Lease takeover for 90 Christopher Columbus 2b/2b - $4300 / month

Submitted by kbriggs32 t3_10uu6bn in jerseycity

We're looking for someone to take over our lease and move in March 1st. This unit is on the 38th floor, faces north and east and has great views of Manhattan. It's located at 90 Christopher Columbus right on top of the Grove Street PATH, making it super easy to get in and out of the city.

https://ironstate.com/property/90-columbus/

Check Facebook marketplace for photos, it's listed there as well.

Both bedrooms have walk in closets and the master bedroom has a bathroom connected to it, the other bathroom connects to the living room.

Both bedrooms are big and have room for a bed and a desk to work from as you can see in the photos. The yellow bed cover is a king bed, the other is a queen.

The building has an outdoor pool, pool table, work areas, comes with 1 free gym membership at BASE gym (next door) and other amenities - check their website for more.

This is a heck of a deal as our lease is until March of 2024 and the market rate for our apartment is $5100 a month. The renewal will also be lower than market rate as it will depend on the length of the lease you signed. For example, when we renewed our lease our rent only went up $300.

You'll be responsible for paying our amenity fee that's already been paid through the end of our lease ($975), our $1000 transfer fee, $75 per person as an application to the building (you'll have to have proper credit and so on so they'll approve you), and reimbursing us for our deposit of $1500.

The apartment is in good shape with only superficial damage and we'll have it professionally cleaned prior to anyone moving in.

Go to the facebook listing and message me if you are interested. We can do showings of the apartment and building amenities after 6pm on weekdays and will schedule time on weekends by request for showings.

Link to FB post - https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1148278592524629

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twanzetters t1_j7dwkpz wrote

Weird that the pic you post here is not from the actual unit

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mickyrow42 t1_j7e0vd7 wrote

lol that kitchen blows. $4300 ($5100 market price L O fuckin L) for like 3sqft of counter space.

LUXURY TAKEOVER

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Substantial-Floor926 t1_j7e1dub wrote

“This is a heck of deal” - what is good with people trying to get rid of their overpriced listings on reddit and calling them great deals

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vicks998 t1_j7e67tm wrote

Ok I can see your point, but curious what IS a good deal then? In your mind?

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Desi_techy_girl t1_j7eajap wrote

Interestingly, One needs to pay their transfer fee as well!!

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DontBeEvil1 t1_j7ebldp wrote

LOL. Not "a heck of a deal" in the slightest. 😂

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DontBeEvil1 t1_j7ec32v wrote

Replying to vicks998 (#1,733,070)

It's an overpriced cookie cutter rental with zero character, in an apartment building in an overpriced area of a non major city, next to transportation everyone always complains about on here, with overpriced fees for "amenities" you don't want and won't use. For $4300/mo you can pay a mortgage on a very nice real house with a real kitchen and private outdoor space.

And not have to "be responsible for paying [their] amenity fee...($975), $1000 transfer fee, $75 per person as an application to the building...and reimbursing [them] for [their] deposit of $1500. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤡

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Furryexperience t1_j7ell76 wrote

Clowns that pay ridiculous amount of rent like you ruined this city.

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RollinRibs25 t1_j7f2z08 wrote

Not only can i not understand how anybody affords this, but people like OP are the reason i cant afford to live in my own home state. I fucking hate new jersey.

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Nuplex t1_j7fnoeg wrote

Im going to give you a productive reply.

You cannot charge a prospective tenant any of the fees you've described. You are the one in the "begging" postion. I've never heard of a lease takeover where the prospective is expected re-imburse amenity, and ESPECIALLY should never be expected to reimburse tranfer fee or deposit. These are ridiculous asks.

Despite what others are saying (it doesn't matter what your opinion is of the insane downtown rental prices, below/above market is objective to existing rates at a location), you are correct that for the building and location in downtown, as well as floor level, (and Manhattan view) it is a decent deal. But no one will bite if you are asking for those fees to be paid. It leaves a bad taste. Also, don't know if you have noticed but rental rates have slowed and are decreasing slightly. Unfortunately you may have to offer lower in addition to not asking for anything but application fee.

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Direct_Ad18 t1_j7ft7fx wrote

Yikes. Not sure if reddit is your market. Good luck.

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BromioKalen t1_j7g1jty wrote

So many lease takeover requests here lately.

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jersey-city-park t1_j7g2v5b wrote

> This is a heck of a deal as our lease is until March of 2024

Lmao

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mmw802 t1_j7g55xa wrote

Replying to Substantial-Floor926 (#1,733,208)

literally. i am in a 2br (there is only one bathroom but it's large) in the heights that i pay 1800 for. even if i made enough to comfortably afford 4300/month for a rental i simply wouldn't on principal alone.

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bodhipooh t1_j7h4cxq wrote

Replying to mmw802 (#1,735,997)

Every person that has ever lived and been faced with something they can't afford has probably uttered the same words. And, guess what... as people climb social circles in life and go on to make more and more money, they experience "lifestyle creep" and before you know it, that 80K car that seemed outrageously unnecessary is all of a sudden an accesible possibility, and those 5K rents are no longer ridiculous but within reach, and so and so on. Save the faux outrage and jealousy masquerading as principle... if you could easily afford it, you would likely pay it.

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Teenageboy69 t1_j7i6hs4 wrote

Replying to bodhipooh (#1,737,558)

I could afford this place and wouldn’t pay that. I also live in the heights, have a 3br, and pay $2500. Why would I want/need a place that’s almost twice as expensive and requires an elevator. Lifestyle creep is a real thing, and I’m guilty of it in ways, but sometimes it’s important to just put things in perspective and stay grounded.

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PICHICONCACA t1_j7i8e64 wrote

People living above their means. That’s all I see when I look at these apartments.

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Direct_Ad18 t1_j7ih9ll wrote

Replying to Teenageboy69 (#1,739,466)

People choose to live in all different places for all different reasons. That's great that you have a 3 bedroom in the heights for $2500. Someone else chooses to live downtown and pay more. You can't seriously sit here and say with a straight face the heights is a vastly different area than downtown and may prefer one neighborhood over the other. If you prefer the heights, that's great. Luckily you don't need to move into this apartment. Someone else might prefer the suburbs and get a whole house for that price.

By the way, this apartment is absurd to me too. But I live in a 1 bedroom in PH and my husband and I both work from home. Some would say that's insane and we should upgrade to a 2 bedroom elsewhere in JC. But we don't have a lot of stuff, love our neighborhood, love our apartment, and couldn't dream of living anywhere else. Literally everyone chooses where they live based on what they prioritize. Do I think this person is arrogant coming to this sub and thinking that someone taking over their lease should pay all these ridiculous fees? Absolutely. But I'm not going to pretend there isn't a market for people wanting to pay this rent. There wouldn't be dozens of brand new high-rises downtown at premium rents right now if there wasn't.

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wojafe t1_j850uty wrote

This guys high on salvia or some shit lol

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