Housing Works Thrift Shop

Great shop to find little knick-​knacks to decorate around the house! I always find nice frames, vases, and dishes at this location. In addition, there is a decent selection of clothing, however it is a little overpriced in my opinion ($ 15 – 20 women’s sweaters). They also have furniture, books, CDs, and jewellery

An A+ thrift store. The furniture is a little on the expensive side as far as thrift store furniture goes, but all of their pieces are beautiful and in extremely good condition. Their denim section is stocked with designer brands like Paige, J Brand, True Religion ($ 25), and Levis ($ 15). I bought a bunch of cheap frames from the front left section. The staff is very helpful and attentive. If you are a student do not forget your student ID on Tuesday’s, you get a discount!

Solid selection and a better concept than most.

If Macklemore has taught me anything, it’s that thrift stores are always awesome.
Now picture a thrift store that’s actually nice. High end designer brands and good furniture.
I became a member when buying a couch (it was 30% off your first member purchase which made it totally worth becoming a member).
Along with the first purchase discount, members get 25% in Sunday and other perks (10% off all June, special events and early entrance). And it all goes to a good cause.
My whole apartment is furnished by housing works!

Very nice and well organised thrift store. Staff are helpful. Mostly clothes and jewelery but ten to twelve furniture items and kitchen items. The online auctions seem to be easy to use. Will continue to come here to browse for useful household items.

The 3 stars are for all housing works and not just this one. prices have gone up crazily in a couple of years. Yes, there are some designer finds which are still relatively well priced, but nothing that low-​middle class can afford like it was before. Most SECOND HAND designer shoes are $ 75, dresses $ 75, coats $ 75, regardless of the item’s conditions. I’ve even found Zara and H&M stuff for up to $ 50, which is absurd. And now all prices seem to be standard everywhere. It feels like a different kind of business, where tax deductible charity is becoming a lucrative and slightly elitist business. «Do you want designer stuff used and donated by rich people? You better have some bucks. Otherwise go thrifting elsewhere.»

I always pass by this store and finally took the initiative to take a peek during Christmas break. I was able to find a wide array of stuff and best of all the prices were amazing!
The staff are amazing and helpful! I actually lost my scarf at the store and could not find it (most likely someone grabbed it thinking it was for sale). The kind man at the cashier told me he will keep a look out for it and to write my name and number down. I thought my scarf was a goner! BUT an hour later I receive a call… It was my scarf!
Plus I bought a Ted Baker dress for $ 20…total deal!

Best shop of it’s type in the hood.

There one big thing wrong with this store – MOTHS. They have had a moth problem for several years now, up to and including on the very day of their August 2014 reopening after their renovation. I have seen moths fly out of the shirts as I move them along the racks. I have seen them perched on a pair of pants I’m trying on in the new dressing rooms. It’s great that they’ve improved the interior, but they should have treated the moth problem before doing the renovation and reopening. I really do not want to buy clothes here only to bring moths home with me!

I love housing works, many people go there for furniture, clothes, knick knacts, but I go there for paintings. This location is kinda of a pain to get to but once inside it’s marvelous. this is probably the biggest housing works that I’ve been to.

I really don’t want to tell anyone about this place. How about this $ 1000.00 Hugo Boss suit mint– $ 14.00!!! Banana Republic leather jacket $ 30.00 plus much more. Clean well organized — best price with cleanliness I’ve seem in the city. They’re are a bunch of new (with tags) or gently worn items. Plenty of room to navigate. Highly recommend for great deals on formerly medium to higher priced new and gently worn garments.

I’ve been coming to this thrift store since I was 16 (!!), and it hasn’t changed much over the years, which is fine. It’s a clean, well-​cared-​for store, which is always appreciated, and there are some great treasures if you get lucky. Their furniture is always nice, but, as others mentioned previously, it’s usually already sold or only available through silent auction.
There’s a large selection of women’s and men’s clothes, pretty well-​organized, but the prices are higher than I’d like to pay for new-​ish clothes. You have to sort through a lot of $ 10 Forever21 castoffs before you find that perfect cashmere sweater or cute dress. They also have a ton of shoes for good prices, everything in decent condition. Their book selection is actually my favorite part of the store — I always end up leaving with a few of their well-​priced books, and you can even find some old/​rare ones once in a while.
I’ve purchased countless things from this HW location and have always been satisfied. There are quite a few other (cheaper) thrift stores in the area, but this one is a great place to check out anyway.

It’s a hit or miss, like all thrift shops. It’s clean and well organized in this thrift shop.
We’ve stop by quite a few times. One day we found a red LL Bean computer bag for $ 15. I said to my BF, «Grab It!» The guy before us saw the bag but made a mistake of leaving it on the rack. After we grabbed the bag, the guy who first saw it was stalking us through the store hoping we would put it down. I think the guy stalking us, completely convinced my BF to buy it.
So the first lesson when going to Housing Works: if you like something, GRAB IT!
Second lesson: if someone has something you want, don’t make it obvious you want! It makes them want to keep it more! Stay close but pretend you’re looking at something else. Works for me most of the time.
The items in the front window are auction items which you can bid for on their website. I find the auction items over priced.

