Renegade New York

Just moved to brooklyn from California and renegade made it so easy for me and my gf to find an apt close to my job in an awesome area! Fast and really helpful with everything.

I was looking for an apartment in Brooklyn for about 2 months before I’ve stumbled upon a vacancy by Renegade. While there were a few small hiccups in the process, its understandable since the housing market in NY is rather hectic. I worked with Gillian (who has the most terrific UK accent!) to secure the place, and she was the most patient with all of my inquiries and requests (I’m super picky). Overall I’m pretty happy with my new Brooklyn home and glad Renegade has helped me find it!

My experience with Renegade has been nothing short of great. Jinyen, the agent who was helping me was fantastic. She’s what you need in a realty agent: direct, patient and understanding. Jinyen had showed me two listings that didn’t work out but during those viewings, I felt comfortable with her and knew I wanted to work with her as she understood me and wanted to help me find the perfect space for me. I definitely recommend Jinyen and Renegade if you’re looking for a place.

Everyone hates moving, especially in NYC. The ladies at renegade were fantastic at helping me find exactly what I needed, and quickly. I looked at a ton of places and met with a ton of other brokers, but they were easily my favorite. I needed to move ASAP and probably would have ended up settling for some sub standard apartment because of how little time I had to search, but because of renegade I now live in the best apartment I’ve ever lived in in this city. I would recommend them to anyone I know.

I moved from New Zealand to New York a couple of weeks ago and dealt with Emily from renegade to find my new place. She was absolutely great and helped me find exactly what I was looking for. I would totally recommend renegade to all my friends and family :)

I had a wonderful experience with Renegade New York! Because of them I signed a lease for my dream apartment! I highly recommend them!
Friendly, professional and understanding. They have a great team of people and they wont stop looking for a place, until you are happy!
They went out of their ways and beyond to help with the process. Getting a place in New York can be overwhelming and I could not have done it without them!

I was in a huge bind as I had been approved for another apartment, but they left me without a place because a few applications had dropped out. I needed a spot ASAP because I was paying $ 100/​day to temporarily store my stuff, and Jinyen from Renegade was beyond helpful. She showed me places that made sense for my needs (I need a large room for a king size bed), and got me into an apartment within a few days without any issues. The staff at the Renegade office were very helpful as well and very responsive. Looking for apartments and the moving process in NY sucks hard, and Renegade made the process much better for me. Highly recommend them and Jinyen in particular!

Renegade New York really facilitates the search of finding and securing my apartment. The communication was ongoing and they were very responsive to any questions or concerns.
We are very pleased with the overall swift experience of our relocation, with the help from Renegade New York.

Renegade New York has been a great referral for friends and new friends. Everyone that I spoke to had a quick and smooth process.
They’ll be able to help you find your new home.

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I’ve decided to write this review as constructive criticism for those seeking business with Renegade. Here are the facts: 1.) Through a listing on Gypsy Housing, a facebook group dedicated to sublets and arts oriented folks looking for housing, I found my current apartment 2.) I was shown the apartment by an agent named Ben from Renegade (a company whose name was brought up much later in the paperwork process). Ben also happened to be the super here in the building 3.) After submitting my application fee and materials I was belatedly told (5 days later, mind you) that I needed to submit a guarantor form as well! 4.) After signing the «lease» and moving in I worked to switch the utilities over to my name but was informed by the city of New York and the building’s management company that Renegade had failed to process an actual lawful form of lease and therefore I was not on a lease with my money just out there in the ether. 5.) After calling and calling and e-​mailing for nearly a week and half between the management and Renegade I finally got the lease situation sorted out, with no efforts from Renegade (thankfully the management company was very responsible and communicative during this process) 6.) After trying to fill the 3^rd room of my flat, I introduced the prospective tenant to Ben (Renegade’s showing agent and my super) and Ben reportedly tried to steal money from him in the process of denying his application 7.) The prospective roommate and myself communicated the circumstance to the management company 8.) Ben, Renegade’s showing agent and my super, was evicted and the prospective tenant moved in.
We now live in this cool building, at a great location, with wonderful management, for a fair price. But Renegade as a company, if you can call it that, comes across as incredibly shady, incommunicative, and unprofessional. It’s difficult to explain but I felt that once I’d made my initial commitment to this process at any moment I could’ve been ripped off tremendously. This was my first New York lease so maybe it’s the case with all apartments. But between the unseeable Clark, who is the Charlie of the Charlie’s Angels of Brooklyn Real Estate, who processes all of the company’s paperwork (good luck trying to get him on the phone or meet him ever, or have him assist you after you’ve put down your money) and the shady showing agents who come into your room with 2 or 3 different parties unannounced, I would highly recommend finding a more reputable way into a living situation. The main end of their job is to finalize the lease, but that they never did. Instead they flaked out and made excuses and the management company had to swoop in and take care of it. Incredibly inconvenient and unnerving for something involving so much money. So if you are still thinking about working with Renegade, consider getting in touch with a landlord/​management company directly or shopping around for other showing agents.