A rental in New York City that has no bathroom or kitchen is up for grabs for $1,200 a month.
A now-viral video of the “incredibly small” apartment has sparked a social media frenzy with viewers outraged by the exorbitant rent; some even compared it to a prison cell and suggested it should be illegal.
Real estate agent Omer Labock took viewers on a tour of the midtown Manhattan apartment in a TikTok video, saying: ‘The smallest apartment in Manhattan can be found in this building, so let’s take a look; It’s really crazy.’
Then he humorously touched both ends of the furniture at the same time, representing the compact size of the space.
‘I’m not the biggest guy, but I can almost touch both sides here. “I think we can consider it the smallest apartment in Manhattan and the total rent is $1,200 a month,” he said.
Real estate agent Omer Labock took viewers on a tour of the small midtown Manhattan apartment, which has no private bathroom or kitchen, in a TikTok video.
The now viral video has sparked a social media frenzy with viewers outraged by the exorbitant rent, suggesting it should be illegal.
Opening the door to the third-floor walk-up, Labock revealed a small, bare room with a free-standing closet and a lone window facing the fire escape.
“Yes, this is it; you can’t make it up,” he said.
The bathroom is located at the end of the hallway, outside the unit and is shared with other building occupants.
“Now you’re probably wondering where the bathroom is,” he said on camera. “You have to leave the apartment and enter this shared space.”
‘Would you live here?’ Labock asked viewers in the caption.
The now viral video has sparked a social media frenzy with viewers outraged by the exorbitant rent, suggesting it should be illegal.
Opening the door to the third-floor walk-up, Labock reveals a small, bare room with a probably Ikea closet and a lone window facing the fire escape.
The apartment, which lacks a bathroom and kitchen, has sparked outrage over its monthly rent.
The bathroom is located at the end of the hallway, outside the unit and is shared with other building occupants.
One user expressed disbelief in the comments: ‘This should be illegal. What bed goes here? Why is it $1200? This is depressing
The apartment, which lacks a bathroom and kitchen, has sparked outrage over its monthly rent.
One user expressed disbelief in the comments: ‘This should be illegal. What bed goes here? Why is it $1200? This is depressing.’
Another comment said: ‘Isn’t that illegal? There are chickens on free-range farms with more space than this.’
‘Prison cells are bigger than this!’ commented a third user.
Another joked: “Call 911 while we speak.”
The meager kitchenette has nothing more than a sink, a mini fridge under the counter and some cabinets. There is no oven or stove.
This summer, rents in New York City hit a new high, averaging $5,588 a month in July, up 30 percent from 2019 and up 9 percent from last year, when rent was $5,113. , according to the report.
The high cost of renting an apartment in Manhattan comes even though the city’s population has declined since the pandemic.
The township’s population fell by 400,000 between June 2020 and June 2022, according to U.S. Census data, and experts say that despite some recovery, it is likely still below levels. 2019.
The average monthly rent has now increased 9 percent from the same time last year and marks a new record for the city.
The median rent, at $4,400 a month, and the median price per square foot, at $84.74, also hit a new record, according to a new report from the states by Miller Samuel and Douglas Elliman.
Rent for studio apartments has soared 19 percent since 2019 and average prices for three-bedroom units have increased more than 36 percent.
Rents in New York City hit a new high in July averaging $5,588 a month
The average price for a studio in Manhattan in July was $3,278 and a three-bedroom apartment was $10,673.
In June of last year, another unit without a bathroom reached the price of $2,350 a month.
A 77-square-foot New York City apartment without a bathroom was renting for $2,350 a month after its prime Greenwich Village location sparked a bidding war.
The third-floor rental on West 11th Street went viral on TikTok in December after real estate agent Omer Labock toured the small space and said it had to be the “smallest apartment” he’d ever seen. At the time, it was listed for $1,975 a month.
“New York is a special place,” he captioned the shocking 32-second clip, which was reposted on Reddit last month.
The average price for a studio in Manhattan in July was $3,278 and a three-bedroom apartment was $10,673.