No More Sliding Cash Under the Door on 45th and Avenue B
The fourplex at 45th and Avenue B split $1,650 rent four ways in 2003 with nothing but a handshake from Ron the landlord, who lived three houses down and once fixed a busted water heater at midnight because "that's what neighbors do"; the same address is now The Bungalows at Hyde Park Grove, where $2,995 gets you 620 square feet, a resident app that scores your "community participation," and a $250 fee if your guest's car lingers past 10 p.m.
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