The eye of the action - MidTown East Home

Midtown is just what the name says.  Middle of town.  The neighborhood is a mix of office buildings, shops, hotels and residential buildings. Many are new luxury high rises and others are from earlier times.  Being in the central means that it is easy to get to the other parts of the city. If you work in central Manhattan you can very likely walk to and from work.   It is very close to Grand Central station and easy to get to all the other transportation centers. By car and taxi it is convenient to every area. Midtown east is also close to the theater district, museums, hotels, Central Park, Lincoln Center, the United Nations, and everything else that makes New York the Big Apple.   Of course being in the middle means that you don't have much green space and there is always activity right outside your home,  but it is your home and it cab be that center of peace and calm.  Many professionals live here because it is so convenient to the work sites and the social venues.  Often these apartments are shared by friends who want to live in a bigger space than they could afford alone.

There are other benefits of living in a share.  Please share some of your stories in the comments section.

 

 Three bedroom on 53 between 3rd and 2nd for $3600.   Call 917-597-4788 to see this apartment.

 This three bedroom apt. is on 56th street between 2nd and 1st Aves.  In these photographs it's being painted and readied for the next tenant. Call 917-597-4788 to see about renting this place.  The rent is $3750.

This is a one bedroom apartment on 50th Street between 3rd and 2nd Aves.  It has a great view of the

city.  This apartment is a walk-up.  It has a laundry room. Rent is $2795.  Call 917-597-4788 to see it.

Health is Wealth

"The first wealth is health" Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote in an essay.  This sign is in Chelsea.  The advice is generic, yet specific to you.  Unlike financial wealth, health wealth can not be handed down.  To pass this wealth to future generations is not as simple as leaving a will.   It's more likely to teach will power.

There are also other things you can say about health and wealth.

 

“So many people spend their health gaining wealth, and then have to spend their wealth to regain their health.”

A. J. Reb Mater

 

Anything  you want to say?

Ultimate 3 bedroom Share- Host, Cook, and entertain on Upper West Side $8495

This apartment is for rent.  It is on the upper west side of Manhattan. If you want to see it call 917-597-4788.


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Upper East Side Landmark 2 bedroom 2 Bathroom $9500 NoFee

The living room with fireplace of 2 bedroom apt.

This is a beautiful 2 bedroom two full bath apartment on the twelfth floor of a landmark building on 78th street near Madison Avenue.    The rooms are big, there is a wonderful fireplace, lots of light from 2 sides.  Many details have been preserved and restored in this gut renovated apartment.  The lobby is welcoming and gracious.  You will be greeted by a doorman.   
This is one of the city's most prestigious blocks.   Classic elegance.

There is no agent fee for renting  this apartment.  If you want to see this apartment please call me at 917-597-4788.

One bedroom.

Bathroom off first bedroom.

Bedroom two.

Bathroom two.

Kitchen with all new  stainless steel appliances.

Live near Manhattan's Other Park in Historic Washington Heights

 

On the northern tip of Manhattan is the island's other park, Fort Tryon with The Cloisters.  It was designed by the  Olmsted  Architectural company that is renown for Central Park, Riverside Park and Prospect Park.  Like these other parks, it is surrounded by a residential neighborhood aimed at the upper classes.    There is an express train, well maintained streets and well designed buildings.  The area is also very convenient for people going up state or across the George Washington Bridge.

The size of the apartments and the price make it a Manhattan bargain.  There are a number of studios, one and two bedroom apartments available in this area.  Here are some examples.

When you come home or have visitors, you are welcomed by a magnificent lobby.

Kitchen in apartment for rent (2 bedroom $2095)

This is the view from the kitchen (2 bedroom $2095)

Upper Crust Upper East Side - Landmark Building No Fee Apartments.

Cafe Carlyle at The Carlyle Hotel

The style and class of The Carlyle Hotel and Cafe Carlyle epitomize the historical upper east side neighborhood that surrounds it.

This area of the Upper East Side is known world wide. 

The boutiques and shops on Madison Avenue, Park Avenue with it's ornate central island, and Fifth Avenue, Central Park and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, make it obvious to the discerning person that though understated, this is an opulent community.

The area includes many embassies, museums, galleries and private libraries.

Boak & Paris, the architects of The Carlyle, designed this building.

 Many of the buildings have been Landmarked so the streets have an aesthetic consistency.  As you walk along the neighborhood you sense the style of the earlier time period when these buildings were build for the upper class of their day.  Keeping up with the times the buildings have been renovated and restored with an eye towards preservation.

One such building  by the same architectural firm that designed The Carlyle and many other classic buildings, is on East 78th Street between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue.
The gracious lobby has been totally restored and the apartments have been gut renovated and reconstructed.  Much of the original detail is preserved, yet the apartments are now totally modern with new kitchen appliances, bathroom fixtures, climate control, wiring, etc.  As always there is a doorman and concierge service and includes a laundry room.  Well behaved pets are welcome.

