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Agence France-Presse

It apparently costs US$1,650 a month to rent but doesn’t have a toilet or an oven: TikTok users are going crazy over a video captioned New York’s “worst apartment ever”.
Its exact address is a mystery, and you won’t find it listed on any rental sites, but that hasn’t stopped a video of the tiny studio from being viewed 21 million times.
The clip has gone viral since property agent Cameron Knowlton posted it on his New York City Realtor TikTok account last week.
Captioned “Worst Apartment Ever NYC !!!,” the video shows a single room with no bathroom, no stove, no freezer, one tiny fridge and a single wardrobe.
“Before you ask, yes, this is a real apartment. This is what $1,650 gets you in the most desirable neighbourhood in New York City,” Knowlton says into the camera.
The property agent said the flat is in the West Village but declined to give the exact address for fear of offending the landlord.

Knowlton, a licensed agent with real estate firm Compass, said he learned of the flat’s availability through an open listing – when management companies email property agents available properties.
The unit has not been posted online, which is common in New York for less-than-desirable units.
But the video has certainly caused a stir, attracting more than 41,000 comments.
“That’s not an apartment. It’s a compartment,” wrote Reanie.
“Harry Potter had a nice place to stay,” commented Adam Granger, referring to the boy wizard’s cupboard-under-the-stairs bedroom.
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Another user said you could get a 1,900 sq ft house in Texas for half the price.
For TikTok user Violette, it was all too real.
“This is literally what my first apartment in New York looked like … and it was in Times Square with a window facing a brick wall. It was hell,” she commented.

Last year, Deutsche Bank ranked New York as the third most expensive city to rent behind Hong Kong and San Francisco, although prices have fallen due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The average monthly rent in Manhattan in October 2020 was US$3,790, according to the website Rent Cafe, with an average flat size of just 702 sq ft.
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In the video, Knowlton goes out of the flat and down the hallway to the toilet and shower, which are in separate rooms and are “shared by the entire complex”.
A key is needed to enter both, “for security purposes,” Knowlton tells viewers, noting that the bathroom is “pretty clean” but doesn’t have a sink.
The previous tenant moved out in October and he doubts it will remain empty for long.
“It’s one of the most desired neighbourhoods in the world so people will rent it,” Knowlton said.


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TikTok users go crazy over ‘worst apartment’ in New York video

Its exact address is a mystery, and you won’t find it listed on any rental sites. Photo: Cameron Knowlton

TikTok users are going crazy over a video captioned New York’s 'worst apartment ever'. Photo: Cameron Knowlton

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Italian TikTok influencers relax in the Defhouse in Milan, Italy. All the influencers live on site, although the address remains a closely guarded secret. Photo: AFP

A picture shows a bedroom in the "Defhouse", a TikTok influencers incubator in Milan, on January 21, 2021. - With dreams of the big screen but Internet in their veins, eight young Italian influencers are racking up followers as they spend their days in a Milan TikTok luxury loft. All the influencers live on site -- although the youngest still go to school -- where they receive training in a variety of areas potentially of use in their videos, whether music and culture, politics and current affairs, diction, or even good manners. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP)

(L-R) TikTok influencers Marco Bonetti and Davide Moccia perform a video in the "Defhouse", a TikTok influencers incubator in Milan, on January 21, 2021. - With dreams of the big screen but Internet in their veins, eight young Italian influencers are racking up followers as they spend their days in a Milan TikTok luxury loft. All the influencers live on site -- although the youngest still go to school -- where they receive training in a variety of areas potentially of use in their videos, whether music and culture, politics and current affairs, diction, or even good manners. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP)

TikTok influencers Florin Vitan (L) and Alessia Lanza perform a video for the social network TikTok in the "Defhouse", a TikTok influencers incubator in Milan, on January 21, 2021. - With dreams of the big screen but Internet in their veins, eight young Italian influencers are racking up followers as they spend their days in a Milan TikTok luxury loft. All the influencers live on site -- although the youngest still go to school -- where they receive training in a variety of areas potentially of use in their videos, whether music and culture, politics and current affairs, diction, or even good manners. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP)

Web Stars Channel CEO and Defhouse foudner Luca Casadei poses in the "Defhouse", a TikTok influencers incubator in Milan, on January 21, 2021. - With dreams of the big screen but Internet in their veins, eight young Italian influencers are racking up followers as they spend their days in a Milan TikTok luxury loft. All the influencers live on site -- although the youngest still go to school -- where they receive training in a variety of areas potentially of use in their videos, whether music and culture, politics and current affairs, diction, or even good manners. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP)

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Clip went viral after property agent posted video captioned ‘Worst Apartment Ever NYC !!!’
Single room has no bathroom, no stove, no freezer and one tiny fridge and wardrobe



For U$1,650 a month you get this New York studio: but no bathroom, no stove, no freezer, one tiny fridge and a single wardrobe.


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TikTok users go crazy over ‘worst apartment’ in New York video

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Clip went viral after property agent posted video captioned ‘Worst Apartment Ever NYC !!!’

Single room has no bathroom, no stove, no freezer and one tiny fridge and wardrobe