If you have 5 – 10 minutes to spare take a cruise inside.
You may fine valuable treasures beyond your wildest dreams!
I found me a LL Bean soft briefcase/​computer bag, look almost brand new for $ 15; retails for $ 69-​ish.
Woohoo!
There are a lot of stuff to browse.
My GF saw some really nice handbags.

I used to volunteer here years ago, and got some real duds coming in through the donation line. Therefore, the stuff you see has already been «curated,» thankfully, as I once got some nearly empty shampoo bottles and other half-​used personal care items donated by a very self-​congratulatory mother and son. Oh, there was also the time a young professional couple dropped off some greasy pots and pans … with food still in it. So nasty!
The online auction sales are a lose-​lose situation, as the prices are sooo jacked up.
This location has some pretty awesome furniture finds I have to say. However, having also donated furniture myself many times, one of the pick-​up guys is super rude. He actually came into my co-​op with his filthy shoes, lack of deodorant, while shooting me scornful looks, and complained that I should have dusted beforehand. Ha! I was giving away a designer daybed I bought from the same location 2 years before for $ 800.
At least it goes to charity. I think.

This might be the best thrift shift on Thrift Shop Lane. I was impressed with the quality of the clothes and the furniture. A few big items weren’t in the best condition, but compared to some other places they could’ve been much worse off.
It seems like my entire collection of 90’s music is available for 99 cents here, which makes me happy (to increase my collection, duh) and makes me sad, «C’mon, Man! Urge Overkill is worth WAY more than 99 cents!!».
Overall, It’s a great option if you’re looking for something specific, or totally random but not crappy.

A better-​than-​average Housing Works. A bigger-​than-​average HW too.
Highlights are furniture (I saw both futuristic and gothic-​revival on the same day), books (quality-​wise, anyway), and shoes (a lot, and designer-​heavy selection).
Housewares is the only section that seemed subpar.
I found the surroundings to be perfect for browsing: attractive, tidy, and spacious.

This was another thrift store I stopped by while in NYC. I loved the furniture they had in here, wish I could bring them home. There’s a good selection of men and women clothing as well as a small selection of houseware.
I bought some jewelry here but the prices were higher than the City Opera Thrift Store even though I loved them.
The space is nicely laid out and what I like the best is the thrift stores in NYC doesn’t smell like the ones here in southern California.
I did see this handbag but they wanted several hundred dollars for it which I thought was VERY pricey!

Today I hit the whole bunch of thrift shops on 23^rd St and this one was my favorite by far! I was only looking at the clothes and accessories and I did find some nice things (unfortunately they didn’t fit right so I didn’t buy them.)
I feel like this was the only thrift shop that I really felt comfortable in. The crowd was not overwhelming, the racks were well-​organized, and the dressing rooms were easily accessible. It was a chill, no-​stress shopping adventure. And while some things were definitely over-​priced, there were plenty of bargains and a lot of the skirts were just $ 5. Plus, it seems like they’re always having some sale or another.

Their selection here is one of the best I’ve seen in a Housing Works in Manhattan. This store is pretty big, with racks of clothing for both men and women. Oh, and the shoes! So many shoes.
I’m a bit disappointed that Housing Works jacks up the prices a lot for designer labels. I know, I know, the proceeds go to charity and whatnot, so sometimes I am willing to pay for the higher-​priced items if it’s something I really like, but I don’t think I can call this store in particular «thrift» anymore! It’s definitely the most expensive thrift store in this area, but it does have the nicest labels. With that being said, some of the prices I saw for the designer labels rivaled that of a consignment store, in my opinion. I saw some beautiful Diane von Furstenberg dresses but they were all going for $ 125. Dolce and Gabanna white jacket, $ 160. Maybe I’m too cheap, but I wasn’t expecting to pay more than $ 100 for these items in a thrift store…
But if you’re not interested in labels, there are lots of other items for your consideration that are still in great condition and are really cute. Unfortunately, you won’t find too many $ 5 items here anymore (especially if it’s not sale season) — so expect to pay $ 10-​$ 25 for things like skirts, sweaters, blouses.
Their shoe prices are pretty reasonable — a lot of the high end designer labels (Manolo, Prada) were still going for like $ 40, which is not bad! I did purchase a cute Rebecca Taylor polka skirt for $ 40.
Anyway, I’ll come back to this Housing Works. Hopefully I can come back during one of their sales, because a $ 50 DvF dress? In a size 0 (which I can never find)? Ok, yea, then I’ll take it.