Listing Project Stories

A huge thank you for your help - you sincerely brighten my day! MERCI for creating Listings Project and bringing a great community together. One year ago I met Alexandra through my post on Listings, we were roommates for a few months and became true friends, supporting each other creative passion and inspiring each other. I feel very lucky to have met her, so big thank you to you and your team.

Since COVID, I’ve left my tiny Manhattan studio and subleased a couple different apartments in Brooklyn. It’s allowed me to explore new neighborhoods, live in a larger space while working from home, and importantly given me the flexibility to travel when needed to be with my family. Thank you to this community and all the hard work you put into curating the listings!

I wanted to thank you for this newsletter. Last year when I asked around about studio spaces, everyone pointed me your way. I didn't know, when I signed up for the weekly newsletter, what an invaluable source of information Listings Project would be. As a newcomer to the art world, without a built-in community, I love hearing the stories that you share and the care that you take for us artists. Thank you for all your work!

I've gotten the Listings Project newsletter and have found places because of it. As a Black man, while never being conscious of it, I was so pleased (and viscerally moved) by your removal of “safe” when vetting the listings. That word always makes me wince, whether in conversation or on paper, because it’s a euphemism. I can’t thank you enough for that. All the best and keep doing what you’re doing! You’re a valuable resource.

I had a very stressful hunt for a roommate this season. Well this year, Listings Project rescued me, sending me multiple, wonderful candidates. Next go round I am putting all of my eggs in the Listing Project basket because it has been so worthwhile. Thanks for creating a tremendous service.

I posted an ad with Listings Project for the first time in six years. The process is great, and I love how much you've highlighted and modeled equity and inclusion! It's not just buried in the fine print but front and center.

My fiancé and I are long time fans of the listings project and found one of our favorite apartments through it. You've made a wonderful community and made what's often a stressful project (finding a home) more joyful and supportive in every way. Thank you!

Thank you so much for listing my job posting. I received a large number of extremely qualified responses, and I hired a remarkable young woman who gets exactly what I need and is so good, I already gave her a raise. I wrote back to every applicant, with very kind and encouraging language, a few I asked if I can keep on file for the future.  It was a fantastic experience, thank you so very much.

I just wanted to express my gratitude for what you have created. I have found the most wonderful tenants, kind, respectful, conscientious, and creative! They have always added positively to the community and many have become friends. I’ve been loving on you guys all day so I thought I’d let you know how much you’ve eased the process and helped to enrich my/our community.

The space I found is PERFECT for me to run our small learning design company. I share it with another company and they are all so helpful and friendly. I am no longer working out of my bedroom. The furniture, the light, the light fixtures, the view, even the kitchenette is all perfect for me. I'm so much happier "going to work" now. Thank you Listings Project!

I wanted to thank you for providing this service. I think it's well worth the fee. We got 8 replies to our listing and the people were all very friendly and asked great questions - we found someone very quickly to take our room who's a great fit. It was much easier than doing it on our own or using Craigslist, and I'm really grateful for the clarity you provided about how we should structure our listing. Thanks again - we will definitely do this in the future if we need to find another roommate again!

Thank you for all that you do to help make positive connections and friendly, non-sketchy housing options available across the world! I've used your site through several moves around NYC, having followed each email since December 2014 (I had to go back and check!). I can't recommend the Listings Project enough times to others.

I absolutely LOVE the Listings Project. The couple that rented my Jersey City apartment were the perfect tenants. Great communication, big hearts, careful attention to my things in my apartment and no problems with payment of rent. That was about three years ago now, and I have had about a half dozen fabulous experiences with LP since then. I found an absolute dream home in Westport MA where I lived in a restored carriage house with about 2,400 square feet of space in a gorgeous untouched coastal town. I hosted a few other folks in my Jersey City home, and most recently found a most amazing sublet-er for my current home in New Bedford MA. Every experience has been not only seamless, but such a beautiful value added to my life. I find this to be a most wonderful resource; for me at least, it feels like a real friends of friends community. Even though we may be continents apart, I feel we’re somehow a close family of sorts.
Thank you, Stephanie and Team!

