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MADem

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3. They have some similar housing in Boston, but, for example, the "studio"
Sun May 17, 2015, 01:45 PM
May 2015

you show would not have that bedroom bit in it--the person would be expected to sleep on the couch in the living area, the bathroom would be smaller, and the total square footage would be much, much less--and the price would be well more than double! And that's in (crappy) Charlestown, which looks tony but is what one would call a "neighborhood in transition" and has been for many years now (i.e. even if you have a doorman, you still need extra locks on your doors and windows!).

I haven't looked at NYC prices lately but I know they're off the charts--pure craziness! You have to go to the outskirts to find anything affordable...and then you have to deal with a commute!

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