How can I start off this recommendation other than City Connections is THE agency to go to when looking for apartments. Being from Connecticut, I knew looking for apartments in the city would be difficult but didn't realize it until I went through it for about 2 months.
I originally was supposed to live in Manhattan (long story short: signed a lease and had to terminate it with another company). So I started reevaluating where I wanted to live and had to scramble to find a new agency. I looked up an apartment on Nakedapartments.com in Astoria, (which was not the city I originally was looking to move to) and I saw a great listing. From there, I was introduced to Trenise Ladson.
Trenise was very friendly and helpful with my search. She made sure to stay in contact with me and we discussed what I was looking for. She set up 8 appointments when we met, but it only took the 2nd apartment shown to realize I had found my match. She was very accommodating with helping me get in the paper work (because I am from Connecticut and commuting to NYC takes over 2 hours one way). Basically, I saw the apartment Tuesday, got approved Wednesday, and signed the lease Thursday. She made the process quick and painless and time-saving, which is amazing! I am so lucky and glad I had her as my agent, I highly recommend others who are need of searching for apartments to go to City Connections.
This was my first time renting in NYC and honestly very nervous and had my guard up most of the time however after meeting Trenise I felt very safe and knew I was in the right hands. She was extremely helpful and help me find my new apartment. She was very positive and extremely encouraging. I recommend anyone who is looking for a place to use Trenise in their finding. You will not be disappointed!
Trenise was super helpful and a pleasure to work with! She showed me a variety of options that met my needs, and helped me find a place as quickly as possible. I would recommend her to anyone looking for a place in NYC.
It was an absolute pleasure working with Trenise. Apartment hunting in NYC is probably the most frustrating and time consuming rite of passage that you will go through - particularly in the summer and with a lower budget.
Unlike other agents with suspiciously large numbers of perfect reviews , Trenise was very responsive and showed me over the course of several weeks units in my requested areas (Astoria and Upper East Side). When I finally found my unit, she even drove me around in the blistering heat in search of an open bank and a money order location on a Saturday evening.
If you want a broker who is actually going to treat you professionally, follow-up with you, and show up for scheduled viewings, I highly recommend Trenise.
Trenise was the best! She was very professional and attentive. Communication A+. The renting process was as easy as it could be.
I've been searching for a new apartment after my bf and I split and had 2 weeks left until move out day! I set up an appointment for a NYC apt tour with Trenise and was excited and hopeful, but my unlucky streak was making me think otherwise. That day was super stressful. Work caused me to leave later than expected and I was running 30 min behind. I was cranky, sweaty and tired, but from the moment I met Trenise, I instantly felt relaxed. For those who know me, the word "relax" isn't in my vocabulary. She offered me water, asked if I wanted to sit down - literally took care of me. Then she briefed me on where we were going for our date night. And that's exactly how it felt; we were a married couple looking for a new place to live. It was like a mini adventure. She showed me a variety of apartments, all fitting the descriptions of what I was looking for. We had so much fun! Trenise took me all over and she was so strategic about it too. The whole tour was just perfect. That stressful, cranky feeling I had earlier totally vanished. Long story short, the very 1st apartment Trenise took me to was the winner. How ironic! I can't tell you how pleased I am with this entire process. Pleased and just so grateful. To top it all off, Trenise has kept in touch with me since the signing, asking how the move went, how everything is going, if I like the neighborhood, etc etc. THIS should be the work ethic of every realtor. People come first and Trenise is a true testament of that.
Thanks wifey!!!
Pasquale Maffeo,
July 2016
Trenise is absolutely wonderful. She made us feel confident that she could find us a place that we loved. She also didn't make us feel pressured in any way, and really wanted to hear how we felt about each place. Can't wait to work with her in the future!
Trenise is incredible! She provides so much useful information for her clients and really helps them and works hard to find what they need. She is patient and very knowledgable and I highly recommend her!
I found an apartment I love through Trenise. She was great to work with- she was patient, thoughtful and really cared about finding us the right place. She also shared a great sense of humor with us, which made the stressful process of apartment-hunting in NYC much better. I highly recommend her!
Trenise was an absolute delight - she made the hellish ordeal of hunting for an apartment actually enjoyable. Not only was she incredibly prepared in having a list of apartments ready to be viewed, but she seemly moved us from one apartment to the next without feeling rushed in the slightest. She knew the answer to any question we had without pause. Finally, she put up with the inane ramblings of my roommates and myself, and that in and of itself is a true miracle. Meeting her to go see the initial round of interviews, she completed the process to sign and hand over the lease. Trenise is a total angel.
I was in the stressful situation of moving from SF to NY, and I only had a weekend to find an apartment. Trenise and her team were very attentive and accommodating to my situation and busy work schedule. Trenise was very aware of my likes and dislikes. She paid attention to details and asked the right questions. I couldn't be happier with my final choice and the entire process of it all. If I ever look for a new apartment, she will get my call.
One big plus is she took extra time and taught be the subway system!
I had a great experience working with Trenise. She was very professional, patient and optimistic about my search. Trenise really listened to me about my apartment list criteria. I was conducting my search within a small timeline and budget. In the end we found exactly what I was looking for and I am thrilled with my apartment!
I would highly recommend Trenise to anyone searching in NYC.
My husband and have lived in the same apartment in NYC for 5 years. We were not looking forward to the challenging and expensive task of finding an apartment and moving in the strestful time frame of 4 weeks. Trenise made this task helpful and fun for us! She made herself available at varying times of the day to show my husband apartments in the morning, and myself them in the evenings. Trenise did an excellent job at helping us narrow down our search by getting to know us and the things which were important most to us about the apartment (our dog!). Trenise demonstrated professional relationships with all of the building managers and brokers we met with. It was a pleasure working with her and we are so very thankful for all of her help!
Trenise is a broker who cares about people. And that is her best attribute.
I am an onternational graduate student with a F-1 visa and didn't know how hard was for a a foreginer to rent in NYC. The problem is essentially that no landlord trusts you. Even with the university document, the I-20 and the bank accounts in the US, the landlords keep pushing you away ot offer you to pay for the whole year in advance or get a local guarantor.
Trenise was nor the first, neither the last broker I talked to. Due to my condition as a foreigner, it wasn't easy to find landlords willing to accept me as tenants. Trenise was the first of maby to actually find apartments for me. It was in the Bronx, not in Manhattan as I wanted, but she explained me the convenience of riding the D train, and showed me that the apartment was near laundrymag, supermarket, pharmacy, etc. Unfortunatelly that apartment was already rented when I chose to have it. But Trenise kept looking for apartments. Other btokers showed just the apartment. Trenise, instead, decided to show me the area for each apartment we visited. She worried abiut putting me outside of dangerous zones and getting me near the subway. She actually cared about me. Even with all the money and qualification, it was not easy. We spent a whole week visiting apartments and another week waiting for the response of the landlord and it was stresfull because I was living in a hotel and each day wasted was money wasted. But we finally got the yes from the landlord and a good deal only paying three months upfront. I totally recomend Trenise to anyo e. She really cares about her clients, not just the broker's fee.
