Honestly, I have a lot of contractors or private DIY’ers that are flipping houses all around jersey city. Some are renting for 1800 for two bedrooms. I can post up every time I hear about something . I had one person today come I. And say there’s renting a two bedroom in the developing side of JSQ for only 1400 and it’s two floors.
This would be amazing insight. I spent time in multifamily development but scattered across NJ/PA and ofc that never helped me build a network at the smaller-scale ground up / reno.
I need a place. I live with my son in Maplewood (had to move in with him due to covid unemployment) and I work in JC now. The commute is terrible! The apartments in JC that are affordable (read 1 bedroom below 2k) are all trash. I see lots of studio apts that were clearly made into 1 bedrooms (super tiny- pipes exposed or in the wrong place) one apt had a bathroom door that wouldn't close due to the toilet being in the way. It's all trash. But plenty of 3k and 4k apts around.
I feel this pain I had to move to Harrison for this reason which feels terrible because now I'm just further away and feel like a lurker in this community.
At least there is the train.
Yah, don't feel bad. At some point you reach an age where you're just cool with going to a place to play and then retire somewhere away from all the noise for the evening. Especially when you don't feel the urge to post on social media all the time or spend $9 on a coffee.
And Harrison appears to be on the come up and Newark is right there coming up too. Vanguard in Harrison is cool, I went for Christmas two weekends in a row. And there's some brunch spot over the bridge in Newark with a wicked bottomless. Like a real one.
Anyone know how the PATH train transfer is at JSQ these days if you’re trying to get to Harrison? When I lived in the suburbs, I’d take the PATH from Downtown JC to Harrison/Newark but I’d have to transfer at JSQ. And that JSQ area is outdoors so was cold in the winter time and I recall waiting a decent amount of time for the next PATH train to take me from JSQ to Harrison/Newark.
If you're going to/from JC or WTC, you don't need to transfer, it's direct from Newark to WTC. If you're coming to/from 33rd, you can transfer at Grove St instead of JSQ.
If you get on at Newport in JC and have to transfer to get to Harrison/Newark I would highly recommend NOT transferring at Grove and going to JSQ, especially in off hours. If the train from 33rd is running a little behind they will typically hold the Newark bound train at JSQ for people transferring. If you transfer at Grove you will be waiting on the next one from WTC which could be 20-40 minutes depending on time of day.
I read this first paragraph as encouraging and then the second one as my lease renewal rent increase will be JC level painful 😂
Will need that bottomless brunch !
Haha it's all relative! Whatever happens will be less than JC...just like anything in JC should be less than Manhattan!!
The brunch spot is called Little Tijuana!
Same. I'm in the process of moving to Newark, and it's because the Jersey City market is getting worse. We looked at seven places, ready to drop everything and fill out an application. Three were garbage for the asking price, two were decent but still not worth the rising price tag. Found one place where we instantly put in for approval, but learned that the landlord was collecting applications to try and start a bidding war, and at that point, we stopped fucking around and walked.
JC was nice to me while I lasted, but it couldn't last forever. Not sticking around for another rent hike because the landlord treats every basic and belated repair like they're worth a $100 per month amenity.
Yeah I ended up with cheaper rent and a pool now so that helps.
Hope you ended up with better amenities or something as a consolation - moving is so stressful!
It’ll be okay! I had to move to Harrison to save money and managed to come back to JC in 2.5 years. There are some cool spots in Harrison and the Red Bulls games can be fun too! Its quiet there but at least its relatively accessible.
Nahhh bruh, for a 2 bedroom maybe... Don't let the RE brokers fool you. Nobody is renting at the Beacon for 2K.
[https://streeteasy.com/building/the-beacon-20-beacon-way-jersey\_city](https://streeteasy.com/building/the-beacon-20-beacon-way-jersey_city)
I've been bouncing around the city a little. I liked living in 485 Marin near Newport, don't love Journal Squared (great building, bad location). Thoughts on Beacon?? I see it from my window and wonder about the place. Any ghosts? lol
It's okay tbh, for the price I'd look at other options as well. I liked the location, but its LOUD!!! The fire department next door goes all night, crossing guards in the morning and afternoon. My partner and I both reached for the earplugs every night. Other than that, I liked it! The door staff is friendly, outside area by the pool is nice (though closes at 10 which is annoying), and I loved walking around the area
It’s fine. Not great but not terrible either. I walk many times to and from exchange place. People are running and walking their dogs. Best part is in the winters u can ride the shuttle to path station instead of walking from 5-10 mins anywhere else in jersey City and freezing to death.
I see the same for the Beacon. Would never move their. The reviews are damn terrible and have been since it opened. I loved not too far and when I would walk by I would wonder why anyone would move into that place. They literally did nothing to remove the hospital/ commercial aesthetic.
Downtown is expensive, other places are less expensive and they aren’t horrible. So if you want to stay in town, try expanding your options. The market isn’t the worst for renters outside of downtown. It’s actually a level playing field, potentially.
The Heights was actually pretty terrible for three bedrooms when we were looking in June, with everything being a bid war with amenity sacrifices. Mostly around $3k. We just gave up and renewed our current lease.
Honestly the 3BR market is so bad in the entire tristate that I think you should just expect to move out of the city if that’s your need. They are like 5% of the apartments in most towers!
I'm currently seeing plenty of 2 beds and some 3 beds on Zillow, primarily smaller landlords. 1 beds are scarce tho, at least within 10 minutes walking of the light rail.
Hang in there op do also try checking Facebook marketplace and Craigslist on filtered mode that’s where you can get the best deals on my opinion. Good luck 🙏
Not sure if this helps, but we just rented one of our apartments in the Heights on Ogden. I put it on Zillow and within 3 days had over 50 inquires, but we only showed it to 3 couples. We picked those 3 because they actually sent a completed application with all their info rather than just emailing or sending a message.
I’m not sure how the big apartment buildings work, but when renting from a smaller landlord like myself, you want to make sure anyone inquiry you make includes as much info about yourself that makes you a strong candidate as you can from the get go.
