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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
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