“World's Most Complete Neighborpedia”
Sponsor a Community — What is Localism? | Register or Sign In
Explore:   What's happening in your neck of the woods?
HomeNew York

New York

Blog_tag

New York Apartment terminology A-Z: A Consumer Guide

01-27-07
Mitchell Hall NYC Real Estate Broker
Mitchell Hall NYC Real Estate Broker: Real Estate Agent in Manhattan, NY
  • view my blog
  • Office: (212) 877-6268
  • Mobile: (917) 312-0924

New York Apartment terminology A-Z

Alcove: an area adjoining the living room which can be used for a dining area or be separated or closed off to make a bedroom, den or office.

Classic: in a pre-war building, an apartment which has a formal dining room, and, in a larger apartment, one or two maids' rooms. A "classic six", for example, is a six-room apartment in a pre-war building that has a living room, formal dining room, two bedrooms, kitchen, maid's room, and 1, 2, or 3 baths. In the larger classics, it is common to find the smaller maids' rooms combined into one larger room. Frequently, pre-war buildings have been gutted and "rehabbed," but room counts and layouts will usually be listed according to their original configuration.

Convertible, Flex or Junior: an apartment with an alcove off the living room which can be converted to another bedroom or used as a dining area. A "convertible two-bedroom" or "flex two" is a one-bedroom apartment with a large alcove and one or two bathrooms.

Duplex: Two floors in an apartment.

Flex: see "convertible" or "junior"

Floor-through: A whole floor of a building. Usually in brownstones and townhouses.

Furnished Units: apartments, which are fully equipped with furniture and amenities. Such apartments are for long or short term lease.

Junior: a "junior 4" would be a potential 4- room apartment: living room, bedroom, kitchen, and alcove area (bathroom is not counted as a room). "Junior 1" is a 2.5 room apartment an L shaped studio mafe into a bedroom

Loft area: sometimes found in an apartment with high ceilings. It is typically an area, accessible by ladder or small staircase, which has been built for storage or as an extra sleeping or living area.

Loft: Large open space usually in a converted industrial building.

Mini Loft: New millenium name for studio without an alocove.

One-bedroom: A one-bedroom is a three-room apartment (kitchen, living room, and bedroom). A one-bedroom with a windowed alcove large enough to be a bedroom is called a "junior 4 (4 rooms), "flex 2" or "convertible 2" (convertible to two bedrooms).

Penthouse: Top floor of building can be any size apartment, usually has outdoor space.

Pied-a-terre: An apartment in NYC that is not the owner's primary residence it is the owners NYC apartment.

Studio: a studio is a two-room apartment (the kitchen is considered one room). An "alcove studio" is a studio with an alcove for dining or sleeping. A studio with a windowed alcove large enough to be a bedroom can be referred to as a "junior one-bedroom" or "junior 3" (three rooms).

Triplex: Three floors in an apartment.

Two-bedroom: a two-bedroom can be a four, five or six-room apartment. A "flex 3" or "convertible 3" is a two-bedroom apartment with space for an additional room (third bedroom, dining room, den, maid's room, homeoffice, etc.)

Three -Bedroom and up: a three bedroom or four bedroom apartment.

Manhattan Relocation Package:

Neighborhood Relocation Guides:

Courtesy of:

5 Comments
Blog_tag

Email Marketing

09-17-06
Edward Mehnert
Edward Mehnert: Real Estate Agent in Las Vegas, NV
  • view my blog
  • Mobile: (732) 236-8343

<>I just started an email marketing campaign. Contacts database has 135 email addresses or so. Found out my cable server only allows about 50 recipients at a time. I had to break the list up into smaller lists. All in all a pain, but I got them all out. Sent out an email requesting referrals, one that was posted a couple of days ago on AR. I figured I will send something once a month to the group. I figured it is very cheap farming.

Has anyone had any great success with email marketing?

<>
2 Comments