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3 3-room apartment: kitchen, living room, and bedroom (plus bath) 4 4-room apartment: kitchen, living room and 2 bedrooms (plus bath) A/C Air conditioner AG; AGENCY Agent; an individual or company appointed by the apartment owner to manage the building, collect rents, etc. ALCV Alcove; section of a living room that can be sectioned off to create a small dining area or bedroom APT Apartment AVAIL; AVL Available BARS Security against break-ins when placed over windows BDRM; BRM; BR Bedroom BKR; BROKER An agent appointed by the landlord to show apartments to prospective tenants and to negotiate leases. A broker will charge the new tenant a fee for their services. BLDG Building BRNSTN Brownstone; a 3-5 floor building, usually without an elevator, so named because of the traditional brown stone or brick facade CEIL Ceilings CLSTS Closets COL U Columbia University area COED Both males and females CO-OP/CONDO Two different types of apartment buildings where individual apartments are owned, rather than rented, by the building's residents CONV TRANS Convenient to transportation CNV Convertible; usually refers to a space, such as a dining room or alcove, that can be converted into a bedroom CPN Central Park North CPW Central Park West CREDIT RATING A published ranking, based on detailed financial analysis by a credit bureau, of one's financial history, specifically as it relates to one's ability to meet debt obligations. DA Dining area DEC FP Decorative (i.e., nonworking) fireplace DR Dining room DRMN Doorman; a person employed by the landlord and who is stationed at the main entrance to admit visitors, provide security,and assist tenants by accepting deliveries and hailing taxis DUMBO Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass (area of Brooklyn) D/W Dishwasher EIK Eat-in kitchen; a kitchen large enough to hold a table and chairs EFFICIENCY; EFF A studio apartment (see "studio") ELEC Electric or electricity ELEV Elevator EV East Village EXPOSED; Wall from which plaster EXPSD BRICK has been removed to expose the underlying brick construction FAB Fabulous FIX FEE Fixture fee; the tenant must pay a set fee for the appliances provided in the dwelling (e.g., tub, sink, toilet, etc.). This fee is usually charged on loft rentals only. FL BTH Full Bath (toilet, sink, tub or shower) as opposed to a half bath (toilet and sink only) FLEX Flexible (same as "convertible," see above) FLTRN Flatiron (area around 5th Ave. and 23rd St.) FLR; FL Floor FLR-THRU Floor-through; an apartment that occupies an entire floor of a building FPLC; FPL Fireplace FR From FULL KIT Full kitchen; a kitchen with a full-sized stove,sink, and refrigerator FURN Furnished, meaning that the apartment is already supplied with furniture and kitchenware GAR Garage GAY Homosexual G/E Gas and electricity GP/GRAM Gramercy Park (area around Lexington Avenue and lower 20's) GRT Great GUARANTOR A person who provides a written statement of agreement to pay the rent in the event that the primary renter fails to do so. HWD FLRS Hardwood Floors HI CEILS High ceilings; an apartment in which the ceilings are at least 10 feet high IMD Immediate IMM OCC Immediate occupancy; apartment is available immediately INCL Includes or including INTERCOM A two-way communication system with microphone and speaker or telephone, which enables tenants to admit visitors while keeping the main door locked JR Junior; refers to an apartment in which the living room can be subdivided to create a small bedroom KIT/KITCH Kitchen LANDLORD/LADY The person who owns the apartment building and to whom the rent is paid LEASE A legal document signed by both the landlord and the tenant,specifying the rent and duration that the premises will be rented;also a verb, meaning to grant a lease LEX Lexington Avenue LOC Location LRG; LG Large LNDRY Laundry LOFT An industrial space that has been converted to a living space; usually larger than a regular apartment LUX, LUXURY Refers to a full-service apartment with a 24-hour doorman, laundry room, elevator, and high rent LVRM; LRM; LR Living room MO Monthly MOD APPL Modern appliances NO FEE No charge to prospective tenant by a real estate agent or broker NOHO North of Houston Street NOLITA North of Little Italy NON-SMKR A person who does not smoke cigarettes or cigars NR Near NU New NWLY REN Newly renovated ORIG Original OWNER/MGMT Owner/Management; the owner manages the building rather than designating an agent as intermediary; often no fee OWNER OCC Owner occupied; the owner lives in the building,which usually means the building is safe and well maintained PATIO A paved courtyard PENTHOUSE; PH An apartment on the top floor of a building, usually with a terrace PK VU Park view PREM Premises PREWAR; P-WAR An apartment building constructed before World War II; usually means large rooms with high ceilings PVT BATH Private bathroom PVT RM Private room PULLMAN KIT Pullman kitchen; small kitchen area that extends along one wall and can usually be closed off by a sliding or folding door REFS REQ'D References required REN; RENO; RENV Renovated RF Roof RFDK Roofdeck RIV VU River view RM Room ROOMMATE A person or persons with whom one shares a living space RR FLAT Railroad flat; an apartment that requires passing through each room to get to the next SEC Security deposit SEP KIT Separate kitchen SF Square feet SHARE An arrangement whereby one rents an apartment with someone who already lives in the apartment SKS Seeks SL ALCOVE Sleeping alcove; area (usually in a studio) large enough for a bed, not a separate room but set off from the main living space SLEEP LOFT A platform at least 6 feet above the floor,containing a bed; often found in studios where it is used to maximize floor space SLPING Sleeping SOBRO South Bronx SO EX Southern exposure; the apartment faces south, receiving good sunlight SOHO South of Houston Street SPAC Spacious STRAIGHT Heterosexual STUDIO, STUD A one-room apartment (bedroom and living room combined) with a separate bathroom; kitchen may be part of the living space or a separate room STY Story or floor SUBLET A procedure by which the legal tenant of an apartment leases this space to someone else SUBW; SBW Subway SUPER Superintendent; person employed by the landlord to keep the building in good condition, usually residing in the building or at a nearby address T1 Denotes building cabled for a high speed Internet connection in every apartment TENANT The person who rents an apartment from the landlord TENEMENT An unrenovated building with many apartments, most of which open out onto an air shaft TERR Terrace, patio, or balcony TH/TWNHSE Townhouse; a small (usually 3 to 5 floor) apartment building, usually without an elevator TIK Tub in kitchen; denotes an apartment in which the bathtub is located in the kitchen (toilet and sink separate); usually found only in older tenements (see "Tenement") TRIBECA Triangle Below Canal Street; (area south of SoHo on the west side) 24-HR DRMN An apartment security service; the doorman is on duty twenty-four hours a day UNFURN Unfurnished, meaning that the apartment is not supplied with furniture (stove and refrigerator are supplied, however) UTIL Utilities (gas and electricity) UTIL INCL Utilities are included in the monthly rent UES Upper East Side UWS Upper West Side VIC In the vicinity of; near a designated landmark or location VU View; the apartment looks out on a pleasant view W/ With WALK-UP A building of 2 to 6 floors without an elevator WBF; WBFP Wood-burning (i.e., working) fireplace WDFLRS Wood Floors WEA West End Avenue WIND KIT A kitchen with a window WIC/ A closet that is large enough WLK-IN CLOSET to walk into W/UTIL With utilities; rent includes the cost of gas and electricity WV; W.Vill West Village XLNT Excellent XPOS BRK Exposed brick XTRA Extra |