I not only found dozens of lovely humans that I plan on grabbing socially distanced coffee with, but found the perfect neighbor (hopefully future friend) and helped her to get an affordable apartment in Manhattan. You've helped me make new friends, and am getting closer to my dream of living in a building filled with wonderful humans – it's just what I needed after COVID isolation <3

Thank you for creating this wonderful resource! I found this apartment last year on Listings Project. It's a dream home. I am constantly sharing LP with people! A friend who was in a lurch needed a space before Aug 1 and I referred her to the free seeking space ads that LP has opened up during Covid. She found a great place within days.

I've gotten the Listings Project newsletter for years and have found places because of it. So I thank you. I’d also like to say, as a Black man, while never being conscious of it when looking at the listings, I was so pleased (and viscerally moved) by your removal of “safe” when vetting the listings. That word always makes me wince, whether in conversation or on paper, because it’s a euphemism.I can’t thank you enough for that. It made my day.
All the best and keep doing what you’re doing! You’re a valuable resource.

Just wanted to thank you all for your work - it's been almost a year since I found my apartment through the Listings Project and it's been one of my best living experiences to date and truly felt like a sanctuary during the height of quarantine in Manhattan.

I am blown away by the response I received today from my Hudson Valley listing. The caliber of the people who responded was very high. My daughter recommended I use Listings. I was not familiar with it. Thank you so much for such an incredible service.

I found someone to sublet my room recently and everything is going great! I appreciate the professionalism, reliability, and ever since I was told about your company it is the only one I use when looking to fill rooms in my apartment. Thank you for everything!

Listings Project actually helped us find the place that in our gut is the perfect home for our new family! Thank you so much for your support and for this amazing tool that so many friends recommended. Much needed simplicity and warmth during this tumultuous time.

I have been following your listing for over a year and it's become part of my morning Wednesday routine to peruse what's been curated over a cup of coffee. This past week, while searching for housing of my own, I was connected with a couple through your newsletter. Their gracious approach and mindfulness around financial hardships during COVID was incredibly refreshing. As a 30 yr old social work student, hustling around the clock to make my dream come true, I'm so grateful there are teams working to rectify our housing crisis during a pandemic. Thank you so much for making this possible.

Thank you so much! I LOVE everything you guys do! Thank you so much for being such a GREAT reliable resource for us all especially during the pandemic! This will be the second place I will rent through the listings project during the pandemic, so when I say you guys are life savers, I really mean it! Thank you for everything that you are and all you do!

Thank you for creating this service. It is like nothing I have used before - it really has made me feel like a person - the communication you provide has been a real tonic!

Hi Stephanie and team! I just wanna say I’m so happy you’re expanding! I love Listings Project and I’ve been a subscriber for many years. Thank you for all your work!!

Good news - I found a great person to take the apartment that came via your site. Thanks, this is the 2nd time in a row I’ve had success with Listings Project.

I was so happy to find you and as a result, be able to host a lovely couple of artists from Canada and their kids who were wanting to experience NY over New Years and not break the bank. I lost my only child a few years ago and it was extra special for me to be able to leave goodies for the kids plus my favorite museum gift shop purchase: the adventure walk deck of cards for them to enjoy exploring NY as a family.

I hope this year is wonderful for you. Thanks again for doing what sometimes may feel like a thankless job!

Hi there! I love Listings Project--I cannot wait to browse your listings in all locations every Wednesday morning with my cup of coffee. I found my studio apartment through you, and love the way Listings Project has entered the real estate market.

Your list helped me make a lot of friends, and it helped me be safe and have a safe, beautiful, and warm home for 8 years in the big bad NYC. Thank you so much.

Someone from the list is staying with me now and as always, is a lovely person. I admire how you "went big", but somehow are able to keep the quality of people. Everyone I've ever met through Listings Project has become a friend.

We’ve gotten a kind of overwhelming response to the ad - at least 55 people. Wow! I think we’re going to find someone good.

