To be honest we moved out of jersey city because it was crazy that we were being asked to spend $3500 on a 700 sq ft 1 bedroom when we could get a HOUSE only 30 min away. But I would say ANY of the buildings at the same price point as VYV in JC would be “more affordable” because your peace and quiet wouldn’t be disturbed by the construction (not to mention the terrible management and unusable amenities)

All the landlords in jersey city use the same AI tool to “price optimize”. It’s basically removing all competition in the market. Everyone I know, including myself, who even a year ago could easily afford rent is now being forced to look elsewhere

We just moved out of VYV and just the tests for the pile driving were insane. Not to mention in the midst of it the building raised rents $500 across the board

VYV

As someone who lived in one of those buildings until this week, no amount of amenities can justify that price. We had a rooftop pool, TWO gyms, study space, lounge space, w/d in unit, etc and while for the first few months it seemed worth it, long term it was horrendous. Doesn’t matter how many amenities you have if the actual apartments are badly built and small and after a year the building raises your rent $500 more.

We just put our notice to leave in this week. There’s been major issues with management recently. They were over 2 weeks late getting our renewal offer to us, and when they did, it was a $500 increase —wild when the very next day they started pile driving outside our window. Two of our favorite concierges have left in the past few weeks. One of the managers has a reputation for being condescending to tenants, and the other one is rarely in the office to address anything. For a building that’s only a few years old, it is in really bad shape. Our bedroom window is duct taped shut because it was inproperly installed and bent from the frame. Our dryer is unusable, as it take over 4 hours to do a load. The gates in the parking garage go out at least once a week. The hot tub on the deck (for the very few months it’s actually open) has NEVER worked. I could go on and on. You can look on my profile to see that less than a year ago I had a very different review of the property. But the past few months have wrecked my impression of the building, and I’m am by far not the only resident to share the same sentiments. The management doesn’t care about retaining model tenants…they’re prioritizing price gouging and catering to foreigners who pay for short term rentals.

Except the FEDERAL law allows them, so that negates any nj law

If they’re ESAs you should be fine renting in a large apartment building. Just make sure you have a letter from your doctor and submit it as an additional document on your rental application. If you’re looking at a smaller building (like less than 4 units) it might be harder, as I don’t think they’re legally required to allow ESAS

That trend used to be true. This winter, however, I haven’t seen prices drop much compared to summer. 1 bedrooms in July in my building were renting for the same as 1 bedrooms now

Honestly BJs has some great lobster ravioli