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American homes are cheap; but the bears are delusional
Topic Started: 9 Oct 2013, 11:29 AM (2,722 Views)
Kulganis
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Oh yes, 39 'pokey' apartments in Manhattan. Some of which are actually under $300,000

The greater metropolitan area of New York City is 17,400km2 New York City itself is made up of five boroughs, Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island and has an area of 783km2.

There were 8,336,697 people living in NYC in 2012, and 18.9 million in the greater metro area in 2012.

New York famously never sleeps, the mass transit system runs 24/7, quite a lot of proper restaurants (not fast food) are open 24/7, departments stores are often open very late.

You need a reservation to visit the Apple store on Fifth Ave, even at 3 am otherwise you're in for a very long wait.


I can't find any 2 bedroom dwellings under $500,000 in an area of central Sydney that is similar to Manhattan, not one, not even pokey ones.

The greater metro area of Sydney is 12,144.6km2 and had a population of 4,627,345 in 2011.

Sydney is very dead after hours, not a great deal opens 24/7.

Sydney trains don't run between approx midnight and 5am.
Edited by Kulganis, 10 Oct 2013, 03:08 AM.
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9 Oct 2013, 09:03 PM
LA and NY are one of the most important cities, if not the two most important cities in the world.

You can't become a big hollywood star in Sydney, and in NY your $500k will buy you an apartment right in the middle of all the action, not in some shit bogan suburb.

Add to that they've had years of money printing.

You're an idiot.
Hey friend. You are right but let's keep quiet about it. The reason them cities are great is that aspies who talk about their investment properties, like our friend here does, aint important there and don't do well there. And that makes them cities wonderful to be in. So let's not talk to much about it. Let's just say that he is right about it, so them cities are spared of the likes of he.

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Tell Billy Jack the Truth
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Pig Iron
10 Oct 2013, 12:55 AM

lol look shit for brains $500k will buy you fuck all in "the action"

http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sales/manhattan/price:-500000%7Cbeds:2%7Chas_address:1%7Camenities:doorman

tiny pokey 2+1 apartments not to mention high annual fees.
Well sure, that's true if you try and search for a "doorman" in your criteria. Try taking out the "amenities:doorman" in your weblink.
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Kulganis
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Heh, hadn't even noticed that, pretty underhanded seeing as doormen in Australia are usually only found in Hotels.

There are only a few apartment buildings here in Melbourne that employ a doorman, and they're usually short stay apartments.
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Kulganis
10 Oct 2013, 02:07 AM
Oh yes, 39 'pokey' apartments in Manhattan. Some of which are actually under $300,000

The greater metropolitan area of New York City is 17,400km2 New York City itself is made up of five boroughs, Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island and has an area of 783km2.

There were 8,336,697 people living in NYC in 2012, and 18.9 million in the greater metro area in 2012.

New York famously never sleeps, the mass transit system runs 24/7, quite a lot of proper restaurants (not fast food) are open 24/7, departments stores are often open very late.

You need a reservation to visit the Apple store on Fifth Ave, even at 3 am otherwise you're in for a very long wait.


I can't find any 2 bedroom dwellings under $500,000 in an area of central Sydney that is similar to Manhattan, not one, not even pokey ones.

The greater metro area of Sydney is 12,144.6km2 and had a population of 4,627,345 in 2011.

Sydney is very dead after hours, not a great deal opens 24/7.

Sydney trains don't run between approx midnight and 5am.
blah blah nothing to counter what i posted.

http://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-nsw-darlinghurst-115069819

nothing in that NYC list was even close to this example in sydney.

don't worry i totally expected this response as per usual from bears.
Edited by Pig Iron, 10 Oct 2013, 11:36 AM.
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Here you go,

http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/877684-coop-201-east-15th-street-gramercy-park-new-york

$500,000

2 bedroom, 2 bathroom

1350ft2

Or this,

http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/925828-coop-1831-madison-avenue-central-harlem-new-york

$449,000

2 bedroom, 2 Bathroom

Or this,

http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/579614-condo-108-west-138th-street-central-harlem-new-york

$385,000

2 Bedroom, both with walk in closets, 2 bathrooms, both with baths
Or frell, if you're willing to go into Brooklyn, you can buy a house...

