Like a couple ‘a tramps, Vinegar Hill and the Navy Yard have been the knockaround neighborhoods for as long as anyone can remember.
Both hoods are just far enough from the subway to be annoying and the present housing offerings are different but the same.
See:
Vinegar Hill – Loft 1 ($3000/month)
– Windowy! It’s a corner unit facing the street with river views and a private patio hence the price tag.
– All the finest in standard appliances and fixtures. You can see how the space is really just a giant rectangle. But, whu-where’s the fridge?
– Here it is (that sliver of blue to the left of the photo). Why? Just chillin’ I guess. No tub makes it hard to take a bath.
– And here’s the amenity any (relatively) fresh air loving renter’s been waiting for – your own plot of astro turf! It’s a little dark but you walk out on this bridge to a partitioned area for your fill of outdoor recreation.
Vinegar Hill – Loft 2 ($2500)
– Purportedly the “best deal,” this one’s slightly cheaper. It’s another corner rectangle drenched in sunlight. No outdoor space but all the other supplied living essentials are intact.
– You can kind of get a feel for the width of the place with this shot.
– I just wanna run up and rip that plastic off the never-before-used microwave!
– That’s another fridge to the right there. Same thing going on in this bathroom as in the other one. Ho-hum.
Vinegar Hill – Loft 3 ($2300)
– Things are starting to really look the same now except that wall to the left is angled sightly making this one into an irregular polygon as opposed to a rectangle. Geometry lovers, this one’s for you.
– Hey, corner kitchen! Looks different but is really the same (appliances, fixtures, etc.).
– Remember that doorway in the background of the first picture of this unit? Well, there’s where it leads. I think it’s about 2 square feet of balcony overlooking the roof of the neighbors.
– Not for nothin’, this IS the view it gives you.
– PS. The fridge was blocking the bathroom too much for me to snap a photo but you can expect it to look exactly the same as the others posted.
Vinegar Hill – Loft 4 ($2300)
– A slightly wider rectangle, maybe more like a square come to think of it.
– Kitchen seems a little more squat than its neighbors.
– A slightly different angle with light bouncing all over the place.
– PS. Same thing happened with the fridge blocking my view of the bathroom but, again, it’s the same shit thing as above.
– I would be remiss if I didn’t check out the roof deck for you.
– Pretty nice common area to whack some golf balls into the river or slice into the electrical plant.
– I believe heat/hot water are included but I’ll double check for you. Gas/electric are not.
– It’s an easy application process for this one. All they really care about is good credit.
– 24/hour doorman or woman.
– Laundry in the building.
– These and about 20 more like them are available now.
– Map here.
Navy Yard – Loft 1 ($1890)
– It was a little tricky to shoot this one for some reason but this is the front part of the slightly “L-shaped” layout. Those are your three portals to the outer world.
– It’s a little kitchen cubby but not the worst place to prepare a meal. There is, in fact, a dishwasher lurking behind that low left wall.
– Here’s how the kitchen looks with a little bit of the rear of the loft in the background. Ce ne pas grave.
– Out of the darkness, the rear of the loft is revealed. That back area looks like a good place for either a bed, if you don’t mind sleeping that close to your front door, or a workspace. Just throwin’ out some ideas.
– Hooray! A tub! That yellow hue is coming from whatever tint is on that light fixture which is a little acidic for my tastes but that’s just me. Just like anything else, it can be changed.
– Oh yeah, hell yeah. Closets to the right…
– …and closets to the left. Well, closet singular.
– I suppose this is my one qualm about the units in this building – the janky-ass popcorn sprayed concrete ceiling. This is a form of asbestos sequestration that looks great if you’re renting out the space for a sweat shop or building materials storage depot but for living, it may or may not be slightly off-putting. Again, this is just me talkin’ here.
– For the location being what it is, super far from the train and ridiculously close to the BQE, these guys make up for it with a 6-month membership to their spa (wish I’d checked it out actually), one month free rent, all utilities included (except cable but all service providers are already in the building), and there’s an organic grocer and fancy Cuban restaurant butt up against it.
– Garage parking available for $150/month.
– 24/hour doorman or woman.
– Laundry in the building.
– Rent stabilized.
– Available April 1st.
– Map here.
And there you have it! Comment to this post so I know you’re alive and interested.
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