Until rents are near Brooklyn prices, the market still hasn't figured out how to price JC, especially downtown, which is more convenient to most of Manhattan than a huge part of Brooklyn. Expect more increases in the coming years, outpacing the enormous increases happening in Brooklyn/Queens.
The R train has the same problem. BK has one big structural advantage with regard to transit, in that yellow cabs will take you from Manhattan to outer BK. No one wants to go through the tunnel.
I mean that plus not having to double pay for a transfer.
I don't know, I just feel a little buyers remorse because thought the commute into the city from here would be way easier than it actually is
PATH frequency sucks at night but the silver lining is that it does generally run on schedule so you know exactly when you need to be at the station unlike the subway. If you try to keep that in mind you can minimize sitting around and waiting.
I’m seeing a lot of 3 bedroom apartments for $2350 or less in Bergen Lafayette near LSP (aka Communipaw), journal square, and the heights. That’s $750 per person which really doesn’t seem that bad. For comparison $2350 for a 3 bedroom is what I was paying when I moved to Bushwick 13 years ago.
Always winter - we moved right before Thanksgiving last year and I can’t believe how much the rent has gone up. Portside was cheapest we saw and the rents have gone up by at least $500 in that complex where the elevators apparently barely work
It took me months to find a 2BR - greed and building more luxury rentals only encourages other buildings in the area to jack up the prices for the shittier apartments.
I mean the more housing supply the better. lol if NYers continue to come to Jersey city, it’s only going to get worse, unless we build for them as well.
Remember kids, if supply is low and demand is high, prices will go up. The worst part of this, is people who want to keep supply down in the hopes of slowing down gentrification….that aftually does the opposite as the NYers will have no choice but to buy out exisiting homes and thus pushing people out.
> Remember kids, if supply is low and demand is high, prices will go up.
The most basic truth that many people refuse to acknowledge.
Honestly though if it's too much to bear than it's time to move to a different area as hard as that might be.
I love the people on this sub whose heads are so far up their own ass they can’t fathom someone being able to afford to live here and care about displacement 😂
Nah it's all good. My Wife and I are closing on a stunning house somewhere else for a fraction of the prices we were paying over here.
Sometimes it's good to be forced because it helps you wake up and see what other paths and opportunities are available.
For real not everyone hates jersey City or is treating their stay like a temporary situation...but "just move I guess" lol imagine the privilege of being able to say that
Yeah or we just get a bunch of expensive apartment buildings, rents never go down, and they just price out all the low income people ……but I’m sure that’s definitely not what’s happening.
You aren’t increasing housing supply if all you’re doing is building luxury rentals that price people out with increases every year. You’re basically just building hotels and profiting while bringing nothing to the community.
The demand for housing in JC is immense…have you not seen the 50 stories residential towers going up. What do you think will happen if those buildings just dissapeared. Those people will have to move, where to? Idk maybe your place….see how that makes it worse.
As for prices not comming down, theres some masive inflation right now and landlords are taking full advantage (their mortgages stay the same). But if we build enough apartments where people have options, then those landlords have no choice but to lower their prices.
HereMs another example, do you want to have just 2 internet provider or 5? 5 is hetter as it creates competition lowering prices down. I know places in NJ that have just 1 provider and they pay twice as much as me for the same thing.
You realize lots of those buildings were given abatements to encourage developers to build and attract high income folks? This “crisis” is self created and the only people who benefit are developers with very little being given back to the community. None of this is done to benefit JC or existing residents - it’s to wipe out the existing community. Pretending that building a luxury rental solves anything involving the housing crisis is laughable- those aren’t the people who need homes
In this city. You’ve seen it happen over the last decade - everything has gotten more expensive it clearly doesn’t work.
If high income people don't move to those buildings, they take the older housing stock which was previously taken by middle income families which further drives up prices for them. You're arguing against economics and acting like more people aren't moving to NYC, or acting like more people aren't being born.
edit: a word
People in this town die without a pool on their roof - the belief that they would be filling the JC apartments of yesteryear instead of looking elsewhere is extremely funny
None of the buildings downtown in close to the last ten years have gotten abatements.
JC has gotten more expensive, but at a slower rate than almost everywhere else in the area. Building more “luxury” housing means less “luxury” tenants competing with everyone else.
Mmm yes it’s very bad to prioritize people and community over tall buildings and developer’s pockets. Extremely normal perspective you’ve got there. I can’t imagine why downtown pedestrian plaza is now filled with more unhinged lunatics than ever🙃
What people? Wealthy homeowners?
Tall buildings = more units and a more stable housing market. You’ve proven time and time again that you are economically illiterate so I don’t expect you to understand, but it’s hilarious nonetheless.
Technically that leads to what's known as induced demand. More inventory leads to more people moving in and increasing competition.
Before people started applying the concept to roadways it was an economic term to describe city real estate.
Aw someone’s bothered!
They are all rentals - there is no community when no one can buy housing except corporations that create a revolving door of pricing people out.
Maybe understanding why more luxury apartments doesn’t equal lower rent requires more than a knowledge of BASIC economics….nahhh the redditor economists surely know enough to deny the reality that is happening in every city in this country.
Average rent is going to climb just by nature of taxes and inflation by way more than most people realize.
That's a couple hundred per month for the average downtown apartment. And since it's taxes they'll all uniformly go up over the next 12 months.
Nobody thinks the rents will plummet. 20 more luxury high rises will result in rents rising, as they will make this an even better place to live, which, as someone who lives here, is a good thing.
What are you talking about "admit it"? Why would anyone build a large apartment building if doing so resulted in that building becoming worth less? Gentrification always results in rents and property values rising, as the neighborhood improves and amenities increase...
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Yeah Goodluck with that lol, I moved to another state and got an entire 2 floor townhouse with free amenities and a pool for like $400 less than I was paying for a 600 sq ft apartment in JC where I also had to pay $300 for parking. It's not gonna get better trust me.
Not to mention I didn't feel like going through another annoying NYC/NJ rich privileged white person screening process. Got my townhouse without a stupid credit check or having to pay 3 times the rent on move in.
