7/29/09

Dilemma.

So, we've narrowed the list down to two possible apartments. One is in Windsor Terrace and one is in Prospect Park South. I can't decide which I like better, so I'm going to sort it out by making some lists.

Windsor Terrace

Pros:
- great neighborhood (very safe and full of obnoxious hipsters just like me)
- affordable
- big bedrooms (each one has a closet and is big enough to fit a full bed)
- very clean with new kitchen appliances
- live-in super
- 4 blocks from the subway

Cons:
- on the first floor (requiring metal grates on the windows to deter rapists)
- very small living room
- kitchen does not have room for a table

Prospect Park South

Pros:
- very big bedrooms with lots of closet space and enough room for full beds
- huge living room
- big kitchen (with room for a kitchen table and chairs)
- brand new and very clean
- elevator
- laundry room in the basement (with a treadmill)
- 1 block from the subway
- 1 block from Prospect Park
- live-in super
- air conditioning already installed

Cons:
- slightly over-budget
- in a less cute neighborhood (lacks hipster flair)

I guess it comes down to badass chick pad vs. hipster central. I keep wavering between the two - but according to the above bullet-point lists, the place in Prospect Park South seems to have more pros and fewer cons. Maybe that means I should sacrifice living in the trendiest neighborhood ever in exchange for a baller apartment?

Advice is welcome.

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