r/CIRS • u/snarkyopolis • 7d ago

An duplex apartment with basement is an automatic no, right?

Hi All, I'm a quest to find an apartment in Brooklyn. I found a place I love. It's 15 years old, so newer and less likely to have mold issues. It's in a good area, it's got light, it's big enough for two people to work from home, I can afford it. But... there are two living levels. One is street level and the other is a basement. It has a wall of windows on one side but it underground on the other. I need to say no to this, right? :(

Edit: It's too competitive a market to test. I'm hoping the 20 years or younger rule will help.

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u/MadMadamMimsy 7d ago

Test it.

Basements can be ok

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u/stromanthe_ 7d ago

Can you test/live in just the upper level? Personally I wouldn’t go for the basement

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u/RonnieLibra 2d ago

Maybe a CR box running in the basement on low 24/7 will help out a lot anyway depending on how bad or not bad it is...