The lobby has been restored.

The Elevator

The "no fee" apartments for rent in this building  include

• a very large 2 bedroom 2 bath, corner apartment on the top floor that is bathed in sunlight $8500
• a large 1 bedroom  $4685, another for $4725
• a studio for $3025

I will be able to show you these apartments if you call me at 917-597-4788

Understated elevator controls

Sunken living room in 1 bedroom ( $4725)

Kitchen and dining area in 1 bedroom apt.

Bedroom in 1 bedroom apt.

Bathroom

Stainless steel refrigerator, tiled floor

The sink, stove, dishwasher, counter top

Microwave

Stove and dishwasher

Two closets in the bedroom

Big double closet

Coat Closet

Linen closet

View towards Central Park (two blocks away).

Parlor Floor 1 bedroom Apt. Cobble Hill $2300

 Cobble Hill and Brooklyn Heights still have the flavor of New York in the 1800's.  You can almost hear the clip-pity clop of horse hooves and the clank of wagon wheels as you walk along the tree shaded streets or sit on the stoop of the brownstone houses.

Cobble Hill is the high point on the edge of Brooklyn over looking the entrance to New York harbor. In the 1700's New York  harbor was far busier exporting goods to Europe than importing. Since ships could not return empty and light cobble stones were carried in the holds for ballast. These were dumped on the hill which became called Cobble Hill.  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobble_Hill,_Brooklyn)

In the 1800's the city spread and the stones were used to pave the streets. After the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge the ridge to the south became a prime residential area.  The neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill were home to NY upper and middle class of the time. Lavish and grand brick brownstone buildings were built.
Because the area is Landmarked  the brownstones and brick houses have been restored within historical guidelines that preserve that areas aura and charm.

This apartment is in a brick townhouse on Clinton Street near the restored Cobble Hill Park.

You enter the apartment directly from the street.

You step into what had been the original buildings parlor.

The space has been cleverly reallocated into a one bedroom apartment with beautiful parquet floor and many details.

To your left, behind the window near the door, is the renovated kitchen.  There is a gas stove and a dishwasher.

It is a tidy space facing windows into the foyer or dining area of the apartment.


The living room and the bedroom branch to the left. An ornamental fireplace anchors the living room's decor.

Since the apartment occupies the corner, there are windows to both directions.

There is a spacious closet in the bedroom.

The bathroom is newly tiled.

I have the keys to this apartment and will be happy to show it to you. Feel free to call and make an appointment 917-597-4788.

There is a one month rent agent fee for this apartment.

Big & Bright Apt. in Historic Cobble Hill $2600

 Cobble Hill and Brooklyn Heights still have the flavor of New York in the 1800's.  You can almost hear the clip-pity clop of horse hooves and the clank of wagon wheels as you walk along the tree shaded streets or sit on the stoop of the brownstone houses.

Cobble Hill is the high point on the edge of Brooklyn over looking the entrance to New York harbor. In the 1700's New York  harbor was far busier exporting goods to Europe than importing. Since ships could not return empty and light cobble stones were carried in the holds for ballast. These were dumped on the hill which became called Cobble Hill.  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobble_Hill,_Brooklyn)




In the 1800's the city spread and the stones were used to pave the streets. After the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge the ridge to the south became a prime residential area.  The neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill were home to NY upper and middle class of the time. Lavish and grand brick brownstone buildings were built.
Because the area is Landmarked  the brownstones and brick houses have been restored within historical guidelines that preserve that areas aura and charm.

This apartment is in one such brownstone on Clinton Street near the restored Cobble Hill Park.

I occupies the street facing half of the second floor of a building near lot so there are windows on the South and West walls bathing the space in sunlight light.

When you enter you are struck by the height of the ceiling. Fourteen feet, at least.


The main room has 2 big windows, and an ornamental  fireplace.  The hardwood floors have been sanded and stained.
There is a through the wall air conditioner.

The refrigerator will not be there (neither will the ladder and pails. ; )

A new dining area and  kitchen has been built in the front, off the living room  It has a big window over looking Clinton Street.


The renovation is a cooks delight from the tile floor, to the big granite counter and the deep sink with quality fixtures.

There are new, handsome, dark wood cabinets.





The second half of the apartment uses the space vertically.

There is a large loft bedroom with closets.
It is large enough for almost any bed and also have room to dress.   There is enough height for 6 foot all people to stand and walk straight.

The room overlooked by the loft is big and bright with an ac.
It also has a beautiful hardwood floor.
The big windows face an unobstructed area.

Directly below the loft is a new tiled bathroom.
It  is spacious with new fixtures.  It also has a window for light and ventilation.  .

Across from it are two good size closets.


I have the keys to this apartment and will be happy to show it to you.
 Feel free to call and make an appointment 917-597-4788.