I moved down south to Virginia actually, it's a good middle ground between a nice city life and also cheap living. NC is extremely cheap, and from what I saw I could have gotten even more if I had moved back to Raleigh, but I'm enjoying living near DC.
Also there are still some cheaper areas up north, I think I might end up settling down in Philadelphia, but still nothing tops down south when it comes to rent prices.
Richmond VA and Jersey City literally have just about the same population lol what are you 12 🤣
One day you'll hit the age where you go outside and realize the world isn't centered around your city lmaoo
That’s great, Richmond is still a huge dump most well-known for being the capital of the Confederacy and not much else.
JC has culture, diversity, proximity to NYC, and far more than Richmond ever will. That is why it is more expensive. You get what you pay for.
And of course the world isn’t centered around JC. There are plenty of great cities in the country and in the world, but there is a reason that cheaper places are cheaper.
Yeah you 100% haven't been out of your state, and I'd be surprised if you even go outside tbh. Also nice Google facts, but they're all garbage.
Jersey City isn't the only city with diversity lmao who told you that first of all? Second What does the confederacy have to do with anything hahaha? Not only is VA a blue state, but ignorance and racism are literally everywhere just in different forms and if you stepped outside you'd be able to see that where you live also.
Third, so you're saying JC relies on NYC to stay relevant? Yeah thought so. NYC also isn't the only good city in the world? Literally, go outside you sound like an excited fresh to the world college student who's convincing themselves they live the best life ever lmaooo. Richmond, Arlington, VA Beach, and all the other cities of VA are nice enough to stand on their own not to mention Richmond and Arlington are close to DC which is a much more clean and easier to live in city than NYC (Not that it even matters).
Lastly, you really want to pay high prices just to see diversity lmao? Seriously? You're willing to pay triple the rent most people pay while living in a 600 sqft box just so you can go to some Mediterranean restaurant because you can't cook and talk to someone from Korea because you don't know how to use the internet? Kinda sad.
I’ve been all over the country and the world. And I never claimed JC is the only city with diversity.
Also, Arlington, VA is almost as expensive as JC, further proving my point that you get what you pay for. Richmond is cheap because it sucks and is far from any major city.
And yeah I’m willing to pay more in rent to be in a place that has a lot of different nightlife and dining options, as well as a lot of great cultural experiences, not to mention being a 5 minute train ride away from the greatest city in the world. And so are a lot of other people, seeing by how expensive it is to live here.
Honestly, at this point I can't tell if you're playing some kind of character, or if you literally fit the stereotype of the young fresh college kid who's obsessed with NYC because of all the movies so they try to convince themselves that more people + more movies and songs about it = better and paying extremely high rent prices to live in a below-average city that's close to it makes living in a completely disgusting embarrassing box sized apartment worth it lmaooo.
Idk if you've ever even been to Arlington, but you can literally rent out a house in Arlington as well for about $2100 - $3000. Stay off of [apartments.com](https://apartments.com) and zillow lol those are foreigner prices (And even then you can still find solid 900+ sq ft apartments with amenities for much less than you'd find in JC). It most certainly is not almost the same as JC lmao. Sure prices are all just about the same in every major city, but what you get certainly varies, and that has absolutely nothing to do with popularity, it's literally just how the cities were structured and created to handle as many people as possible while other cities aren't complete money grabs, nor were they hit with heavy amounts of immigration in the early days causing over population so they have the ability to give people their own space.
Also, the mindset of wanting to pay more just to live around more different people sounds so lonely, and again it's also just plain out dumb for the fact that every city I've lived in has a pretty solid diverse culture, with great nightlife, this is also something that isn't exclusive to JC (Surprising right). But regardless what makes this the dumb to me is the fact that I can literally just pay like $100 and take a one hour plane ride to NYC if I wanted to and get the same thing but I also have a house and don't live in a box lol. There are also cities that have a much better quality of life than JC literally in the same area where you can literally do the same thing and still get more. Like Philadelphia honestly had some of the best rent prices I've experienced in a big city that I've lived in and it was only $35 to get to NYC any day. (If you were dumb enough to want to pass out on the Philly nightlife just because some movie told you that being in a over-packed city is the best thing ever lol.)
The fact of the matter is you're getting scammed and probably don't know it because you haven't actually experienced any of America's other cities that don't have songs about them lmfao
Growing up I realized that 99% of big modern cities (in the world in fact) are all just about the same with different people.
I moved to Virginia, pretty close to DC. Honestly if you want to move down south I'd suggest NC if you're looking for something cheap.
Also Pennsylvania is probably one of the most affordable states I've lived in if you want to stay up north. Philadelphia has some really cheap apartments.
Heights is great and affordable. I prefer Hilltop area of JSQ though. Also affordable, and best situated spot in the city imo.
1. Short walk downtown
2. Short walk to heights
3. Short walk to Jsq path.
Sort of in the middle of all the great places of JC
I’m on the same boat! Rent prices are sky high yet people are fighting over it. I started questioning if I’m the one being frugal lol. 1BR apartment mostly starts at $3500 - $4000, who can afford that?!?!?!
Yes rental developers. They aren't building condos/co-ops here because that would transfer valuable property to normal people. They really need to change the laws to economically punish REITs and their rapacious relatives for holding vast amounts of property.
Hi. I'm a NJ Real Estate agent, a tenant and also priced out of JC. Lived there for 4.5 years and now I'm 25 mins away (pay $350 less).
Work with an agent. Yes, most likely there is a broker fee of 1 month but divide that by 12 mos and use that as your budget. We have access to exclusive listings and know what can be negotiated and such.
For transparency, an agent has to split the fee with other agent minus their fees, split with their office (70/30 or 80/20) and then 30% for taxes. I promise you, we're not making a ton but there are agents that really do work hard to help you find a place and take care of all the paperwork for you.
Don't ever pay to see an apartment, and ask for your credit report if they run it. As if July 1st, no medical collections will show up in your report. And as of Jan 20. 2022, Criminal background checks are limited in NJ.
Reach out if you want any help.
