Living Source Residential

I feel extremely lucky to have met Peter at Living Source Residential. He was a thorough professional, and also a wonderful person who is totally trustworthy.
I had to transfer my lease in a short period of time and it seemed like an impossible task but Peter changes that for me and not only did he help me find an excellent tenant of my lovely apartment but I gained a friend in the process as well.
I highly recommend working with Peter– he is a gem of a person and you will be in very safe hands. I’m sure he will do his best to help you with finding the perfect place for you or helping find the best tenants.

Searching for an apartment in NYC can be one of the most exhausting and shady processes. However, I was in very good hands with Michael Soward at Living Source.
Michael did his homework and took the time to show us apartments a) in our price range and b) in beautiful no fee buildings. I feel that the tendency with realtors is that they look at the highest you’re willing to spend, and then add $ 200. Not Michael. He showed us that even in Manhattan, we can live very well.
While we have not yet settled on a place, I plan to continue my hunt with the experts at Living Source. Highly recommended!

Living source made my move-​in experience very smooth and easy. They were highly attentive and listened to what I really needed and wanted in an apartment. They moved fast and were so thorough throughout the whole process. They really take the initiative to help their clients. I highly recommend Peter and Michael as they are knowledgeable about buildings in NYC. They are my favorite brokerage firm in NYC!

Nikki was amazing. We worked with several brokers for a week and Nikki honed in on just what we wanted and found our ideal place extremely quickly. Knowledgable and just a pleasure to work with. No doubt we will use her again.

Do not even get involved with this company… complete dishonesty and they’re running what seems to be a bait and switch operation… they post listings that don’t even exist… then refuse to answer any questions about the listings you actually inquire about… they have an excuse for everything, and will waste your time and energy… please don’t put your trust in these people… I had a horrible experience… stick with listings on streeteasy… much more reliable and accurate… these are the type of people whom give brokers a very bad reputation… they’re great brokers out there… however not at Living Sources Residential… very disheartening… please don’t use them… good luck… finding a home should be fun…

I’ve been looking for an apartment for a couple of months and I can say that the experience has not been great. And it continues with Living Source Residential. I dealt with Lukasz and he was not professional. I suppose I was asking too many questions, and that annoyed him because I got a short email stating that our ‘communication would come to a close’. Aren’t these people in the sales industry? I guess they don’t rely on commission, because why else would anyone be rude to a perspective client? Truly ridiculous.

It’s great that everyone else had such a positive experience but unfortunately my roommates and I had a very negative one with Morris. First off, he was kept showing us apartments that were out of our range. We started looking a little over a month before (so pretty early) and I would have understood if he had told us he didn’t have anything but looking at buildings that we clearly can’t afford seems like a waste of time. We did find one that would have been perfect, but turns out the building had horrible reviews from as recently as last year about bed bugs and rodents (not his fault obviously but I thought it was strange how he said bed bug online reports aren’t always accurate).
Unfortunately a few days later two of my roommates went downtown during the workday to see an apartment that he said was available. Turns out, it wasn’t. It was extremely unprofessional of him to send us down there when he didn’t have anything available and they waited over an hour while he basically acted like he was doing us a favor for even showing us apartments. Needless to say, we’ve moved on.
I wouldn’t recommend him but keep in mind this is only our experience.

I have worked with several brokers within New York but Morris Saadiyayev of Living Source Residential has been the most enjoyable. My roommate and I gave Morris a list of our preferences and he was able to set up appointments accordingly and quickly! He upholds a high sense of integrity when speaking about a particular unit or building. Morris is extremely knowledgeable of not only downtown but east village as well. His knowledge is so astounding he can provide great details of a unit based solely on its number. His rapid responses made it simple and stress free to sign a lease for a Financial District apartment building in less than 20 days.
I would highly recommend Morris to any person seeking an apartment downtown, such as the Financial District. He is sure to please any client with or without a broker fee.

I never write Unilocal reviews but had such a positive experience with Morris from LSR that I felt the need to spread the word. I’ve worked with some shady brokers in the past — there are tons of them out there — but it was clear that Morris is among the handful of honorable and reputable brokers. He was true to his word, didn’t over-​promise and was extremely patient throughout the whole process. He didn’t push me to sign anything that wasn’t right for me and he took me to see as many apartments as I needed to see. He was also extremely knowledgeable and was able to answer all of my questions regarding buildings in the Financial District. I would definitely work with him again and will be recommending him to all of my friends.

I highly recommend Kelvin Calix from Living Source Residential if you are looking for a knowledgeable, reliable, and honest broker. In my search for a Manhattan apartment, Kelvin made sure to accurately judge my living requirements, provide a good variety of housing options, and help me understand the process thoroughly.
Total turnaround from the time I met Kelvin to the time I was approved for the lease was 3 days. During that time, Kelvin was consistently helpful and did whatever he could to make the process as smooth as possible for me.