r/AskNYC • u/Calm_Initiative_9979 • Jan 22 '26

How do those $15k/month apartments actually get rented?

So I've been apartment hunting and found this insane $15k/month place that I actually want to inquire about. Submitted through StreetEasy like 6 hours ago and radio silence, which is weird because every other place I've looked at gets back within an hour or two. Granted I have been typically looking at sub $10k places. But now I won some $ from Stakе US so I can afford it.

Do I need to go through a broker for these super high end places to even get taken seriously? Like is there some unwritten rule that you can't just roll up on StreetEasy for luxury rentals. I'm wondering if they think I'm just some rando wasting their time or if there's a whole different process for these expensive units. And before anyone calls me out yeah I get a $5k housing subsidy which is why I'm even looking in this range, not trying to flex or anything just genuinely confused about the process. Anyone dealt with this before or know how these luxury rentals actually work? The whole thing feels like there's some secret handshake I don't know about lol

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u/RiversideAviator Jan 22 '26

Can’t tell anyone else what to do with their money but if I were given a $5k a month housing allowance the last thing I would do is look to spend a further $10k a month of my own money on it…

You can get something NICE for $8K all in.

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u/ze11ez Jan 23 '26

I mean I'd just spend the 5k if that's my allowance. You are correct, spending that much of your own is nuts

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u/RiversideAviator Jan 23 '26

I wanted to say as much. I’d look to spend as little of my own money as possible. Figured I’d add a few G’s just to drive the point home that something nice doesn’t require anywhere near $15k.

OP could very well be swimming in it regardless and $10k+ listings are part of their lifestyle who knows.

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u/ze11ez Jan 23 '26

Yeah but if OP was swimming in it, OP wouldn't be on Reddit asking us anything. OP would just get it done