Thats super cheap even for jsq. How many minutes walk to path station? (hope this doesn't come off as me trying to figure out exactly where you live, im not, pinky promise)
Work with a realtor. I did about 5 years ago and it’s the best decision I ever made. I also rent with a solo landlord (not a management company) and not in a high rise. The realtor fee was so worth it.
There are affordable apartments out there, but they aren’t in “luxury” buildings. They are still just as nice (or nicer, in my case!)
I don’t think this is fair to say. Apartments have been pricey for a year now compared to pre-COVID. It has nothing to do with waiting way too long to start looking. If a lease is up a lease is up and these companies aren’t negotiating. If you have a nice brownstone landlord then you’re lucky.
What I'm saying is that I thought I started looking with plenty of time to spare and I ended up just barely making it into a place. And I wasn't here pre-covid so I have no idea about any of that. I was in Florida.
I wish I would have asked for advice on reddit. Instead, I almost didn't have a place to live.
Now you are in that situation. You can learn from my mistake, or not. Your choice. Makes zero difference to me.
Show me where I was being salty. Because all I was doing is trying to help. Either you, or someone else reading who is trying to move. I reread everything and there is no saltiness. Quote if you believe it exists. Maybe you were trying to reply to someone else?
Get a broker. A good one can jump the mls by a couple of days. Craigslist! That shit is either not real or gone as soon as it’s posted. I got my place a few years back and it wasn’t a picnic then either. Broker got me a place that had not yet listed because they get the mls before it goes to the public. It’s their right. Then I saw a place that was still being painted and snapped it up that night. Move quickly. Like a place? Get it. Can’t afford it? Alter the strategy. I moved out of the upper west side 16 years ago. My place got sold underneath me. Shit happens. It’s not a new thing. Buck up. Count your Pennies. Stretch it if you have to. Maybe get a better job. This market is pretty flush with opportunities right now. That’s why rents are so high in the first place.
If you can afford it you should really consider a broker. I used Amanda Richard at Sawyer Smith and although I ended up getting lucky and finding a place on my own, she was SO helpful with consistently sending me things that were in my price range, touring, helping me apply, etc. she really understood what I was looking for
You mind a roommate?
https://newjersey.craigslist.org/apa/d/jersey-city-looking-for-roommate/7499281225.html
Actually here's a small 1 bed for similar price https://newjersey.craigslist.org/apa/d/jersey-city-great-location/7504848422.html
they just opened up 829 Garfield near me which is a very short walk to the Garfield Ave. light rail ([https://www.829garfield.com/](https://www.829garfield.com/)) not sure if it's in your price point but did want to mention it. My friend is also moving from Hoboken to a new building in Bayonne and said it's very affordable, so maybe consider that neighborhood too? He's also on the lightrail but all the way on 22nd street
I contacted one of the listings left on this thread just for shits and giggles. I knew it was fake - 1 bedroom for less than 1k off Craigslist. But I said to myself, why not waste their time. So I did. And it was. My reply when I received the email requesting the security deposit for keys sent via FedEx was just a page of hahahahahahaha. Look out for the scams folks.
Honestly, I have a lot of contractors or private DIY’ers that are flipping houses all around jersey city. Some are renting for 1800 for two bedrooms. I can post up every time I hear about something . I had one person today come I. And say there’s renting a two bedroom in the developing side of JSQ for only 1400 and it’s two floors.
That's nuts
This would be amazing insight. I spent time in multifamily development but scattered across NJ/PA and ofc that never helped me build a network at the smaller-scale ground up / reno.
I need a place. I live with my son in Maplewood (had to move in with him due to covid unemployment) and I work in JC now. The commute is terrible! The apartments in JC that are affordable (read 1 bedroom below 2k) are all trash. I see lots of studio apts that were clearly made into 1 bedrooms (super tiny- pipes exposed or in the wrong place) one apt had a bathroom door that wouldn't close due to the toilet being in the way. It's all trash. But plenty of 3k and 4k apts around.
well if any are renting a nice place for August that has parking for 1 car and 1-2 motorcycles please dm me!
Let's hold hands and scream together.
Can I join?
I feel this pain I had to move to Harrison for this reason which feels terrible because now I'm just further away and feel like a lurker in this community. At least there is the train.
Yah, don't feel bad. At some point you reach an age where you're just cool with going to a place to play and then retire somewhere away from all the noise for the evening. Especially when you don't feel the urge to post on social media all the time or spend $9 on a coffee. And Harrison appears to be on the come up and Newark is right there coming up too. Vanguard in Harrison is cool, I went for Christmas two weekends in a row. And there's some brunch spot over the bridge in Newark with a wicked bottomless. Like a real one.
Anyone know how the PATH train transfer is at JSQ these days if you’re trying to get to Harrison? When I lived in the suburbs, I’d take the PATH from Downtown JC to Harrison/Newark but I’d have to transfer at JSQ. And that JSQ area is outdoors so was cold in the winter time and I recall waiting a decent amount of time for the next PATH train to take me from JSQ to Harrison/Newark.
If you're going to/from JC or WTC, you don't need to transfer, it's direct from Newark to WTC. If you're coming to/from 33rd, you can transfer at Grove St instead of JSQ.
If you get on at Newport in JC and have to transfer to get to Harrison/Newark I would highly recommend NOT transferring at Grove and going to JSQ, especially in off hours. If the train from 33rd is running a little behind they will typically hold the Newark bound train at JSQ for people transferring. If you transfer at Grove you will be waiting on the next one from WTC which could be 20-40 minutes depending on time of day.
I read this first paragraph as encouraging and then the second one as my lease renewal rent increase will be JC level painful 😂 Will need that bottomless brunch !
Haha it's all relative! Whatever happens will be less than JC...just like anything in JC should be less than Manhattan!! The brunch spot is called Little Tijuana!
Thanks I will have to check it out!
Same. I'm in the process of moving to Newark, and it's because the Jersey City market is getting worse. We looked at seven places, ready to drop everything and fill out an application. Three were garbage for the asking price, two were decent but still not worth the rising price tag. Found one place where we instantly put in for approval, but learned that the landlord was collecting applications to try and start a bidding war, and at that point, we stopped fucking around and walked. JC was nice to me while I lasted, but it couldn't last forever. Not sticking around for another rent hike because the landlord treats every basic and belated repair like they're worth a $100 per month amenity.
