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Every year, I am responsible for renting apartments which are really close to the above ground train tracks. Like, these apartments have bedrooms where the train runs right by the windows, the sound is noticeable, and maybe it even feels like the building is shaking when the train is passing. But should the train be that much of a factor if you’re a renter or a developer looking to build or buy near the subway?
The truth is that every apartment rents, even if you can hear the train from your bedroom, but it’s another factor which may affect the price, but only slightly, of the apartment. Tenants who choose to live inside these apartments usually end up not minding so much, saying things like: “you get used to it.”
For a few years, I’ve gotten listings at a building in Bushwick, right below the above-ground M train on Myrtle avenue, and the apartments rent for reasonable prices. A three bed 1.5 bathroom with central air rented for $3300 earlier this year, near the Central M stop in Bushwick, a $500 increase from when it was last rented in 2021. The train runs right by the bedroom windows on the second and third floor (it’s a duplex with no living room). The truth is that during rush hours, the train comes fairly often, but at night, the train slows down, running once every fifteen minutes or so.
Above-ground train tracks right here outside of a bedroom window.
Above ground train right by kitchen window.
Unless you have a huge problem with the train, and are a very light sleeper, I wouldn’t use it as a huge factor to decide whether or not to buy or rent an apartment so close to it. Tenants don’t mind that much, and if a client does have a problem with it, there’s another group that won’t.
Would you live in an apartment which faces the above ground train? I’d like to hear whether or not you would.
Are you a property owner that wants to sell their condo, investment property or needs to rent an apartment or retail space in New York City? Call or text me: Sam Moritz, licensed real estate agent, 203–209–3640.
Do you know a property owner that might need real estate help? Refer me! I provide great and professional real estate services across all five boroughs.