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Be Careful About Renting Above Restaurants!

There are lots of things to keep in mind when you're considering where to live. One popular question is "who are the neighbors?" This is especially important when the building has commercial tenants as well as residential tenants. And...

Apartment searching…it’s for the dogs!

The New York City apartment hunt is complicated, but it's even tougher with a four-legged friend at your side. RentHop spoke to some experienced New York pet owners to find out how they landed pads suitable for both themselves...

10 Things Not to Forget When You’re Looking at Apartments

We gave Boston.com some advice on the apartment-hunting process. We provided a list of 10 things not to forget during your apartment search. Check out the following quote from the article: Boston.com 10 Things Not to Forget Quote Boston.com used the...

Meet Me at the Intersection of Affordable + Desirable

New York Magazine recently awarded three neighborhoods the coveted title of "affordable and desirable." The three lucky neighborhoods? Inwood, Ditmas Park and Kingsbridge. That made us curious about what's available in those parts of town, so we laid out...

Housing Near Columbia University and Morningside Heights

The first “apartment” I lived in when I moved to NYC in 2004 was not so much an apartment as a dorm room in the little-known—and highly underrated—neighborhood called Morningside Heights. This area is most notably home to Columbia...

Old Upper East Side Offers New Deals!

When I started apartment-hunting this fall, I thought I would end up in Brooklyn. It seemed like a good value proposition, and I wanted to live in a laid-back neighborhood with creative young people and a feeling of community....