Furnished BR + Private BA + FREE utils w/ 36M

Tell me what it’s missing… I’ll wait.

Yooo! I'm renting out my 2nd bedroom in an apartment on Roosevelt Island. It's a spacious renovated apartment with: hardwood flooring, full kitchen, living/dining room, in-unit laundry, lots of light, has a great view of Manhattan, and no adjoining neighbours! The building is conveniently located in “the canyon” just ~9 minutes walk (or ~5 minutes free bus) from the subway (F train - 1 stop to Lexington Av/63 St or 2 stops to Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av), the RI tram (to 60 St-2 Av), and the NYC Ferry (Astoria route). It’s also very close (~13 minutes walk or ~7 minutes free bus) to Cornell Tech.

The available room comes furnished with: a queen bed; nightstand and lamp (with smart bulb); a 40” Roku TV; and a huge closet (with a built-in organiser); a sit-stand desk, another lamp (with smart bulb), ergonomic chair, and 27” monitor for your WFH needs. The room gets good natural light from the north. You'll have your own private bathroom with a bathtub/shower, and all of the utilities are included as well!

The building has full-time doormen, multiple laundry rooms, a bike room, and a package room. There’s also an option to subscribe to our gym & indoor pool.

The logistics:
- Rent: $1,950.00 per month (due every 25th)
- Security deposit: equivalent to one month's rent
- Utilities: Included
- Shortest lease term: 3 months
- Application fee: $25.00
- No pets allowed (service animals okay!)
- No combustible smoke or hard drugs (building rules)

A little bit about myself:
I'm a 36 year-old guy working in cloud tech and founding a startup, with a friendly 12 year-old service dog. I work mostly from the living room on the weekdays in spurts and am usually home. I may go in to an office up to 10 days per month. I do sometimes travel deeply, so when I’m gone, it might be for up to a month each time (rent credit if you can watch my dog!). I enjoy technology, dogs, emo/pop punk/indie rock/indie pop music, eating out at restaurants, quiet bars, stand-up comedy (especially crude humour), deep conversations, talking with or hanging out with my friends, and have some special interests in medical science, law, urban planning, social policy, and human rights. I'm not big on anything visual (like TV or movies or art), know anything about sports or exercise, but I do enjoy a good beer and a decent walk to explore the area.

What I'm looking for in a housemate:
- I’m 36, so around my age?
- Open to all genders/sexes/sexual orientations
- We MUST have some common interests
- Must love dogs!!!
- Sociable (no hermits!)
- Communicates well with neurodivergent people
- Left-leaning political & sociological mindsets
- Clean and tidy (keep your mess in your room!)
- Willing to share your food (from time to time; if you’re already cooking)
- Willing to pop round the pub for a pint or two every so often

I've lived with various people before, so I'm pretty easygoing. As long as you: are clean like me, don't hide in your room when you’re home, didn’t vote for Trump, we should get along well.

Bonus points if you: think Linux/*nix are the better OSes, don’t trust any political officer, socialism isn’t a scary word to you, agree that men shouldn’t make decisions for women, believe that travelling to Mexican resorts doesn’t really count as travelling

I'm looking to create a warm environment, not just share a living space, as “this is a home, not a hostel!”

If you're interested, please message me with a bunch of cool information about yourself, and then we can book a video call or physical meeting. We must see first if we'd be a good fit together! The rental application will include a background check for: credit, criminal history, evictions, and income, and a lease between us must be signed.