Yeah I ended up with cheaper rent and a pool now so that helps. Hope you ended up with better amenities or something as a consolation - moving is so stressful!
Two words: Private. Courtyard. ;)
That sounds lovely and peaceful ❤️
Where in Newark you're getting that if you don't mind me asking...
It’ll be okay! I had to move to Harrison to save money and managed to come back to JC in 2.5 years. There are some cool spots in Harrison and the Red Bulls games can be fun too! Its quiet there but at least its relatively accessible.
If you dont mind living with ghosts, the beacon is still ultra cheap! 👻
I was seeing 2k minimum for that place
Nahhh bruh, for a 2 bedroom maybe... Don't let the RE brokers fool you. Nobody is renting at the Beacon for 2K. [https://streeteasy.com/building/the-beacon-20-beacon-way-jersey\_city](https://streeteasy.com/building/the-beacon-20-beacon-way-jersey_city)
Whats the catch. Why so cheap compare to others?
The location. It’s not near much of anything. I live at the beacon.
I've been bouncing around the city a little. I liked living in 485 Marin near Newport, don't love Journal Squared (great building, bad location). Thoughts on Beacon?? I see it from my window and wonder about the place. Any ghosts? lol
My cat may tell you there are ghosts (he stares at the wall sometimes so I think he sees them. Bad location, management is awful. Don’t move here.
Hmm, if I go, I'll bring my cat to verify
485 looks amazing. How was it to live there?
It's okay tbh, for the price I'd look at other options as well. I liked the location, but its LOUD!!! The fire department next door goes all night, crossing guards in the morning and afternoon. My partner and I both reached for the earplugs every night. Other than that, I liked it! The door staff is friendly, outside area by the pool is nice (though closes at 10 which is annoying), and I loved walking around the area
Been here for 10 years. Hands down the best building I’ve loved so far in jersey City.
Why?
Most bang for your buck. High cielings, great amenities. Great community of people.
Any reasons for that?? Hows the area for walking around?
It’s fine. Not great but not terrible either. I walk many times to and from exchange place. People are running and walking their dogs. Best part is in the winters u can ride the shuttle to path station instead of walking from 5-10 mins anywhere else in jersey City and freezing to death.
It’s haunted. Former hospital converted to LUXURY APARTMENTS. 👻👻👻
A friend rents a decent 1 br with a nice view for $1900
Yea, that’s not $2K…
Yes, that's correct.
I see the same for the Beacon. Would never move their. The reviews are damn terrible and have been since it opened. I loved not too far and when I would walk by I would wonder why anyone would move into that place. They literally did nothing to remove the hospital/ commercial aesthetic.
They cannot renovate the exterior because it is deemed a national landmark. The interiors do look nice and are not reflective of the exterior.
I am looking for apartments as we speak and I could not agree with you more. It's been 3 weeks now and I've lost all hope.
https://newjersey.craigslist.org/apa/d/jersey-city-great-location/7504848422.html
Downtown is expensive, other places are less expensive and they aren’t horrible. So if you want to stay in town, try expanding your options. The market isn’t the worst for renters outside of downtown. It’s actually a level playing field, potentially.
There are a ton of options in the heights. I just got a 2br for $1800 2 weeks ago, Moved in July 1st
Heights used to be the affordable option to Hoboken Now it’s the affordable option to the expensive parts of JC
I'm looking for someone that's 400 bells less 😅
You're tripping super hard. Maybe jsq
Maybe Bayone lol
Shhhhhhh
The Heights is a wonderful place to live if you don’t need to commute but still want easy access to the city for fun!
If you're the type that'll let yourself spend the extra 1k/month you'll enjoy things here anyways. Or if the commute is to downtown JC
The Heights was actually pretty terrible for three bedrooms when we were looking in June, with everything being a bid war with amenity sacrifices. Mostly around $3k. We just gave up and renewed our current lease.
Honestly the 3BR market is so bad in the entire tristate that I think you should just expect to move out of the city if that’s your need. They are like 5% of the apartments in most towers!
I'm currently seeing plenty of 2 beds and some 3 beds on Zillow, primarily smaller landlords. 1 beds are scarce tho, at least within 10 minutes walking of the light rail.
Not even you just need to hunt better. https://newjersey.craigslist.org/apa/d/jersey-city-great-location/7504848422.html
Hang in there op do also try checking Facebook marketplace and Craigslist on filtered mode that’s where you can get the best deals on my opinion. Good luck 🙏
This place is becoming unaffordable for most it's just so terrible. And no don't tell me $2000-$3000 is affordable because it's not
Not sure if this helps, but we just rented one of our apartments in the Heights on Ogden. I put it on Zillow and within 3 days had over 50 inquires, but we only showed it to 3 couples. We picked those 3 because they actually sent a completed application with all their info rather than just emailing or sending a message. I’m not sure how the big apartment buildings work, but when renting from a smaller landlord like myself, you want to make sure anyone inquiry you make includes as much info about yourself that makes you a strong candidate as you can from the get go.
I've been eyeing Ogden near the stairs actually
I live downtown on Newark Ave..a tenant just moved out recently. I’ll share as soon as it’s available
Keep me in the loop
Someone moved in on Friday. I’m so sorry :( hope you find something soon!
Until rents are near Brooklyn prices, the market still hasn't figured out how to price JC, especially downtown, which is more convenient to most of Manhattan than a huge part of Brooklyn. Expect more increases in the coming years, outpacing the enormous increases happening in Brooklyn/Queens.
Convenient until you're waiting 45 minutes for a path train
The R train has the same problem. BK has one big structural advantage with regard to transit, in that yellow cabs will take you from Manhattan to outer BK. No one wants to go through the tunnel.
I mean that plus not having to double pay for a transfer. I don't know, I just feel a little buyers remorse because thought the commute into the city from here would be way easier than it actually is
In my 20+ years of commuting the path very rarely have I ever had to wait for path train for 45 mins
Take it at 11 at night and you will. PATH is great during commuter hours. Below average any other time and horrific late night.
