I'd jump out a window if I had to live with 18 people.

Complete with weird, moldy shit in the communal refrigerator (mine once contained a partially-dissected octopus from the biology lab) and drunk people vomiting all night in the communal bathroom (that would have included me, unfortunately). Like I'd want to go back to those days...

Isn't that worth a bit of mold in the fridge?

Frankly, I think this will be something used by people newly arriving in town who need a short-term rental while they look for something permanent (it's cheaper than a sleazy hotel room) or those whose girlfriends have kicked them out and have yet to find a new living situation. It doesn't sound like a permanent "community."

I know it sounds outrageous, but month to month and housekeeping will be appealing to some people.

It's clean and roomy. I have seen dumps in NYC that go for more than that. It might be tough if you got stuck with some horrible roommates, however.

I was thinking the kitchen, dining, living room and bathrooms were communal.

This wouldn't be half bad if they had included private baths with the bedrooms — you can't beat month-to-month if you need to make a move.

Many New Yorkers aren't home most of the time anyway, and as long as they have someone to do the cleaning that would take care of the worst part of living with other people.

how long can humans take this crap ?

And that's only if the place is full.

I would personally NEVER want to live in that neighborhood. Certainly I wouldn't pay $1,800/month to live with roommates.

Actually, it just occurred to me right now - part of the reason people live like that is that they either don't have a driver's license, or else they don't have a car.

Just like this. I did it once, on a smaller scale, just 6 people in one house. It was nightmarish on many levels.

But then I hate people, so there's that.