Email Author Toni Schlesinger

2003 Stories by Toni Schlesinger

• Quartet

  published July 8, 2003

  Location Chelsea Price $150,000 in 1997 ($900 maintenance) Square feet 750 (two-bedroom co-op in 1906... More >>

• Dos Penos

  published July 1, 2003

  Location Bushwick Rent $3,200 (commercial) Square feet 3,000 Occupants Daniel Harper, Joel Hoag, Perry... More >>

• Oh, Norman!

  published June 24, 2003

  Location Harlem Rent $659.24 (rent stabilized) Square feet 675 (studio in eight-unit 1889... More >>

• Home Womb

  published June 17, 2003

  Location Williamsburg Rent $2,100 (market) Square feet 750 (railroad apartment in four-story building with... More >>

• Perfect Setting

  published June 10, 2003

  Location Clinton Hill (Brooklyn) Price $3,000 (in 1977, co-op, $512.50 maintenance) Square feet 1,000 (five-room... More >>

• Don't Go in the Basement

  published June 3, 2003

  Location Prospect Heights Rent $1,000 (market) Square feet 700 (top floor of 1895 house) Occupants Mark... More >>

• The Atmosphere Was Electric

  published May 27, 2003

  Location Soho Rent $1,100 (sublet in condominium) Square feet 400 (two-room apartment in... More >>

• Fast Cars, Slow Sofas

  published May 20, 2003

  Location South Williamsburg Rent $600 (market, includes utilities) Square feet 600 (attic in 1899... More >>

• The Undertaking

  published May 13, 2003

  Location Harlem Rent $370.30 (rent-stabilized) Square feet 340 (studio in 24-unit building above... More >>

• Global Warming

  published May 6, 2003

  Location Williamsburg Rent $1,600 (market) Square feet 720 (floor of three-story house) Occupants Andrea... More >>

• Ukrainian Struggle

  published April 29, 2003

  Location East Village Price $1 million in 1997 Square feet 8,000 (1860 five-story building) Occupants... More >>

• The Shelter Project

  published April 29, 2003

  The New York Problem Most people come to New York City either from Long Island, Bangladesh, or France (or wherever) to do big things.... More >>

• The Five Heartbeats

  published April 22, 2003

  Location Harlem Rent $3,600 (market) Square feet 2,300 (turn-of-century building) Occupants John Caniffe... More >>

• NYU Dormitory Confidential!

  published April 15, 2003

  Location East 20s Rent $0 (exchange for work) Square feet 270 (studio with kitchen in NYU dorm) Occupant... More >>

• The Woman Next Door

  published April 8, 2003

  Location Sunnyside Gardens (Queens) Price $164,500 in 1997 Square feet 1,000 (two-story 1920s... More >>

• The Man Who Wasn't There

  published April 1, 2003

  Location Fort Greene (Brooklyn) Rent $1,159.84 (rent stabilized) Square feet 624 (duplex in turn-of-century... More >>

• Lady Guinevere and Men's Wearhouse

  published March 25, 2003

  Location Forest Hills (Queens) Rent $950 (sublet) Square feet 780 (studio in pre-war co-op) Occupant Karen... More >>

• In a Housing Project by the Sea

  published March 18, 2003

  Location Staten Island Rent $154 (public housing) Square feet 720 Occupants Joan Henry (retired home... More >>

• One-Bedroom Apartment in London Terrace

  published March 11, 2003

  Location Chelsea Rent $2835 (market) Square feet 980 Occupants Adam Nelson (CEO, Workhouse Publicity);... More >>

• Top Floor of Three-Story House

  published March 4, 2003

  Location Bushwick (Brooklyn) Rent $850 (market value) Square feet 1400 Occupants Yoselin Genao (director... More >>

• Two-Bedroom Co-op in 1963 Building

  published February 25, 2003

  Location Windsor Terrace (Brooklyn) Price $75,000 in 1984 (maintenance $600.87) Square feet 1150 Occupants... More >>

• One-Bedroom Apartment in Five-Story Building

  published February 18, 2003

  Location Wakefield (northeast Bronx) Rent $716.54 (rent-stabilized) Square feet 700 Occupant Jonathan... More >>

• Two-Story 100-Year-Old Wooden House

  published February 11, 2003

  Location Red Hook (Brooklyn) Price $90,000 (1996) Square feet 1200 Occupant Tina Olsen (creative arts... More >>

• Studio in 1940s Building

  published February 4, 2003

  Location Sunnyside (Queens) Rent $850 (rent-stabilized) Square feet 400 Occupant Vanesa Katz (adjunct... More >>

• Two-Bedroom Apartment in New Building

  published January 28, 2003

  Location Hell's Kitchen Rent $3725 (rent-stabilized) Square feet 982 Occupants T.J. Mitchell... More >>