I was extremely happy that I found your service. I met some genuinely lovely people that I had much in common with. I will 100% use this service again when I need to rent out my space. Thank you so much =)

Thank you. I LOVE Listings Project!

I wanted to thank you again for your help with my listing of our apartment last Tuesday. The response was overwhelming- I think we are over 75 people as of this afternoon. We rented the apartment by the end of the first day of showing, Friday. I wanted to let you know that I am still responding to all the folks I couldn’t get to. So many lovely and well qualified applicants. You are clearly running a much-needed service. Thank you again.

I simply love Listings Project and have found several very cool roommates who are sure to be lifelong friends!

Listings Project is Fantastic! I received so many responses for our room for rent and mostly from very possible people! I am spreading the LP word all over the place, especially to friends in Europe where I’m from. Thank you for the best site!

I wanted to say how grateful I am for your website. I found it yesterday and signed up and was able to review the most recent newsletter. It was easy and transparent and I am looking forward to seeing the newest newsletter tomorrow. What a wonderful service you are providing! Thank you very much.

I did receive some GREAT replies from my last listing (including someone who is interested in trading a workspace and living arrangement for a performance, which would be a great arrangement).

Thanks! As usual, I found a great subletter for August via Listings Project!! I always appreciate this network!

We had an incredible experience using Listings Project. We had over 20 requests to sublet our apartment while we traveled for a year. The woman we chose turned out to be a godsend and is now a good friend. She took great care of our place and was extremely communicative and reliable. It eased our worries while we were away and it made our transition back home to Brooklyn easier. We are so grateful for Listings Project and will continue to recommend it to all of our friends and family.

Thank you so much for the sweet email. I love being a part of this project, it’s truly is something special.

I just wanted to thank you and Listings Project for existing! After 2 weeks on other sites, which cost twice as much, and yielded no serious applicants, we got about 15 great interested people from you guys in 24 hours and rented our Bed-Stuy apartment right away. Thanks again!

Great news, I now have a signed sublease for a wonderful summer rental that came from my last post on the Listings Project newsletter. You were so incredibly sweet to advise me about writing the text so that it most effectively communicated an appropriate amount of information about who I am, my unusual situation and the kind of space I needed. This is fun rental for the summer, so as the end of summer nears, I will be using Listings Project again to find a new work / live rental with lease lasting a year or two. Thank you so much for your kindness!!! Have a great summer.

I am new to your site. I just moved to New York from San Francisco. Each week I await with bated breath for your post of a new batch of lovely and curated opportunities for a sublet or rental space. I have yet to find my “forever “ home but think I have a good shot at a sublet. Which will work perfectly as I get settled. Your site has been so easy to navigate and knowing your involvement and vetting the applicants that are renting or subletting etc... provides another layer of a sense of security.
Thank you.

I want to say to you and Stephanie how much we love LP!! Consistently high caliber of inquiries. Just the best!

I love the listings. Thank you for this project, it's only been a short time for me with it but because it includes places outside of NYC / LA, from my perch in SF, I'm able to see other places as possible future homes & thus different futures.

Stephanie, I first found out about Listings Projects from my parents and aunt who all work in the arts and are familiar with your work. When I decided to move to NYC last year, I solely used the Listings Project to look for an apartment because the quality of spaces are so high, and other sites are filled with scams. I took a leap of faith and moved into a lovely apartment in the East Village. I didn't know and had not spoken to any of the women prior to moving in, but I couldn't have dreamed up a more ideal move. The four of us get along so well––one of the women has become my closest friend in NYC, which made my transition even smoother––and we have all decided to resign the lease together for another year :) Just wanted to take a moment to say thank you! I recommend everyone to your website!

I love Listings Project! It’s been the best way to find new roomies.

Thank you very much. Thank you to you all. Because of you guys, I always find great guests to stay in my cottage.

I've been posting on your website a few times already and I just found someone that looks like a great fit for the room I'm renting. Thank you so much for providing us such a good platform for finding and renting nice places.

Just FYI, I have met the most wonderful people through this listing service and will never go anywhere else to rent my studio. It’s been such a game changer for me to find people I can really trust watch my space.

