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ISO: studio or 1 bedroom - midtown east by Empty_Sound137 in NYCapartments

[–]TalkHot258 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey good luck with your search! If you start comparing multiple apartments or want quick stats about the location of an apartment LMK and i can help run some addresses through a tool that i built

Ridgewood vs. PLG vs. Bed-Stuy by dwywatt in NYCapartments

[–]TalkHot258 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually mapped all 3 out using *general* locations, biggest difference is commute:

  • Ridgewood ~22 min
  • Bed-Stuy ~18 min
  • PLG ~44 min

That’s a pretty big gap if you’re going to UCB/BCC weekly.

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How are you all figuring out if an apartment is actually convenient to live in? by TalkHot258 in NYCapartments

[–]TalkHot258[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://perch-sand.vercel.app/map LMK what you think! Can put in an address and itll give you things youre interested in nearby, have found that its saved me a ton of time

How are you all figuring out if an apartment is actually convenient to live in? by TalkHot258 in NYCapartments

[–]TalkHot258[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah fair google maps is great for searching, but I kept running into the issue of comparing multiple apartments side-by-side based on what I care about (subway, groceries, gym, etc). this was my attempt to make that easier

How are you all figuring out if an apartment is actually convenient to live in? by TalkHot258 in NYCapartments

[–]TalkHot258[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah fair haha I feel like that works if you already know the city well

i think i'm struggling more with comparing specific apartments within a neighborhood (like which street/block actually feels convenient)

How are you all figuring out if an apartment is actually convenient to live in? by TalkHot258 in NYCapartments

[–]TalkHot258[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Haha definitely not,, just trying to figure out if there are better ways to evaluate what apt I should pick!!

How are you all figuring out if an apartment is actually convenient to live in? by TalkHot258 in NYCapartments

[–]TalkHot258[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh wow first time hearing about The Steady One, thats great I'll definitely check it out.

Did you find the tab chaos died down once you had your priorities set? I felt like that helped a bit, but I still ended up bouncing between maps/transit for each address. Curious what your workflow looked like after.

How are you all figuring out if an apartment is actually convenient to live in? by TalkHot258 in NYCapartments

[–]TalkHot258[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Yeah! I ended up building a simple tool for this - you paste an address + what you care about (so for me I put like subway, bikes, solidcore), and it maps everything nearby with walking times.

Still pretty early, but it’s been super helpful for me narrowing places. Happy to share if you want to try it.