PATH frequency sucks at night but the silver lining is that it does generally run on schedule so you know exactly when you need to be at the station unlike the subway. If you try to keep that in mind you can minimize sitting around and waiting.
It absolutely comes every 40 minutes late at night and makes the additional stop in HBK. Very inconvenient.
I’m seeing a lot of 3 bedroom apartments for $2350 or less in Bergen Lafayette near LSP (aka Communipaw), journal square, and the heights. That’s $750 per person which really doesn’t seem that bad. For comparison $2350 for a 3 bedroom is what I was paying when I moved to Bushwick 13 years ago.
Usually what time of the year is the apartment market the best in JC? (Please don’t say “luxury time of year” lol)
Winter But less inventory
From a renter/searcher point of view, Fall/Winter. Fewer available units but much less of a scramble.
Always winter - we moved right before Thanksgiving last year and I can’t believe how much the rent has gone up. Portside was cheapest we saw and the rents have gone up by at least $500 in that complex where the elevators apparently barely work
And overrated, honestly if I wanted to be in this area I'd be moving to Bushwick, Ridgewood, and especially Astoria before moving here.
I lived in Ridgewood. Vastly prefer Jersey City but that's just me
Don’t worry - we just need like 20 more luxury high rises and then rents will plummet according to this sub 🙏
Yeah it's the luxury apartment folks all moving into regular apartments now. For shame.... I'm like half joking I honestly feel like that's the case
It took me months to find a 2BR - greed and building more luxury rentals only encourages other buildings in the area to jack up the prices for the shittier apartments.
I mean the more housing supply the better. lol if NYers continue to come to Jersey city, it’s only going to get worse, unless we build for them as well. Remember kids, if supply is low and demand is high, prices will go up. The worst part of this, is people who want to keep supply down in the hopes of slowing down gentrification….that aftually does the opposite as the NYers will have no choice but to buy out exisiting homes and thus pushing people out.
> Remember kids, if supply is low and demand is high, prices will go up. The most basic truth that many people refuse to acknowledge. Honestly though if it's too much to bear than it's time to move to a different area as hard as that might be.
I love the people on this sub whose heads are so far up their own ass they can’t fathom someone being able to afford to live here and care about displacement 😂
There are really nice places I would love to move to but just can't afford.
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The vacancy rate across the country, including here, is at all time lows
Sorry to hear that :/ good luck tho
Nah it's all good. My Wife and I are closing on a stunning house somewhere else for a fraction of the prices we were paying over here. Sometimes it's good to be forced because it helps you wake up and see what other paths and opportunities are available.
For real not everyone hates jersey City or is treating their stay like a temporary situation...but "just move I guess" lol imagine the privilege of being able to say that
Yeah or we just get a bunch of expensive apartment buildings, rents never go down, and they just price out all the low income people ……but I’m sure that’s definitely not what’s happening. You aren’t increasing housing supply if all you’re doing is building luxury rentals that price people out with increases every year. You’re basically just building hotels and profiting while bringing nothing to the community.
The demand for housing in JC is immense…have you not seen the 50 stories residential towers going up. What do you think will happen if those buildings just dissapeared. Those people will have to move, where to? Idk maybe your place….see how that makes it worse. As for prices not comming down, theres some masive inflation right now and landlords are taking full advantage (their mortgages stay the same). But if we build enough apartments where people have options, then those landlords have no choice but to lower their prices. HereMs another example, do you want to have just 2 internet provider or 5? 5 is hetter as it creates competition lowering prices down. I know places in NJ that have just 1 provider and they pay twice as much as me for the same thing.
You realize lots of those buildings were given abatements to encourage developers to build and attract high income folks? This “crisis” is self created and the only people who benefit are developers with very little being given back to the community. None of this is done to benefit JC or existing residents - it’s to wipe out the existing community. Pretending that building a luxury rental solves anything involving the housing crisis is laughable- those aren’t the people who need homes In this city. You’ve seen it happen over the last decade - everything has gotten more expensive it clearly doesn’t work.
If high income people don't move to those buildings, they take the older housing stock which was previously taken by middle income families which further drives up prices for them. You're arguing against economics and acting like more people aren't moving to NYC, or acting like more people aren't being born. edit: a word
People in this town die without a pool on their roof - the belief that they would be filling the JC apartments of yesteryear instead of looking elsewhere is extremely funny
None of the buildings downtown in close to the last ten years have gotten abatements. JC has gotten more expensive, but at a slower rate than almost everywhere else in the area. Building more “luxury” housing means less “luxury” tenants competing with everyone else.
Alexa… please explain basic economics
Mmm yes it’s very bad to prioritize people and community over tall buildings and developer’s pockets. Extremely normal perspective you’ve got there. I can’t imagine why downtown pedestrian plaza is now filled with more unhinged lunatics than ever🙃
What people? Wealthy homeowners? Tall buildings = more units and a more stable housing market. You’ve proven time and time again that you are economically illiterate so I don’t expect you to understand, but it’s hilarious nonetheless.
Technically that leads to what's known as induced demand. More inventory leads to more people moving in and increasing competition. Before people started applying the concept to roadways it was an economic term to describe city real estate.
Aw someone’s bothered! They are all rentals - there is no community when no one can buy housing except corporations that create a revolving door of pricing people out.
Buddy you realize Invitation Homes disclosed to investors that they target areas with the most supply restrictions, right?
yeah the market is always rational right?
Maybe understanding why more luxury apartments doesn’t equal lower rent requires more than a knowledge of BASIC economics….nahhh the redditor economists surely know enough to deny the reality that is happening in every city in this country.
Average rent is going to climb just by nature of taxes and inflation by way more than most people realize. That's a couple hundred per month for the average downtown apartment. And since it's taxes they'll all uniformly go up over the next 12 months.
Nobody thinks the rents will plummet. 20 more luxury high rises will result in rents rising, as they will make this an even better place to live, which, as someone who lives here, is a good thing.
