Four Boroughs, Four Kinds of Rental Building
Manhattan mixes every era, 43 of 44 Brooklyn buildings date from 2010 or later, and Queens’ are the biggest on average. The large rental stock, borough by borough.
By the Numbers
By the Numbers
The Tallest Rental Buildings in New York, Counted in Floors
8 Spruce Street leads at 76 floors, SKY and Sven tie at 71, and 35 rental buildings in the index reach 50 floors or more. The full top 28.
By the Numbers
Who Runs New York’s Big Rental Buildings? The Landlords, Ranked
61 companies manage the 239 large rental buildings in this index, but the top five hold 39% of the apartments. The ranking, and what each landlord tends to run.
Moving Between Cities
Moving From New York to Miami? What Apartment Hunters Should Consider
Moving from New York to Miami sounds simple enough. Trade winter coats for shorts. Give up the subway. Find an
Moving Between Cities
Apartment Hunting in New York vs. Chicago: Two Very Different Experiences
New York and Chicago are two of America’s great apartment cities. Both have enormous rental markets, distinctive neighborhoods, historic buildings,
Neighborhoods
Breaking New York Into Neighborhoods: A Beginner’s Guide
New York has no official list of neighborhoods. Here is how the city is actually organized — five boroughs, 262 tabulation areas, 59 community districts — and why none of them quite matches what people mean.
Renting in New York
A Decoder for New York Listing Language
Junior 4, classic six, flex, no-fee, railroad, cozy. What New York rental listings are actually telling you, term by term, and which words carry information and which are filler.
Renting in New York
Eleven Viewings and a Forty-Pound Dog
Apartment hunting in New York with a dog too big for most pet policies: weight limits, why pet deposits are illegal, what the 90-day pet law really protects, and the three questions to ask before you travel anywhere.
Renting in New York
The Paper Wall: What New York Actually Asks For Before It Hands You Keys
The apartment is the easy part. The income multiples, the guarantor math, the broker fee rules that changed in 2025, and the folder of documents you need before you view anything.