I must say that everybody who replied appreciated an apartment with lots of nice details, was unfailingly nice, and showed up for their viewing appointment. To me it is the right group of people to be advertising to.

I’m so excited to be a part of the community. Many thanks for creating it!

Thank you Stephanie. I have recommended your list to several people with apartments and they are all amazed at the response when they post. It's a wonderful site and a great service.

Thank you SO much! Everyone I know raves about your list, how they found so many wonderful connections through this site. I am eager to check it out as I get settled in.

My head is spinning. The ad came out at 8:00 am and the room was rented 6 hours later.

I love Listings Project! I scour it every Wednesday - sometimes to actually look for a new living or studio situation, but mostly just to dream about those possibilities the world over.
Thank you! Keep being fabulous!

Just wanted to let you know how thrilled we were with the Listings Project. We had over 20 requests for viewings in the first 24 hours, and fit in 10 showings between the email blast on Wednesday morning and Thursday night, and by Friday the apartment was rented! I can’t believe how fast it was. Because it was so quick, we were able to not lose a whole month rent!
Thank you again!

Just wanted to let you know I love your newsletter! After being a subscriber for 2 years I've FINALLY decided to make the move and move to NYC this April or before! I hope to find a listing on your newsletter that is perfect for me. I know I will.
Thank you for doing this and for being amazing =)

I love using Listings Project. I’ve found the best person this summer and I have been suggesting it to so many people around me. Thank you for the great work and for creating this safe community for us!

Hi; I used your site while I searched for my permanent NYC apartment. It was a great experience – even the folks I didn’t end up renting from were so nice.

Listings Project has made my experience of moving to NYC a hundred times better than it otherwise would have been. Having access to a vetted list of renters made everything way better. Thanks again.

Thanks also for all the time, energy & effort that goes into making Listings Project so useful.

I have always had the best fortune finding nice, reliable and interesting subletters with Listings Project!

We just concluded our first week of posting on Listings Project and let me tell you it's been an amazing experience. Not just due to the fact that we rented the apartment within a couple of days in our asking price, but the fact we met dozens(!) of interesting people, each one perfectly suited to live with, and we are picky :).
Send my big congratulations to Stephanie for an amazing and game changing service.

I got many great inquiries to my listing and sublet my place quite quickly! Thanks so much for this service and providing a sane platform for apartment listings : )

Thank you all! We have received the most feedback from your site of all the places we've listed. And all of the folks have been very good candidates.

My fiancé and I found our dream apartment on Listings Project! We were so burned out on real estate after a terrible experience with our previous lease - giant broker fees, a negligent landlord, a poorly maintained building. We thought we would never be able to afford a good home in NYC. But a friend told me about Listings Project, and after checking my email every Wednesday morning for a few months, one day, like magic, there it was. A beautiful space at an incredibly fair monthly rent, with homeowners who clearly care about the building and their tenants. I reached out right away, and within a few days, we had signed the lease. It has been the most pleasant experience from beginning to end - we genuinely can’t believe our luck. Forever grateful to the Listings Project. It’s a fantastic resource!

I just wanted to let you know that I had a really great experience using Listings Project and was able to fill 3 out of 3 bedrooms I was looking fill, in just a couple weeks. Thanks for the help, I will be sure to continue using in the future, and spread the word to others.

A huge thank you for your help - you sincerely brighten my day! MERCI for creating Listings Project and bringing a great community together. One year ago I met Alexandra through my post on Listings, we were roommates for a few months and became true friends, supporting each other creative passion and inspiring each other. I feel very lucky to have met her, so big thank you to you and your team.

Thanks to you and the rest of the team for such a great service! Listing with you guys generated a lot of response for us, which was so helpful.

I need to express my gratitude for helping me find the perfect place to move myself and my studio to. I never dreamed of being able to stay in the neighborhood I’ve lived in for 30 years, but Listings Project made it a reality. I have been signed up for my weekly e-mails for a few years, starting out looking for studio space. That became a search for a space that I can work but also live in. One morning in late April this space popped up and I went for it. I love that your site caters to the wider community of artists and creatives and that listings come directly from owners and tenants. It makes the whole process so much more personal, less costly and less anxiety producing.

