TDL’s Sports, Wrestling, & Otherwise

A friend of a friend is in the process of buying a place in Brooklyn Heights. It’s a nice neighborhood one subway stop outside Manhattan. As such, when realtors call it an “Up and Coming” neighborhood, it really is. It’s not a hole that someday might be up and coming… it actually IS up and coming.

So, since his landlord wasn’t really down with giving him a month-to-month lease until he was able to get everything coordinated, he’s looking for someone to sublet the apartment when he moves. The apartment was on the Upper East Side, the same area where the apartment with no bathroom was located. It’s out on First Avenue, which means it’s going to be a half-mile hike to a subway… or for me a mile hike to my office. Doable.

The apartment was really nice. One of the nicer ones I’d seen thus far. It was smaller than the place we have now and there was no dishwasher, but the kitchen was located in a nice little alcove (which we could use our liquor cabinet to extend the alcove space and make it more defined), the bathroom was a reasonable size, closet space was good, and the bedroom and living room was actually separated by a little hallway. The window overlooked First Ave which made it a prime location for an NY Marathon party.

Unfortunately, our lease is up at the end of October and he doesn’t expect to be out until Mid-November… which makes me very sad, because I dug the apartment and it was under $2k/month. It was also no-fee (since it’s a sublet) and dubbed “pest-free” by the current resident.

Now I’m officially bummed.