The 234 Apartment

Welcome to Curbed Comparisons , a column that explores what one can rent or buy for a set dollar amount in various cities across the U.S. In our recurring exploration of what the real estate market looks like in various major U.S. cities, we’ve already looked at what kind of home you can get for $250,000, $500,000, and $1 million. Now it’s time to turn our attention to rentals, starting with a middle-of-the-road rent of $1,500 a month. As you’ll see in the listings spotlighted below, $1,500 a month should be able to rent at least a comfortable one-bedroom in most cities. But of course, the inventory reduces to studios of various styles and conditions in both the notoriously expensive cities like New York and San Francisco, as well as increasingly in-demand places like Portland, Oregon. Take a closer look. Atlanta, GA 3 beds, 2 baths, 1,404 sq.ft. — Cute as a button, this petite house in Atlanta’s historic West End neighborhood comes newly renovated with hardwood floors , tiled bat...

The best restaurant cookbooks are like time capsules, preserving a moment, a feeling. That’s what this year’s stack of restaurant- focused books achieves — with variable levels of success. Don’t miss chef Wylie Dufresne ’s look back at wd~50 or the new two-volume set from NYC’s highly lauded experiential dining room Eleven Madison Park . Casual restaurants, from the Publican in Chicago to Juhu Beach Club in Oakland, also got the book treatment this year. Each collection stands alone as a testament to the hard work of a team pushing for one pristine goal. Cheers to the Publican: Recipes and Ramblings from an American Beer Hall Paul Kahan, Cosmo Goss, Rachel Holtzman Lorena Jones Books, September 19 Starting with the first time I ate at there, shortly after its opening in 2008, the Publican has been my favorite restaurant. It was an instantaneous love — the room, the food, a swirling feeling of commensality and broad-shouldered abundance. So for me, the promise of this book, Cheers t...