I can’t recommend you highly enough - you make living and working in New York City a real possibility.
Thank you for being there.

PS - I attached snapshots of my Printmaking Presses being set up by Suitcasepress in my new space. It is a large one bedroom with lots of storage space - instead of a living room I now have a studio - and a balcony off my bedroom. So happy.

I just wanted to tell you that we have had a great experience so far with our person we are renting from that we found on your site. There are so many scammers out there and your website has restored my faith in mankind!
Would not hesitate to recommend or use Listings Project again!
Thank you!

Always appreciating what you guys do. It's the only reliable source for renting these days. It's so different now than back in the day (early 2000s) when I had a place on the Lower East Side.

I have gotten my best tenants from Listings Project over all other listings I have tried. My go to listing used to be Craigslist, until it was ruined by the realtors hacking their phone numbers into my ads, falsely reporting my ads to get them deleted, or just spamming the site.

Just wanted to say hello and thank you, once again, we were able to find great tenants. Have a great day and keep up the amazing work!!!

Thank you. I’ve been reading the list now for about three months and it has been a beacon of hope and humanity as we start to look into moving, subletting, and maybe buying one day. Glad to now try out listing. Thank you for this great project.

Listings Project is an amazing platform - so big thank you. I had the chance to meet incredible, creative people through my post on your platform, I hope it will continue :)

THANK YOU for Listings Project. When I first started coming to New York for summer art programs finding a place to stay was the hardest part of the problem. For the past three years I've used Listings Project and it has made finding a summer space not only easy but enjoyable. Every year I have a bit of worry that "maybe it won't be so simple this time", but every year it is just that simple. Listings Project works. It is full of great people who together provide the best possible answer for artists in need of space in New York. Thank you for creating and continuing to manage this wonderful service, and thank you to everyone who uses it for participating.

I appreciate your excellent project. Thanks to your listings, I found an affordable short term studio rental in central San Francisco this summer. It's perfect for a Bay Area series I'll be working on!

I just wanted to say thank you to you guys! We were able to get our apartment rented in less than 2 weeks, to wonderful tenants. We met so many great people in the process also. What a great service! Much gratitude.

This is just a note to Stephanie to say I have absolutely the best roommate ever from your list and your list alone. She is an angel!! Thank you so much.

Amazing! Thanks so much for your quick replies. I also want to mention that I found my current apartment from Listings Project and not only do I love my place, but my roommate and I get along swimmingly. Keep up the good work!

I found a wonderful tenant to take over my lease. Thank you so much for your help and also for this service. Avoiding the nightmare of other services certainly made this process so much more palpable. The new tenant is super psyched and I’m so happy that he doesn’t have to pay a broker’s fee like I did!
Keep up the great work.

We love knowing that you guys screen through weekly postings and make sure that they are legit. We have met the best people through our posts with you. Thanks again for all your help!

Thank you for taking the time to read each listing. There's something reassuring about knowing real people vet the entries. I believe we're stronger as a community of creatives that way. Cheers.

I love Listings Project. I found my current studio on it and the apartment I’m currently posting the room for. Both places are out of this world. I couldn’t have found them without your list and the amazing network you’ve created. Thank you.

I’ve met wonderful people via Listings Project. It’s a godsend with excellent energy. I made a lovely friend in my neighborhood through one listing and we’re having a blast getting to know each other. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I used Listings Project to find my painting studio --- and in doing so, found my studio mate! We've shared ideas re: work and life and how we are navigating the art world in New York City today. We've created a crit circle of women who met in our studio last month - a salon we plan to continue.

I credit Stephanie's list with sound listings I trust and great people I've met over the years.

All best!

