European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 by Bethany Kandel associated press the stars and stripes sunday january 5, 1986 c hauts Lewis steeps in acc Sel. He pnyas200amonlh to rent an 11-by-5-toot storage close i Wil window in a iwo bedroom walk up Lis so arcs with two in Brooklyn. Lori Schulrman pays s300 a month of slim Wilh one Momma be a spacious one bedroom sublet with living room dining room and Kitchon in a Doorman building on lha newly a upper West Sida of Manhattan. I hns in quoi hoots. 10-foot ceilings ind tour walk in closets. On the other Side of town Ina to Instein tells a Small Tine bedroom apartment equipped with a dishwasher and a microwave oven. It s in a year old luxury High Rise apartment building along the Easl River. The concierge provides dry cleaning shoe repair Heater tickets and limousine service. Sha pays $1,600 a month. Such Are lha disparities in new York City dousing costs caused by High demand Low vacancy and regulations thai keep some rents artificially Low while Olheis on Tho open Market Are absurdly Tush in addition conversions to co operative units have liken Many apartment buildings off the rental Mai Ket. In a City with 1-9 million Renja apartments Only about 2 percent Ore vacant at any Given time according 10 lire department of housing preservation and development s 1984 statistics. Those statistics say the median rent citywide is Only $330 a month including utilities but just iry to Tine an apartment cheap. There Are a Tol More inexpensive apartments than expensive Apau ments out you Don t hear Aboul those said Jack it Caturan n research associate at the real estate Board a Trade organization. Word of Mouth will rent them he explained. They re handed Down srom generation to generation some people and them by Reading obits others just got but most new yorkers who search Ihu classified advertisements or apply through a real Clale broker can expect pay up to tour limes that $330. Some luxury apartments monthly ran costs come in live figures. Available Lor immediate Ren in Sha elegant Trump Tow is a Ive bedroom condominium on i he 59th floor. Wilh 10 loot ceilings Marble bathrooms parquet blocs maid be vice and floor to Cento g windows Wilh views of Semrat Park. Rent a Mere $18,000 a month. The dil Timulty of finding decent affordable housing in the Light City Market often forces people to squeeze into stamp size spaces share with roof males or move out Marx Allan Schulman and her Roommate Are among the Lucky ones Ift no meter led real s1abili2ed apartments trom friends who led new York. It was an impossible dream that is ill can i believe came Hue said the 24-year-old mechanical artist. I know i could t afford to live in Nav York in i did t have this Many people Are willing to pay lop Dollar Tor the convenience location and lifestyle the heart of the big Apple Alfords. For some people living in Manhattan is of Paramount import Rice said Nancy Packes president of feathered nest re Olaf Agency. For thai privilege they Nusl spend an absolute minimum of 5650 Lof a studio $1.000 1w a one bedroom apartment and 51,400 for a to bedroom unit and that s probably in a peripheral she said. The average studio in a new Doorman building rents for $1.200 a month one the High Cost of Manhattan for tame people Hying in Manhattan ii Borgia or. S l.?00, to bedrooms. $2.200 to s2 500. And Ihrck bedrooms. S3. 000 0 $3 500 said Henry flow wins. Vice orc Lynlo Robbie a. A company conditions. I Don know uhor them at Trio to Bernslein i one. For line. It s Worth the Price to live in uan Holuin. I would t consider living any Wincn Olse. I m Lor any place i want logo in he snip the 49-Yenr-old Parl Lime i a broker who iiw3 in the costly Rick Viilo i merits on East 3
