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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: $300,000
Reality: $269,500
Neighborhood
Dream: Washington Heights
Reality: Washington Heights
Amenities
Dream: 1BR, well-maintained building
Reality: 1BR, closet space, renovated, sponsor unit
Summary
This week's Hunter is a Texan (the The Times does not let us forget this important fact) curator who was renting in Washington Heights and decided to buy up there. His requirements were basically non-existent, but he did want a building that was "nicely kept." So with that in mind and a budget of $300,000, he set off on a quest for a one-bedroom. Eventually, he found a very nice, newly renovated sponsor unit in a prewar building in Bennett Heights. It has a ton of closet space, hardwood floors, and cost $269,500, for which our rootin' tootin' Texan paid ask. He moved in last summer. [The Hunt/A Texan Makes His Way Uptown]
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