{"id":3914,"date":"2010-06-21T03:23:15","date_gmt":"2010-06-21T07:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.renthop.com\/news\/?p=629"},"modified":"2023-07-24T14:21:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T18:21:32","slug":"the-right-apartment-for-me-walk-up-vs-doorman-elevator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/the-right-apartment-for-me-walk-up-vs-doorman-elevator\/","title":{"rendered":"The Right Apartment for Me – Walk Up vs Doorman\/Elevator"},"content":{"rendered":"
It’s June, and your lease is up by July 1st. You’ve always lived in a doorman\/elevator building, but are now considering a walk-up<\/a>. You’ve heard some horror stories, but aren’t sure. What are some factors to worry about? Well, have no fear, we at RentHop <\/a>will dissect the differences and try to assign a monetary value to them. In fact, one of the co-founders recently moved into a walk-up after having spent four years in a luxury high-rise – so he’ll share his views to help you determine “the right apartment for me.”<\/p>\n How necessary is the doorman? Well, let’s see what a doorman provides:<\/p>\n How much should you value a doorman? On average, a doorman building will be between $100 – 200 dollars more expensive. This doesn’t include the customary tip on the holidays. Look forward to spending an extra $2,200 for a doorman building.<\/p>\n Do elevators buildings<\/a> have the right apartment for me? Are they all they’re cut out to be? First off, except for the higher costs, there is very little downside to having an elevator. Obviously, an elevator is necessary for most buildings above five floors (since only the ultimately athlete will ever want to live on the 6th or 7th floor of a walk-up). For buildings over five floors, you might benefit slightly during the move-in or move-out process. If you have a lot of items or you’re moving to a large apartment, this might be an issue. Remember, though, that you can always hire movers if you need to. Aside from that, needing to walk two to three floors isn’t really as much of an issue as most people think. On the other hand, if you have a baby and need to carry around a carriage, this might be annoying. An elevator might add $50 dollars to your rent – so decide if that’s worth it to you.<\/p>\n Newer buildings have better cable\/internet infrastructure and wiring. For some walk-ups, you might have haphazardly laid out cables that go onto the roof or into the basement. Routine building maintenance might knock out your cable\/internet (which is painful in this day and age).<\/p>\n A decent majority of older buildings don’t have built-in ACs<\/a>. In fact, even some doorman\/elevator buildings don’t. This has more to do with the building age than anything else. Not having AC in New York<\/a> is a killer, especially into the humid summer months. If your building doesn’t have AC, make sure your windows can support one (or if not, you’ll have to get a portable AC unit).<\/p>\n Depending on how many people live in the building, your building may have a smaller than normal water boiler\/heater. As a result, you might run out of hot water late into the night. Rare this would happen, but beware!<\/p>\n Editor’s Note: We updated this article to enhance readability.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s June, and your lease is up by July 1st. You’ve always lived in a doorman\/elevator building, but are now considering a walk-up. You’ve heard some horror stories, but aren’t sure. What are some factors to worry about? Well, have no fear, we at RentHop will dissect the differences and try to assign a monetary […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"yes","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3914","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-apartment-hunting"},"yoast_head":"\n1) Doorman<\/h2>\n
Pros<\/h3>\n
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2)\u00a0Elevator<\/h2>\n
Other Things To Worry About<\/h2>\n
1) Cable\/Internet Problems<\/h3>\n
2) Central Air Conditioning<\/h3>\n
3) Hot Water Issues<\/h3>\n