Literati Group Housing LLC was founded by Ed Siu 4 years ago with one very important goal in mind: Literati Group wants to provide long-term solutions to the lack of affordable housing in the New York metropolitan area.

A real estate tech start-up company, Literati Group Housing in LIC, is one of the most innovative companies of its kind. It's no surprise that Ed, founder and President, considers the great Robert Moses to be one of his role models.

Based in Astoria and Long Island City, Literati Group LLC, offers fully furnished roommate housing with flexible lease terms and rents that are highly affordable. And when they says affordable, they mean just that. Their rooms range from $950 to $1.400. You won't find rents like that anywhere in Astoria or LIC which are where the company's 110 rooms are based. If you are a grad student, intern or young professional who has been frustrated in your search for affordable housing options , then you simply must get to know the  bright and energetic team over at Literati Group Housing.

When a city has as much to offer as does New York, it's no wonder that people from all over the world want to live here and enjoy the NYC experience. Unfortunately, when a city is as popular as New York, demand for housing all too often exceeds supply. This is particularly true where college students, recent grads and young professionals are concerned. For these young men and women who are just starting out in life, the challenge of finding affordable housing are almost insurmountable. When neighborhoods become chic and trendy, rents do tend to rise. That's just the nature of things in an active real estate market. But that doesn't mean that  we have to accept the status quo.

Convenience is very important to New Yorkers. We all have busy lives. So you will be delighted to know that all of Literati's buildings and units have been carefully chosen to be within a ten minute walk from the nearest subway station. Ed Siu personally walks and measures the distance himself, whenever the company adds a new building or unit to their inventory. At Literati, they personalize the roommate matching process in a way that brings together individuals who have similar educational backgrounds, professional aspirations and goals. You are not just thrown into an uncomfortable situation where you end up sharing an apartment with people who you have nothing in common with.

Literati is co-living with a purpose. The folks at Literati have carefully built a close-knit personal and professional community. Students, interns and professionals, from all six continents have called a Literati apartment home, reflecting the diversity that New York is famous for.

 
Founder Ed Siu and his colleagues have forged relationships with some of the city's most respected  universities and institutions. Literati is listed as an off-campus housing option on sites such as NYU, Brown and Columbia as well as international organizations like the United Nations and the Clinton Foundation.

Nowadays, applying for an apartment at a typical realtor's office has gotten as complicated as trying to obtain a mortgage for a house. Thankfully, red tape and endless reams of paperwork is not going to be a problem for you at Literati. Unlike other companies, they manage and operate their own hospitality portfolio of rooms and apartments.
In addition to not hitting you with any broker fees or hidden costs, the application process at Literati is extremely fast from start to finish. Customized proposals are offered to all applicants and their leasing and vetting process is simple, straightforward and efficient. All leases are digitally signed. What could be easier?

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Prior to meeting your potential roommates in person, Literati offers you the chance to Skype with him or her. You also have the opportunity to Skype with your Literati account executive, whenever you need to. One of the things that Ed Siu is most proud of is the company's commitment to customer service by investing in sophisticated property management software which streamlines  hospitality metrics, as well as ongoing tenant requests and issues.

Literati has partnered with a wide array of carefully screened professionals who have years of experience in their respective field. These on-call problem solvers include supers, electricians, exterminators, plumbers and painters. By utilizing this state of the art software, Literati is better able to solve the day to day issues that are vitally important to you as a tenant.

 If you are a recent college graduate or a young foreign national who has recently landed a great job in New York, one of the major obstacles to finding the apartment of your dreams is a lack of credit. Most realtors won't even work with prospective tenants who lack the "perfect" set of credit credentials. Literati's creative and flexible approach to this problem sets them apart from the competition. Ed Siu and his team are on the move, working with major credit bureaus to provide foreign tenants and recent grads with the opportunity to build a solid credit history. How very refreshing and cool!

If you happen to be in the 20 to 35 age group, you are probably used to looking at the world in a slightly different light. Most likely, you tend to be forward thinking and you refuse to accept a business as usual approach to life. So why not work with a company that shares your dynamic vision ? You will feel comfortable in every way. As part of their ongoing expansion, Literati is seeking to forge relationships with investors, brokers, developers and landlords. Their community is ever-expanding.

If you fall into that increasingly large group of young New Yorkers who feel that living in one of the most expensive real estate markets in the nation, is getting to be too much of a challenge, then think again. When you have a company like Literati by your side, nothing is impossible. After all, Ed Siu and the Literati team have made a habit out of turning a negative into a positive when it comes to  re-defining access to affordable housing.

From the exciting world of high finance on Wall Street to cheering on your favorite team at Madison Square Garden; from  Times Square to the bright lights of Broadway and the culinary delights that can be found on Restaurant Row, there is, indeed, something for everyone in the city that never sleeps. And we're not just talking about the island of Manhattan, either, glamorous though it may be. NYC's boroughs have a great deal to offer in terms of entertainment, culture and restaurants, especially the trendy, buzzed-about borough of Queens.

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Home of the Kaufman Studios and the Museum of the Moving Image, the lively, hip neighborhood of Astoria has also become celebrated for its diverse array of restaurants and delicious cuisine. In order to find solutions to this ongoing urban housing crisis, it will take someone with vision, an innovator who is not afraid to take risks. Someone who is in the mold of master builder and urban planner, the legendary Robert Moses. Credited for revitalizing New York's infrastructure from the 1940's through the Seventies, Robert Moses has influenced several generations of entrepreneurs, civic planners and  realtors.