Search & Filter UX

The search experience that makes Nabe different from every other listing platform.
Thinking from every angle: renter, buyer, investor, agent, and app investor (pitch).

What's Broken on Every Other Platform

Pain Points (Zillow, StreetEasy, etc.)

✗ Can filter by price & beds but NOT by building quality, noise, or management
✗ No way to know if the building has responsive management until you move in
✗ Listings feel anonymous — no local expert context, just marketing copy
✗ "Quiet building" is unverifiable — no noise data, no resident reviews
✗ Bait-and-switch listings everywhere — no verification or trust signal
✗ Investors can't filter by cap rate, appreciation trend, or rental yield
✗ No community signal — you don't know if real people actually like living there
✗ Sort by "newest" or "price" — no quality-based sorting

What Nabe Does Differently

✓ Filter by Nabe Score — quality-based search nobody else has
✓ Filter by quiet score — verified by resident reviews + data
✓ Filter by management rating — landlord quality as a search criteria
✓ Agent-verified listings only — local expert added commentary
✓ "Buildings with reviews" — only show places with community data
✓ Commute-based search — "30 min from my office" not just radius
✓ Investor filters — cap rate, appreciation, rental yield
✓ Sort by Nabe Score — quality-first browsing
Screen 1
Listing Feed with Smart Filters
What you see when you tap the Listings tab. Filter chips at top, smart match banner, card feed below.
List View
Listings
List
Map
Rent
Price
Beds
Nabe 80+
Quiet
More
47 listings Nabe Score
3 new matches for you
Based on your saves and search history
View →
91
$3,800/mo
45 Green St, 2A · Greenpoint
1 bed · 1 bath · 720 sqft
Quiet 88 Agent verified
87
$4,200/mo
89 E 10th St, 3F · East Village
2 bed · 1 bath · 950 sqft
Smart match Agent verified
83
$2,900/mo
221 N 7th St, 1B · Williamsburg
Studio · 1 bath · 480 sqft
Quiet 85
72
$3,100/mo
88 Driggs Ave, 1A · Greenpoint
1 bed · 1 bath · 550 sqft
Agent verified
Key features: Rent/Buy toggle as first filter chip, Nabe Score filter (purple chip), "Smart match" banner learns from saves, sort by Nabe Score (not just price). Each card shows Nabe Score badge + quality tags (Quiet, Agent verified, Smart match).
Sort Options
Sort Listings
Nabe Score (highest first) ✓
Price (low to high)
Price (high to low)
Newest listed
Quiet score (highest first) Nabe exclusive
Best management Nabe exclusive
Most reviewed Nabe exclusive
Best commute From your saved locations
Investor pitch: 4 of 8 sort options are Nabe-exclusive. No one else can sort by building quality, noise, management, or commute. This is the data moat.
Listing Card Tags
Quiet 88 Agent verified Smart match New today Price drop No fee Popular
Tags on listing cards give instant signals. "Quiet 88" and "Agent verified" are Nabe exclusives. "Smart match" means AI thinks this fits your preferences. Others: New today, Price drop, No fee, Popular (high save count).
Screen 2
Full Filter Sheet
Tapping "More" chip opens this. Standard filters + Nabe-exclusive filters that no one else has.
Standard Filters
Filters Reset all
Listing Type
Rentals
For Sale
All
Price
$2,500/mo $5,000/mo
Bedrooms
Studio
1
2
3+
Bathrooms
1+
2+
Neighborhood
Williamsburg
Greenpoint
East Village
Amenities
W/D In-Unit
Pets OK
Doorman
Elevator
Outdoor Space
Gym
Dishwasher
Standard: These are table-stakes filters every platform has. Price, beds, baths, neighborhood, amenities. Users expect them.
Nabe-Exclusive Filters
Only on Nabe
Minimum Nabe Score Exclusive
Min
70+
Only show listings above this quality threshold
Quiet Score Exclusive
Any
70+ (Quiet)
85+ (Very Quiet)
Management Rating Exclusive
Any
3.5+
4.0+
4.5+
Community Signals Exclusive
Has building reviews
Nabe residents live here
Agent verified
Commute Time Exclusive
To: Times Square (your office)
Any
< 30 min
< 20 min
Investor Filters Exclusive
Cap rate 4%+
Rising area
High rental yield
Only visible for sale listings
This is the pitch. 6 filter categories that NO other platform has. They can't replicate these without the community data (reviews, resident counts, agent verification, noise scores). This is the data moat.
For app investors: Every Nabe-exclusive filter creates a reason users can't switch back to Zillow. The more they use quality-based search, the more locked in they are.
Bonus
Saved Searches + Smart Alerts
Save a search with Nabe-exclusive criteria. Get notified when something matches. Retention driver.
My Saved Searches
Quiet 1BR in Williamsburg
3 new
$2,500-4,000 · 1 bed · Quiet 80+ · Mgmt 4.0+ · Agent verified
Nabe 80+ Quiet 80+ Agent verified
Investment 2BR Greenpoint
No new matches
For sale · $800K-1.2M · 2 bed · Cap rate 4%+ · Rising area
Saved searches with Nabe criteria = retention. Users get push notifications when a listing matches their quality criteria, not just price. "A quiet 1BR with good management just listed" — that's the alert no other app sends.