Kitchen Renovation Project: Day One Demolition

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My New York City apartment is getting a badly needed kitchen renovation. I'll be tearing out the old cabinets and appliances and replacing them with cabinets, counters, refrigerator and a sink from Ikea along with a new stove, microwave range hood, and a dishwasher from Sears.

By the end of the first day I managed to get everything out of the kitchen and stashed away until the project is finished. I also got the doors off the cabinets and pulled the wall cabinet and vent hood down.

Tomorrow I'll cut down the wall cabinet, disconnect the sink, and pull out the lower cabinet.

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• kitchen renovation
• demolition
• cabinets

[gotoguyenterprises]

@EvanQuinn07 not by a long shot. You don't even want to know what prices are in the high-rent neighborhoods. :)

[EvanQuinn07]

well definitely not a low-rent neighborhood huh? ...lol

[gotoguyenterprises]

@EvanQuinn07 , that $1800-$2600 figure is for a 2 bedroom place up in the 190's and 200's.

On the Upper West Side, the rents in a good building would be higher. $1800 would be more likely to get you a one room efficiency apartment. A 2BR in the 70's would run you $2800-$10,000/month. The closer you get to the park, the higher the price.

[EvanQuinn07]

@gotoguyenterprises so something with say 3 bedrooms and room to move around in; say in the Dakota...would be several k per month? ...how about a small apt on the west side of the park around the 70's? ( is that considered midtown? ...the 70's?)

[gotoguyenterprises]

@EvanQuinn07, this is actually a pretty good sized apartment for NYC. Since this apartment is not in a 'high rent' area area of Manhattan like mid-town, you could probably rent something similar for $1800-$2600/month depending on the specific building and area of the city.

[EvanQuinn07]

that is a small kitchen, ...what could I expect to pay in rent in nyc for an apt, that small?