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- I recently visited Portland, Maine, for the first time and toured three luxury apartment buildings .
- I toured one-bedroom apartments at The Armature, The Casco, and Nightingale apartment complexes.
- The apartments had luxury amenities that made me want to leave my home in New York City.
Ever since I was a teenager, I idolized Carrie Bradshaw’s New York City apartment and worked hard to eventually be able to call this city home.
In many ways, I’ve made that dream a reality — I’m a working writer and have lived in a classic brownstone in Brooklyn, New York, for three years.
But I often wonder if other cities can compete with New York in terms of price, especially since I live with two roommates and would love to eventually live on my own…