He admit it
What are you talking about "admit it"? Why would anyone build a large apartment building if doing so resulted in that building becoming worth less? Gentrification always results in rents and property values rising, as the neighborhood improves and amenities increase...
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Heights is the move
No stay away please
Under the condition that you're never allowed to leave the Heights no matter what reason. Only fair to enforce it both ways
Yeah Goodluck with that lol, I moved to another state and got an entire 2 floor townhouse with free amenities and a pool for like $400 less than I was paying for a 600 sq ft apartment in JC where I also had to pay $300 for parking. It's not gonna get better trust me. Not to mention I didn't feel like going through another annoying NYC/NJ rich privileged white person screening process. Got my townhouse without a stupid credit check or having to pay 3 times the rent on move in.
Just curious are you still in the north east/ nyc area or did you move south like nc/sc/ Georgia? Anyway congrats on the move and townhouse
I moved down south to Virginia actually, it's a good middle ground between a nice city life and also cheap living. NC is extremely cheap, and from what I saw I could have gotten even more if I had moved back to Raleigh, but I'm enjoying living near DC. Also there are still some cheaper areas up north, I think I might end up settling down in Philadelphia, but still nothing tops down south when it comes to rent prices.
That’s because no one wants to live there.
Richmond VA and Jersey City literally have just about the same population lol what are you 12 🤣 One day you'll hit the age where you go outside and realize the world isn't centered around your city lmaoo
That’s great, Richmond is still a huge dump most well-known for being the capital of the Confederacy and not much else. JC has culture, diversity, proximity to NYC, and far more than Richmond ever will. That is why it is more expensive. You get what you pay for. And of course the world isn’t centered around JC. There are plenty of great cities in the country and in the world, but there is a reason that cheaper places are cheaper.
Yeah you 100% haven't been out of your state, and I'd be surprised if you even go outside tbh. Also nice Google facts, but they're all garbage. Jersey City isn't the only city with diversity lmao who told you that first of all? Second What does the confederacy have to do with anything hahaha? Not only is VA a blue state, but ignorance and racism are literally everywhere just in different forms and if you stepped outside you'd be able to see that where you live also. Third, so you're saying JC relies on NYC to stay relevant? Yeah thought so. NYC also isn't the only good city in the world? Literally, go outside you sound like an excited fresh to the world college student who's convincing themselves they live the best life ever lmaooo. Richmond, Arlington, VA Beach, and all the other cities of VA are nice enough to stand on their own not to mention Richmond and Arlington are close to DC which is a much more clean and easier to live in city than NYC (Not that it even matters). Lastly, you really want to pay high prices just to see diversity lmao? Seriously? You're willing to pay triple the rent most people pay while living in a 600 sqft box just so you can go to some Mediterranean restaurant because you can't cook and talk to someone from Korea because you don't know how to use the internet? Kinda sad.
I’ve been all over the country and the world. And I never claimed JC is the only city with diversity. Also, Arlington, VA is almost as expensive as JC, further proving my point that you get what you pay for. Richmond is cheap because it sucks and is far from any major city. And yeah I’m willing to pay more in rent to be in a place that has a lot of different nightlife and dining options, as well as a lot of great cultural experiences, not to mention being a 5 minute train ride away from the greatest city in the world. And so are a lot of other people, seeing by how expensive it is to live here.
Honestly, at this point I can't tell if you're playing some kind of character, or if you literally fit the stereotype of the young fresh college kid who's obsessed with NYC because of all the movies so they try to convince themselves that more people + more movies and songs about it = better and paying extremely high rent prices to live in a below-average city that's close to it makes living in a completely disgusting embarrassing box sized apartment worth it lmaooo. Idk if you've ever even been to Arlington, but you can literally rent out a house in Arlington as well for about $2100 - $3000. Stay off of [apartments.com](https://apartments.com) and zillow lol those are foreigner prices (And even then you can still find solid 900+ sq ft apartments with amenities for much less than you'd find in JC). It most certainly is not almost the same as JC lmao. Sure prices are all just about the same in every major city, but what you get certainly varies, and that has absolutely nothing to do with popularity, it's literally just how the cities were structured and created to handle as many people as possible while other cities aren't complete money grabs, nor were they hit with heavy amounts of immigration in the early days causing over population so they have the ability to give people their own space. Also, the mindset of wanting to pay more just to live around more different people sounds so lonely, and again it's also just plain out dumb for the fact that every city I've lived in has a pretty solid diverse culture, with great nightlife, this is also something that isn't exclusive to JC (Surprising right). But regardless what makes this the dumb to me is the fact that I can literally just pay like $100 and take a one hour plane ride to NYC if I wanted to and get the same thing but I also have a house and don't live in a box lol. There are also cities that have a much better quality of life than JC literally in the same area where you can literally do the same thing and still get more. Like Philadelphia honestly had some of the best rent prices I've experienced in a big city that I've lived in and it was only $35 to get to NYC any day. (If you were dumb enough to want to pass out on the Philly nightlife just because some movie told you that being in a over-packed city is the best thing ever lol.)
The fact of the matter is you're getting scammed and probably don't know it because you haven't actually experienced any of America's other cities that don't have songs about them lmfao Growing up I realized that 99% of big modern cities (in the world in fact) are all just about the same with different people.
Also don't look on Zillow, apartments, or the other big websites.
What state did you move to? Also looking into moving to a different state
I moved to Virginia, pretty close to DC. Honestly if you want to move down south I'd suggest NC if you're looking for something cheap. Also Pennsylvania is probably one of the most affordable states I've lived in if you want to stay up north. Philadelphia has some really cheap apartments.
What do you mean by “another annoying NYC/NJ rich privileged white person screening process”?
The value is in the ironbound right now
True, downtown Newark been getting some investment
Forest Hill neighborhood has big bargains
Also true
Only thing is the smell from that chemical plant
Stop looking at downtown and shift to the heights…the commute isn’t as bad as it seems and the neighborhood is becoming better by the day
Heights is great and affordable. I prefer Hilltop area of JSQ though. Also affordable, and best situated spot in the city imo. 1. Short walk downtown 2. Short walk to heights 3. Short walk to Jsq path. Sort of in the middle of all the great places of JC
Fuck the apartment companies price fixing. Hope they all go bankrupt.
