Is this the beginning of a major East Village face lift? For anyone who has tried to lure me out of my apartment, free food and a promise written in blood not go to meatpacking are the best shots at getting me out of the confines of Alphabet City. Give me an I-Hear-Banjos, Encore from the Wayland and an Entire Bird from Root & Bone and I can … [Read more...]
An Upper West Side Steal
104 West 87th Street Apt #3FR. Two Bedroom, Two Bathroom UWS Brownstone Floor-through for $1,350,000. Monthly home owner's association fees: $1,891.00. Transportation nearby: 1 train two blocks west, the B and C trains two blocks east and the M86. Apartment features: 10-and-a-half-foot ceilings; double crown moldings; original oak shutters … [Read more...]
Real estate questions I get asked at inopportune times
What the heck is this city rezoning thing? So last week I was stretching before this drill class from legitimate hell and made small talk with someone to distract the fact that I was going to be physically destroyed over the next hour and then probably go eat an entire rotisserie chicken. Because apparently we are our professions, the conversation … [Read more...]
Real estate questions I get asked at inopportune times
Today's topic: Condo vs. Coop. Relaxing is my living hell. The only yoga I've found remotely enticing is Rage Yoga and I have two modes: moving around as much and as quickly as possible and completely out cold, dead asleep. My spirit animal is a fainting goat. The positive side of this is that I genuinely enjoy work but sometimes I get … [Read more...]
If someone ever says that your apartment is small
Please refer them to the below for price comparison. 1 West 72nd Apartment#84 - a monster apartment with killer Central Park views Price: $39,000,000 Square footage: 7,500 ft²/$5,200 per ft² What you're getting: This apartment is actually a combination of four apartments, creating one mega-apartment measuring more than 7,500 square feet, … [Read more...]