Laundry

If you're coming to Manhattan for the first time, you may be surprised
by the laundry situation. Rule of thumb: 95% of walk-up buildings do
not have laundry and 95% of elevator buildings do. Even if you want to
front the cash to install a washer/dryer unit in your apartment, you
often can't simply because the building's plumbing can't handle it.
Remember, we have a pretty old collection of buildings here! And
because laundry is such a rarity in walk-up buildings, those with
laundry can charge a premium. If you're looking for laundry, but you
want to steer clear of the cookie-cutterness of newer buildings, you
have your work cut out for you.. Or your broker does.

So what do we New Yorkers do if we don't have the luxury of laundry in
our building? We use the wash'n'fold around the corner, which
magically returns your mountain of dirty T's as a cube of pressed,
clean garments. Prices vary, but it's usually not much more than the
coin-operated machines, and it can save you a lot of time.

Jake Nicholson | Licensed Real Estate Professional

Citi Habitats
155 Seventh Avenue | New York, NY 10011
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