http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/764307-house-723-drew-st-city-line-brooklyn

7 rooms, 3 beds
2 baths
1,292 ft²

For $245,000
Edited by Kulganis, 10 Oct 2013, 12:11 PM.
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Kulganis
10 Oct 2013, 12:06 PM
Here you go,

http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/877684-coop-201-east-15th-street-gramercy-park-new-york

$500,000

2 bedroom, 2 bathroom

1350ft2

Or this,

http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/925828-coop-1831-madison-avenue-central-harlem-new-york

$449,000

2 bedroom, 2 Bathroom

Or this,

http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/579614-condo-108-west-138th-street-central-harlem-new-york

$385,000

2 Bedroom, both with walk in closets, 2 bathrooms, both with baths
Or frell, if you're willing to go into Brooklyn, you can buy a house...

http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/764307-house-723-drew-st-city-line-brooklyn

7 rooms, 3 beds
2 baths
1,292 ft²

For $245,000
not even close.

and harlem? seriously it doesn't even compare.
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Kulganis
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Harlem is in the centre of Manhattan, you do know this don't you?

Your original post picked Manhattan, not me.
Or a 6 Bedroom house in Staten Island,

http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/980549-multi-99-targee-st-stapleton-staten-island

$339,000
There are 7, 2 bedroom dwellings that are less than $500k in an area from Sydney City down to Bondi and west to Marrickville, thats a huge area. The 4 in Ultimo are even more pokey than the ones in Harlem.
Edited by Kulganis, 10 Oct 2013, 01:11 PM.
"If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a delight in the essential differences between men and between cultures. He will learn that differences in ideas and attitudes are a delight, part of life's exciting variety, not something to fear." - Gene Roddenberry

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Kulganis
10 Oct 2013, 12:06 PM
Here you go,

http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/877684-coop-201-east-15th-street-gramercy-park-new-york

$500,000

2 bedroom, 2 bathroom

1350ft2

Or this,

http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/925828-coop-1831-madison-avenue-central-harlem-new-york

$449,000

2 bedroom, 2 Bathroom

Or this,

http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/579614-condo-108-west-138th-street-central-harlem-new-york

$385,000

2 Bedroom, both with walk in closets, 2 bathrooms, both with baths
Or frell, if you're willing to go into Brooklyn, you can buy a house...

http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/764307-house-723-drew-st-city-line-brooklyn

7 rooms, 3 beds
2 baths
1,292 ft²

For $245,000
Co-ops!!!!

You know what a Co-op is don't you??? And we can forget the Harlem stuff - anything north of about 106th St - forget it.

EDIT: This topic NYC vs Sydney comes up from time to time. The only "cheap" places in NYC are in dive areas, and/or Co-ops. Typical prices per sq-ft for NYC/Manhattan proper aprartments (with proper title) are $1k up to $3k/sq-ft, depending on quality and exact location. If you want proper title, and proper ownership, and you want to live on Manhattan proper, you need to be thinking ~$1M and up for any decent 2 bed apartment. In Sydney, you can get a pretty decent place in a primo location for 2/3 that or less. For $1M you could by a 3-bed semi/terrace in most of the inner-west - an equivelant NYC property (brownstone townhouse multi-level) would be several million $$$.

Sydney property is expensive by Australian standards, but is quite a bit cheaper than NYC for equivelant location, amenity, quality etc.
Edited by Sydneyite, 10 Oct 2013, 01:28 PM.
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Kulganis
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Why are we forgetting Harlem? Why the geographical discrimination?

And yes, I know what a co-op is, you have to be pre screened by the board of the company that owns the building, you don't really own the apartment, you own a share in the company that owns the entire building.
Just because it's a co-op doesnt make it cheap:

http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/917993-coop-16-hudson-street-tribeca-new-york

3 beds
2 baths
3,000 ft²
$8,999,000
Edited by Kulganis, 10 Oct 2013, 01:54 PM.
"If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a delight in the essential differences between men and between cultures. He will learn that differences in ideas and attitudes are a delight, part of life's exciting variety, not something to fear." - Gene Roddenberry

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