A video supposedly showcasing the “worst apartment ever” in New York City (a tiny room rented for $ 1,650) has ignited social network TikTok, where it has been viewed 21 million times.
With the bathroom and the toilets on the landing, the potential tenant will only be able to enjoy a small closet in the only room of this cramped apartment which costs the equivalent of 1370 euros per month. Speaking of extravagance, it reminds us this amazing house in London that broke all city sales records !
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Contacted by AFP, the author of the video, a real estate agent, did not want to give the address of the studio, which he located in the district of Greenwich Village, nor the name of its owner.
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Nevertheless, posted on the New York City Realtor account, and titled “Worst apartment ever in NYC !!!“, the video collected 2.6 million “likes“and comments galore on TikTok.
We let you admire this luxurious apartment …
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The comments are not long in coming: “So in plain language, you get a closet“wrote Helen Blondel.
“Harry Potter lived in better“, outbid Adam Granger.
The average rent in Manhattan was 3790 dollars last October, according to the Rent Cafe site, for an average area of 65 m2, when the apartment in the video seems to barely 10.
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For Cameron Knowlton, the real estate agent who filmed the video, the apartment, free since October, should nevertheless quickly find a buyer and this, even if the ad is only circulating among real estate agents and has not been posted on any major real estate ad site. Indeed, Greenwich Village “is one of the most desirable neighborhoods in the world, so there will be people to praise it“, he assured. While several other studios much more spacious, with bathroom, and at similar rents are offered in Greenwich Village on major property listing sites.
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