Let's not get too excited here

I think we've finally found an apartment. After seeing a ton of overpriced crappy ones and getting to a point where we were very frustrated about the lack of inventory with the brokers, we stumbled across a gem. It is in a neighborhood of Brooklyn called Boerum Hill, which is located between Brooklyn Heights (where we started our search) and Park Slope (which is where our search was headed and where my friends live). It is very convenient to all of the subway lines, has a new 24-hour laundromat across the street, as well as close to two major resaurant and shopping rows. So there's lots to do, lots of ways to get around, and it's even close to a Target!

The apartment is recently renovateted, not just internally but the structure of the building. So all the floors and stairs are actually level. The kitchen is nice, and the bathroom is a decent size for New York. The bedroom is absolutely gigantic, which I don't really understand, but we'll use it as an office too. The kitchen is open to the living room which is long and narrow. There is a small alcove that we might use as a makeshift guest bedroom, with a screen to seperate from the living space. We'll see how that works out.

My big sacrifice is that it's on a busy street. I'm not crazy about that. The windows are double paned and keep out the noise, but I definitely like walking out my door into a neighborhood. But in this rental market, beggers can't be choosers. It's on the 3rd floor of a four-floor apartment building, and the store underneath is retail so at least we won't have any restaurant smells or noises.

We've got our application in, and should be meeting with the landlord tomorrow. It's an exclusive listing with the broker so we aren't going to get beat out by anyone else. If the landlord likes our credit and us, we win! Finally!

UPDATE: The landlord loves our application and doesn't even feel the need to meet up first. The place is ours! Now all that's left is signing the lease! YIPPIE!