<\/a><\/p>\nMarket Snapshot<\/h2>\n
\nReferencing the map above<\/i> and the table below,<\/i><\/strong> we see that rent for luxury one-bedrooms fell in 24 neighborhoods across the city. Just 11 neighborhoods posted increases in luxury rents. West Village, where the median asking rent for a luxury one-bedroom is now $5,200, posted the only large increase, with a 7.83% gain since end of year 2015.<\/strong> Boerum Hill, DUMBO, and Downtown Brooklyn posted minor increases. This was enough to offset drops in other parts of Brooklyn and keep the borough as a whole’s median price the same as last year: $3,150 for a luxury one-bedroom.<\/strong><\/p>\nManhattan and Queens each posted small dips in prices going into 2017, falling 1.55% and 1.99%, respectively.<\/strong> Grouping apartments with similar amenities has allowed us to get a more accurate pulse of the market, ensuring that we’re comparing apples to apples. Asking rents for luxury units in all bedroom sizes also dropped, as you can see from the table below<\/strong>, which will give you a complete report of rent fluctuations in New York.<\/p>\nApartments in buildings without luxury amenities<\/i> such as a doorman or fitness center dropped 4.76% across Manhattan, while posting large gains in all other boroughs.\u00a0<\/strong>Bronx rents went up 7.41%, while Queens jumped 8.33%. Not to be outdone,\u00a0Brooklyn rents went up 9.09%\u00a0<\/strong>for a one-bedroom apartment without a doorman or gym.<\/p>\nWhen looking at non-luxury units: our analysis showed\u00a046 neighborhoods making gains across the city while only 34 dropped<\/strong>, and 5 remained the same since 2015. It’s not unusual to see much larger swings in price for non-luxury units due to individual units having much variation between them. \u00a0A renovated church like the Spire Lofts in Williamsburg may have a two bedroom renting for $7,000+ while another two bedroom nearby may go for half that.\u00a0Large swings in price signal a change in the housing stock,\u00a0preempted by increased demand. It’s a bet by developers and landlords that construction or renovations will pay off. It’s also a clear sign that gentrification is\u00a0taking hold.<\/strong><\/p>\nBiggest Pops & Drops<\/h2>\n
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West Harlem posted the largest drop in luxury prices, plummeting over 14% to $2,375 for a luxury apartment there.<\/strong> A price cut like this can be attributed to many new developments, since adding new supply generally drops the price of existing stock. It’s also not uncommon for new developments to offer incentives to renters in the form of discounts. A 10.9% jump to $2,100 for units in buildings without luxury amenities juxtaposes the luxury price drop.<\/p>\nHot neighborhoods seem to be reaching a glut, with prices diving for all units in Chelsea, Long Island City, and even Williamsburg. A one bedroom non-lux apartment in Chelsea plunged a whopping 15.5% to $3,125.\u00a0<\/strong>Rent in a Long Island City non-luxury apartment fell 7.22% to $2,250, while luxury units shaved off 1.73% to $2,862. Williamsburg’s “hot” status may be fading, with prices dropping 3.41% \u00a0to $2,800 for\u00a0apartments\u00a0without luxury amenities.<\/strong> Luxury apartments also inched downwards for luxury units, even if only slightly (down 0.62% to $3,352).<\/p>\nRents for Battery Park City apartments<\/strong> also declined drastically, down 8.5% to $3,570 for luxury and down 15.2% to $3,300 for any non-luxury units.\u00a0SoHo<\/strong>\u00a0also saw huge declines, with luxury one-bedrooms slipping 14%, although they’re still asking $7,095. Non-luxury units fell 10.5% to a median asking rent of $2,950.<\/p>\nEast Harlem had the biggest luxury pop, with median asking rent soaring 21.5% to $2,351.50\u00a0<\/strong>for a one-bedroom apartment. Landlords seem to be betting on the 2nd Ave subway line and people’s willingness to bypass the Upper East Side in search of larger apartments and cheaper rents.<\/p>\nBed-Stuy, Central Harlem, Corona, Chinatown; it’s not exactly the bucket list of dream neighborhoods… for now. All of these neighborhoods posted double-digit rent hikes in 2016<\/strong>, while still offering one-bedroom apartments for around $2,000 per month. That’s for non-lux units since there are not many luxury high-rises in these neighborhoods yet.<\/p>\nWe Have Stats For All Apartment Configurations<\/h2>\n
\nUse the table below to see how your rent compares to current asking rents or to see where you could afford to live. You may discover that you’re just $200-300 per month away from having a doorman.<\/p>\n