I was able to secure one of your fantastic listings with my roommate! I am moving to New York from Los Angeles, and while I enjoy New York's charms, I wasn't looking forward to the almost certain prospect of losing access to outdoor space (and space in general!). I'm happy to report that I will be moving into the Brooklyn apartment of my dreams, complete with backyard! Thanks for the great listings. I'm really excited about my new home!

I’ve been a part of the list for over 4 years now and after I got married, it was time for me and my husband to start anew with our dog in a comfortable, quiet and homey apartment. We found an incredible place owned by lovely people that even came with some space for our pooch. Now we really feel like we’re ready to begin a new and exciting journey together. Thank you for the community you’ve built and continue to support.

I had a very stressful hunt for a roommate this season. I knew Listings Project would be part of my search because it was really helpful a year ago, but once again it was just one of the mix in my search. Well this year, it rescued me, sending me multiple, wonderful candidates. Next go round I am putting all of my eggs in the Listing Project basket because it has been so worthwhile. Thanks for creating a tremendous service.

Through Listings Project I was able to almost immediately find the perfect apartment, the perfect roommate, in the perfect location for the perfect price in NYC. I am so excited for this new chapter and am truly grateful for everyone at Listings Project. Thank you!!

I was really dreading the process of moving and looking on an array of listings websites I was dismayed by the lack of suitable options. Everything was either outside of my budget or in an undesirable neighborhood. Usually both. A friend introduced me to Listings Project where I quickly saw a variety of great-looking apts. I was easily able to set up a few viewings and ended up choosing the very first apt that I saw. Couldn’t have been more simple and my new roommates are a perfect match. Thank you!

After advertising on your list for a monthly stay, we received an offer from a super sweet women to housesit her apartment on the top floor of a century-old old wooden villa by the sea in the South of Brooklyn, in a neighborhood called Sea Gate. We had no idea of this place and couldn’t have enjoyed it more, living so close by the ocean and seeing it from our window was something we never considered possible in New York. The owners of the villa became our friends, and we will definitely return there. It’s amazing how your listings connect people!
Many thanks for doing what you do.
Keep rocking.

I just need to tell you that the quality of people who came to visit my apartment through the listings project was superb. Thank you so much for making this process easy and as stress free as subletting in NYC can be!

I just have to tell you how much Listings Project helped me out the last couple years. I went through a rather rocky period (divorce), and I was able to find two amazing sublets through LP. I am now leaving NYC, but I just want you to know that I recommend LP to everyone who is looking for an apt. There's nothing like it out there. Keep up the good work and remember that you are doing something important for A LOT OF PEOPLE!!!

Because I subscribed to your Listing Project Newsletter, my husband and I were able to find a safe, decent and centrally located apartment for our 21 year-old daughter in Brooklyn. The young lady renting the apartment is only a year older than my daughter and they both played collegiate volleyball (so they had that in common). My daughter is a graduate student at NYU and I cannot tell you the angst I went through trying to find her a good location and a safe place to live while she attends college. Thank goodness for your newsletter! The other rental housing websites were not panning out for us, and it was tough trying to look for something long distance (we don't live in the NYC area). So thank you for your publication!

I am writing to express my gratitude to you and all you've done for me throughout my times here in the city...the good times and the hard times! Mostly during the hard times. I almost feel I should poor my heart out on this page, however some how I feel you get it without my having to do so.

However, I would like to share just a bit. When I first moved to NYC 6 years ago, I did not know a single soul! I decided to make this change upon a whim after switching careers over 10 years ago (from Vice President of Human Resources to a creative). There were times when I felt on the verge of homelessness, until the spaces I found through your listings came through for me, and were by far the best times. I have maintained friendships with those individuals who opened their homes.

Aside from the living spaces you connected me to, I also found a creative space to work out of on Listings Project when my computer was stolen from my apt (a non-listing project apt) during my first year in NYC! Hard times for sure!

It's been a long and rough journey here, but throughout it all, I always knew you were there and would help me through my transitions. Yes, I am in tears right about now.. tears of joy.
Now I have my own lease and am searching for a responsible roommate, whom I hope to find through you!

Thanks again!

We found our current apartment because of your list. Thank you for knowing such groovy people!