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Work · July 27, 2016

Joinery.nyc

Connect with outgoing tenants instead of brokers.

Joinery.nyc launched on July 27, 2016 with 119 votes, #309 of 3,671 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

In plain words

Joinery.nyc is a rental platform that connects renters directly with outgoing tenants rather than brokers. The site helps users find apartments in its network and earn cash back rebates when signing new leases. It targets renters looking to streamline the apartment-hunting process and reduce costs associated with traditional broker-based rentals.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Don’t just move in. Move forward. Lighthouse is the real estate site that puts renters first. Earn up to $1,000 cash back on your next lease.

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