at a budget price and list them here.  Why go search on random websites hoping to find a good apartment when there are so many scams? 

While I do not represent any brokers (I am a student myself), and do not make any guarantees about these units, I know what a good unit in New York looks like (brokers tend to think anything is 'good', no matter how small, dark, ect.), and I know what a good price in the city is.  And contrary to popular belief, there are good places in Manhattan for under $1200 a month.

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