Why you SHOULDN'T rent this loft:

My brother, Nolan found this post on Craigslist for an apt in Brooklyn. Hey, at least the guy's honest! Read on...


Studio loft w/ private balcony, exposed brick, and 12 ft

RENOVATED STUDIO LOFT - exposed brick, cherry hardwood, private patio

I have a studio loft available for rent in East Williamsburg / Bushwick. It was renovated 1 year ago. The current tenant is a Columbia University graduate student. The loft is located off the Morgan L. There is a sleeping loft on top of the bathroom & apartment entrance, as well as a private patio. The bathroom is that white room in the architectual sketch.It's a family building (my uncle owns the building and used to live in the third floor, and I live off the L train as well), so if you ever need anything, someone will always be right around the corner.It's a very unique space, so I'm making this posting as comprehensive as possible - including a full list of all the pros (and cons) of the studio.

WHY YOU SHOULD RENT THIS LOFT- IT'S YOUR OWN PRIVATE SPACE. Hate living with roommates and having to clean up after them? Do you have a kinky/weird/creepy alternative life that requires a lot of privacy? Then this apartment is perfect for you! - LOTS OF CHARACTER. We restored the original details and left them in tact, such as the exposed 100-year-old wood beams in the ceiling and the brick wall. Then, we added nice materials like cherry hardwood floors and brushed nickle faucets. - A PRIVATE OUTDOOR PATIO. There's a little 20 square foot private outdoor patio - perfect for barbeques, painters, and smokers. - THE L. The B60 bus stop is directly in front of the building, and the L train takes 15 minutes to get to Union Square and connects to every subway line in Manhattan.

WHY YOU SHOULDN'T RENT THIS LOFT- IT'S SMALL. VERY SMALL. The studio loft is about 250 square feet, but the ceilings are 12 feet high, and there is a mezzanine for extra space. - IT'S 8 BLOCKS TO THE SUBWAY. It's about a 6 minute walk. The B60 bus picks you up right in front of the building, so about 4 times out of 10 in the morning, you can just catch the bus and it's a 1-minute ride to the subway. The other 6 times, you'll have to suck it up and schlep the 0.4 miles (I measured in on google maps). - THE BUILDING SUCKS. My uncle is pretty much the worst landlord possible. The hallways are never clean, there is nothing resembling a mailbox system, and the buzzers don't work. That being said, the studio loft itself is separate from the rest of the building (I renovated it and lease it out separate from my uncle's tenants in the rest of the building), but you should understand that once you step foot outside your little oasis of an apartment, the rest of the building & neighborhood is about as shitty as it gets.