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Where in Manhattan do you find a 1 bedroom or a studio apartment in a luxury doorman building with a fitness center and laundry for under $2000 a month, not to mention great views and a possible outdoor space? You are probably thinking it doesn’t exist or it’s a bait and switch Craigslist advertisement.

Roosevelt Island is sandwiched between Manhattan and Queens, is considered to be a part of Manhattan and uses a 212 area code.  It’s one of the safest areas in New York, there’s virtually no crime.  The best bang for your buck is Roosevelt Island as there are some disgusting closet space apartments for rent in New York.  The price you would pay for a crappy studio or 1 bedroom in certain desirable locations in Manhattan (ie. West Village, Upper West Side, Soho, Chelsea, Union Square) will give you a solid 1 bedroom with a doorman, elevator, laundry and fitness center.  With the current state of the economy and real estate, Landlords are offering concessions to tenants and incentives to brokers to get their apartments rented.  With an apartment on Roosevelt Island being harder to rent than a place on Broadway and 72nd or 86 and Lexington Avenue, the incentives are splendid.  Free months rent in addition to an already a lower asking rent price, plus any last second negotiations will land you a luxurious apartment that would not be in consideration under normal circumstances.

There are less appealing features to Roosevelt Island as their are with everything else in life.  By car it’s not an easy trip there, from Manhattan you have to take the Queensboro  bridge into queens drive up Queens and take the Roosevelt Island bridge into the island.  The night life is little to non-existent, you have to cross the river to get to the bars, clubs and pubs.  Think of it this way, the party people coming from Brooklyn, Queens or the Bronx will take much longer than you coming from Roosevelt Island.

Next time your looking for an apartment, Why not consider Roosevelt Island?

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