Co-op of the Day: 449 9th Street, #2F
This one-bedroom co-op at 449 9th Street is very cute. Great brownstone-y moldings and parquet floors plus good natural light. The major negative is the size of the bedroom, which appears to be just a standard single-windowed side room. Still, for one person, this could end up working quite nicely. Do you think they’ll end…
This one-bedroom co-op at 449 9th Street is very cute. Great brownstone-y moldings and parquet floors plus good natural light. The major negative is the size of the bedroom, which appears to be just a standard single-windowed side room. Still, for one person, this could end up working quite nicely. Do you think they’ll end up getting close to the asking price of $389,000?
449 9th Street, #2F [Warren Lewis] GMAP P*Shark
11217, if not for the school for the kid, I would be looking at gramercy park or murray hill vs. UES
M4L:
Sure, there are nice blocks on the UWS side, but Broadway is like shopping at a mall in Anytown, USA now.
Almost NO mom and pops left. There are 3 Starbucks within 2 blocks of my office. It’s grotesque what the UWS has become, if you ask me.
Clearly you are after the bargain though. I get it. Space for the family takes priority.
For me, loving my neighborhood was key and the #1 priority, and I definitely do not love the UWS. And actually the UES is my least favorite neighborhood in the 5 boroughs. Wouldn’t live there if you paid me.
11217 — I probably will never be satisfied. You’re right. The idea of owning an apartment is strange to me all by itself. It’s not a “suburban” mentality… I grew up where the density was lower, not suburban. There was no metropolitan center that everywhere else was a referent to. (I’m not from upstate, but think of upstate NY. Most if it is not “suburban” … it’s just not urban!)
Most of my life has been in cities… but i was younger than I am now so the whole notion of buying never entered my head. “Condos” where I grew up were substantial properties… multiple bedrooms, etc. Not 400 sq ft, 3-window apartments. Those were for rent, not to buy.
M4L has a point. Buying is over hyped. It must be if spending $850 per sq ft for this little place (plus $600 for maintenance) is attractive to so many….
11217, many of the Man units I saw are on really nice blocks, great full svc pre-war bldgs, good units, etc. the impression I walked away after seeing them is BK prime units are over-priced in comparison. Only thing is most of Man listings are still pricier but I’m seeing more & more good listings that make prime BK units look real pricey
M4L is correct.
Only about 36% of New York City residents own their home.
The rest rent.
Tybur6, ownership is over-hyped. renting is too frown-upon. if you can afford the rents in a hood, rent there and enjoy the perks. renting doesn’t preclude you from the nice restaurants, good subway ride, the quaint sidewalks,….
owning is a bonus but not a necessity to live in and enjoy the benefits of a good hood
Tyburg,
The bulk of NYC housing is 1 bedroom apartments.
You seem to be coming from all of this from a suburban mentality.
If you are expecting your first place in NYC to be a 3 bedroom 1 and 1/2 bath rancher, then yes…you are never going to be happy with what you see here.
MOST of NYC lives in a 1 bedroom apartment, not a brownstone.
How much room does one person (and hopefully a girlfriend at some point) need? If you’re still single, you won’t be having kids for years, so why would you need more room than this??
All of my neighbors have been living in their places for 10, 20 and one of them 47 YEARS!! and guess what…they are all 1 bedrooms. Some single, some couples.
sad = the situation… i’m fine. 🙂
That doesn’t surprise me More4Less.
As someone who not only used to live on the Upper West Side but works there currently, I think BK Prime is much nicer than the Upper West Side and Upper East Side.
I wouldn’t live in Manhattan if I won the lottery. True story.
The Upper West Side used to be a nice place…now it’s rather dreary and filled with Duane Reade’s, Starbucks and empty storefronts. Can’t stand it anymore.