""When I got the keys, there were tons of unfinished projects around the house. The paint was uneven and patchy, it needed a good cleaning, and there was pee all over the walls from the previous tenant's elderly orange cat,""
""According to other tenants in my building, some of whom have lived here for upwards of 50 years, it used to be called 'The Academy,' because the young people who grew up here would 'graduate' and go to Sing Sing prison," she writes. "And if you ask my elderly neighbor, a man was killed in my apartment in the '80s (I haven't found any proof), so I guess it's lucky I don't believe in ghosts.""
""I love living in tight quarters because it makes you get real intentional real fast; nothing comes in or out of my home without thought and everything has its place.""
The apartment measures about 225 square feet and has been rented for four and a half years. The renter shares the space with two cats, Anya and Hallie. The unit arrived with unfinished projects, uneven and patchy paint, dirt, and cat urine on the walls. The renter found the place on StreetEasy while searching alone on a limited budget in a costly neighborhood. The apartment features exposed brick, a compact layout, and a communal backyard. The building dates to around 1900 and earned the nickname 'The Academy' with rumored ties to Sing Sing and a claimed 1980s homicide. The renter values intentional, minimal living in tight quarters.
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