Ari knows what I want in an apartment, he's kind and concise and has a knack for finding what suits you. If you need and apartment (or any other housing) he's your guy! I fully recommend his services.
I never knew how difficult it was to locate an apartment in Manhattan until I began my search. After 4 weeks of not finding the right place that felt like "home," I decided to not give up and extended my search through the Renthop app. I found a decent apartment listed and reached out to the broker who just so happened to be Ari.
He reached out to me Sunday afternoon, and we scheduled a time to meet in the office. Ari is very professional and located rentals in their live database that fit my criteria. He was later joined by his teammate Maya who assisted as well. Upon a refresh of the live database, a new studio apartment listing appeared that was located on the Upper East Side. Although I was in the market for a Jr. 1BR, we added it to the hot sheet because it would be an easy commute for me given that my new office is in Midtown East.
After completing the hot sheet which contained 6+ properties, we headed out to visit the studio unit on the Upper East Side first. To my surprise the unit was spectacular. It was a recent gut renovation (i.e., new flooring, granite countertop, stainless steel appliances, backsplash, new bathroom, etc.).
When you come across a gut renovation priced as low as this one (maybe due to the unit previously being rent controlled), you take it. We left and rushed back to the office so that I could complete an application. Not to mention, I was approved in less than 2 hours, and I signed leases two days later. Now I'm a city girl. I would have never found such a beautiful apartment without the help of Ari and his teammate Maya.
Ari and his team are great, professional, and accommodating. I recommend him 100%.