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Every "The Hunt" column begins with the Hunters describing the apartment they want, and ends with them rationalizing whatever they came away with. This is The Hunt: Dreams vs. Reality
The Hunter: a recent graduate looking to buy
Price
Dream: $1,900/month
Reality: $1,700/month
Neighborhood
Dream: Upper East Side
Reality: Astoria
Amenities
Dream: Studio
Reality: 1BR
Summary
This week's Hunt is kind of a weird one. The Hunters are a mother/daughter duo from Charleston, West Virginia, who made plans to move to the city so that 14-year-old Hannah could pursue a career on Broadway. So, with a budget of $1,900, they set out looking for a studio apartment on the Upper East Side, leaving behind the veritable palace that was their two-bedroom townhouse in West Virginia that cost a surreal $550/month. Obviously, they didn't find anything on the Upper East Side, so they set their sights on Astoria instead. Eventually, they found a one-bedroom ground-floor apartment for $1,700/month. They're sleeping in bunkbeds, but young Hannah was accepted at a "performing arts high school" and they seem happy. [The Hunt/Broadway Dreams in Astoria, Queens]
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