1) Convenience: It's 15 blocks from my school and about the same distance to Matt's building, so we can walk (when the weather's nice) about 25 minutes to get to work in the mornings. In adverse weather there is a bus stop right at our building that will take us right to our work places. It's also convenient to the L train which will connect us to other trains that can take us anywhere we want to go.
2) Space: By New York City standards it's not that small: 755 sq. feet! We have a kitchen, room for a dining table/chairs, a living room with space for 2 sofas and entertainment center/bookshelves, etc. We have a bathroom that's not much smaller than ours right now. In the bedroom there are 2 closets, 1 of which is a walk-in closet. Guess who's closet that will be...yep, mine. Matt's is just right for a guy. We have 2 other closets in the apt. that are deep and have good shelving. All in all, I feel like we're making out like bandits, considering the price was under what we were hoping to pay (still outrageous, of course).
3) Community: Stuy Town has a great neighborhood/community feel. There are all these grassy spaces in between the buildings where tons of families bring their kids to play, looots of dogs are out and about (Charlie will be so happy), and a pretty fountain with trees and plants all around.
4) Dogs: There are tons of other dogs in the complex that Charlie can get to know. There's also a dog park about 8 blocks away, great for Charlie to run off leash and get some energy out.
5) FOOD: Maybe most importantly, there are lots of good looking restaurants close by. We walked through Alphabet City right next door and found a great burger place, Black Iron Burger which was rated Best New Burger in some magazine recently. So delicious!! Can't wait to find other gems.
Overall, I think we're going to love adjusting to the city life in this apartment. Who's coming to visit first???
I forgot to mention that we'll be moving Friday, June 20th.
ReplyDeleteI worked on 23rd St. in the early 80s and I tried to get a place in Stuy Town. No such luck! The location is fab. You're gonna have a splendid adventure!
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