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Hey everyone, I’ve been apartment hunting and came across some listings for entire townhouse rentals that aren’t crazy expensive luxury places. I’m talking about the older, more basic 3-4 floor townhouses in neighborhoods like the UWS or UES that are nice but not crazy modern. Has anyone here rented a whole townhouse before and can share what it’s actually like day to day?

I’m curious about stuff like utility costs since you’re heating/cooling multiple floors, whether landlords are responsive when things break, and if there are any weird quirks that come with living in an older building like that. Pests!??

Also wondering about noise from neighbors since these places are usually attached.

The idea of having multiple floors and maybe a small backyard sounds amazing compared to my current shoebox apartment, but I want to make sure I’m not missing any major downsides. Would love to hear from people who’ve actually lived this way in NYC