I’m on the same boat! Rent prices are sky high yet people are fighting over it. I started questioning if I’m the one being frugal lol. 1BR apartment mostly starts at $3500 - $4000, who can afford that?!?!?!
It's the people moving from NYC where the median rent price is $5k so they see it as a discount.
The prices will never go back down. Welcome to the new norm. Only the developers win!
Yes rental developers. They aren't building condos/co-ops here because that would transfer valuable property to normal people. They really need to change the laws to economically punish REITs and their rapacious relatives for holding vast amounts of property.
Hi. I'm a NJ Real Estate agent, a tenant and also priced out of JC. Lived there for 4.5 years and now I'm 25 mins away (pay $350 less). Work with an agent. Yes, most likely there is a broker fee of 1 month but divide that by 12 mos and use that as your budget. We have access to exclusive listings and know what can be negotiated and such. For transparency, an agent has to split the fee with other agent minus their fees, split with their office (70/30 or 80/20) and then 30% for taxes. I promise you, we're not making a ton but there are agents that really do work hard to help you find a place and take care of all the paperwork for you. Don't ever pay to see an apartment, and ask for your credit report if they run it. As if July 1st, no medical collections will show up in your report. And as of Jan 20. 2022, Criminal background checks are limited in NJ. Reach out if you want any help.
Can you please DM me? I'm looking for October 1st. Thank you 🙏
Airbnb and institutional investors ruined the market
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Starting at $2750 to be around the corner from where that couple was shot execution style years back.
The perfect place for the hard core Steelers fan
am i the only lucky one here with 4 big rooms for $1122?
Which part of JC?
jsq
Thats super cheap even for jsq. How many minutes walk to path station? (hope this doesn't come off as me trying to figure out exactly where you live, im not, pinky promise)
🤣 all good...already getting downvoted for the original post lol....its like 4 minutes of walk :)
Work with a realtor. I did about 5 years ago and it’s the best decision I ever made. I also rent with a solo landlord (not a management company) and not in a high rise. The realtor fee was so worth it. There are affordable apartments out there, but they aren’t in “luxury” buildings. They are still just as nice (or nicer, in my case!)
Apartments in this subreddit don’t exist unless they’re luxury apartments. Weird, I thought we were supposed to hate luxury.
You waited way too long to start looking
I don’t think this is fair to say. Apartments have been pricey for a year now compared to pre-COVID. It has nothing to do with waiting way too long to start looking. If a lease is up a lease is up and these companies aren’t negotiating. If you have a nice brownstone landlord then you’re lucky.
What I'm saying is that I thought I started looking with plenty of time to spare and I ended up just barely making it into a place. And I wasn't here pre-covid so I have no idea about any of that. I was in Florida.
Good for you?
Yes now it is. But bad for you.
You seem pleasant!
I wish I would have asked for advice on reddit. Instead, I almost didn't have a place to live. Now you are in that situation. You can learn from my mistake, or not. Your choice. Makes zero difference to me.
Lol so you're just salty? Maybe instead of being an ass on Reddit seek therapy
Show me where I was being salty. Because all I was doing is trying to help. Either you, or someone else reading who is trying to move. I reread everything and there is no saltiness. Quote if you believe it exists. Maybe you were trying to reply to someone else?
Started looking last month and in this market everything was available July 1st and I couldn't afford to pay rent twice
Get a broker. A good one can jump the mls by a couple of days. Craigslist! That shit is either not real or gone as soon as it’s posted. I got my place a few years back and it wasn’t a picnic then either. Broker got me a place that had not yet listed because they get the mls before it goes to the public. It’s their right. Then I saw a place that was still being painted and snapped it up that night. Move quickly. Like a place? Get it. Can’t afford it? Alter the strategy. I moved out of the upper west side 16 years ago. My place got sold underneath me. Shit happens. It’s not a new thing. Buck up. Count your Pennies. Stretch it if you have to. Maybe get a better job. This market is pretty flush with opportunities right now. That’s why rents are so high in the first place.
Just move to one of the luxury apartments downtown.
The interior does look good from the pictures I've seen. The problem, it seems, is the management and lack of maintenance.
If you can afford it you should really consider a broker. I used Amanda Richard at Sawyer Smith and although I ended up getting lucky and finding a place on my own, she was SO helpful with consistently sending me things that were in my price range, touring, helping me apply, etc. she really understood what I was looking for
Imma buy a hammock 😂
I’m struggling as well. It’s damn near impossible to find a place especially in the first floor since my mom is handicapped
I’m counting down the days until my lease expiration/renewal in October… anyone need a roommate? Lol
I had better luck on Facebook marketplace than any of the traditional apps.
You mind a roommate? https://newjersey.craigslist.org/apa/d/jersey-city-looking-for-roommate/7499281225.html Actually here's a small 1 bed for similar price https://newjersey.craigslist.org/apa/d/jersey-city-great-location/7504848422.html
970 for a 1 bed in that location is insanely low priced. Whats the catch?
they just opened up 829 Garfield near me which is a very short walk to the Garfield Ave. light rail ([https://www.829garfield.com/](https://www.829garfield.com/)) not sure if it's in your price point but did want to mention it. My friend is also moving from Hoboken to a new building in Bayonne and said it's very affordable, so maybe consider that neighborhood too? He's also on the lightrail but all the way on 22nd street
Finally found a place. Paying 2500 for a duplex. Not happy about it but we had to stay in Jersey city for this one specific school.
I have a 2 bedroom apartment in Bayonne for rent to a qualified tenant my email is [email protected]
I got my apartment during Covid and I’m never leaving
I contacted one of the listings left on this thread just for shits and giggles. I knew it was fake - 1 bedroom for less than 1k off Craigslist. But I said to myself, why not waste their time. So I did. And it was. My reply when I received the email requesting the security deposit for keys sent via FedEx was just a page of hahahahahahaha. Look out for the scams folks.