Heading uptown for low rents

October 17, 2008 11:30AM
Perry Payne of Elliman lives and works in Washington Heights

From the October issue: Washington Heights -- an old-fashioned, no-frills neighborhood dominated by small buildings and mom-and-pop stores -- is one of the last city neighborhoods for rental bargains, according to brokers. Suffering a double whammy from the impact of the residential market slowdown and a lingering (some say outdated) reputation for crime, the neighborhood located at the northern tip of Manhattan still attracts priced-out refugees from Greenwich Village, Chelsea and the Upper West Side. more


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