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I lived in Harlem 20 years ago the changes are night and day.
I wish when I lived there I would have had all those local places to go instead of needing to leave the area to grab a drink, eat a meal or go shopping.
I lived in Harlem 20 years ago the changes are night and day.
I wish when I lived there I would have had all those local places to go instead of needing to leave the area to grab a drink, eat a meal or go shopping.
You usually have to go to West Harlem, but yes you can still stay in Harlem if you so please. That said, East Harlem is still a mess, even with the new shiny buildings going up. The drug addicts on 3rd and Lexington leave a lot to be desired.
I bought my place in Hamilton Heights in West Harlem about ten years ago. The neighborhood has gone through and continues to go through mass gentrification. It started round the time I bought my place. I rented it the five years before that but we converted to a co op. Soooo glad I bought in. The place under mine just sold for triple what I paid.
Gentrification in this area from 135th to 150th, between Edgecomb and the Hudson has whites, well educated blacks and Asians moving in in mass. Every day I see people moving in, rents going up and trendy bars and restaurants opening. We still have our characters, but they mainly come over from the projects to the East. You can take the A or D and get to midtown in ten minutes.
I don’t see change slowing down at all. Hell, there is a section 8 building by the subway that just gutted the whole building and added a really nice lobby. Guess who started moving in a few weeks ago?
I bought my place in Hamilton Heights in West Harlem about ten years ago. The neighborhood has gone through and continues to go through mass gentrification. It started round the time I bought my place. I rented it the five years before that but we converted to a co op. Soooo glad I bought in. The place under mine just sold for triple what I paid.
Gentrification in this area from 135th to 150th, between Edgecomb and the Hudson has whites, well educated blacks and Asians moving in in mass. Every day I see people moving in, rents going up and trendy bars and restaurants opening. We still have our characters, but they mainly come over from the projects to the East. You can take the A or D and get to midtown in ten minutes.
I don’t see change slowing down at all. Hell, there is a section 8 building by the subway that just gutted the whole building and added a really nice lobby. Guess who started moving in a few weeks ago?
It was and still houses some, but the new tenants moving in after the renovations are definitely not. It’s the building that sits right on top of the 145th at ABCD line at Saint Nick. They even installed a door system that looks like a dam iPad. Lol
Hell, I looked into the history of my apartment and it turns out that before I moved in my apartment was rented to the boys and girls club of NY to house homeless families. Now it’s worth close to a million bucks. Lol
Reverence comes from chef-owner Russell Jackson, who pegs his fine dining restaurant as an homage to his California upbringing. He plans to open the tasting menu restaurant next month at 2592 Frederick Douglass Blvd., at 138th Street, on the historic Strivers’ Row.
Reverence comes from chef-owner Russell Jackson, who pegs his fine dining restaurant as an homage to his California upbringing. He plans to open the tasting menu restaurant next month at 2592 Frederick Douglass Blvd., at 138th Street, on the historic Strivers’ Row.
"As much as I’d like him to succeed, I’m not sure patrons ready to dish out $98 (+ $90 for the wine pairing) + tax + tip will schlep all the way to Harlem.
But this is an instance where I’d love to be proven wrong"
"Sure it’s lovely, and hope he succeeds as well, but if you are looking at this as accessible for most of the surrounding residents you are in a fantasy land, a bit fast to knock down stephw’s comments which are quite accurate.
The immediate neighborhood needs more accessible options rather than bodegas, Kennedy fried chicken, fast food, and the like. Walk across Adam Clayton Powell or walk a few blocks out of Strivers row and see whats there."
It was and still houses some, but the new tenants moving in after the renovations are definitely not. It’s the building that sits right on top of the 145th at ABCD line at Saint Nick. They even installed a door system that looks like a dam iPad. Lol
Hell, I looked into the history of my apartment and it turns out that before I moved in my apartment was rented to the boys and girls club of NY to house homeless families. Now it’s worth close to a million bucks. Lol
The one with the Capital One bank under it? Wow...
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