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01-14-2009, 06:09 PM
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Question on Beekman Area (in Midtown East, I believe)
Hello everybody, I was wondering if anybody could give me a suggestion for a particular apartment. I am going to be a summer associate at a law firm in NYC this summer and will be there for 6 weeks in May - June. Somebody has suggested the following apartments as nice and clean but not too expensive and I wanted to get some people's office on the area who are more familiar with NYC.
The website is Beekman Apartments - Your online source for a short-term furnished apartment in New York City (NYC) .
I'll be getting a studio or one bedroom and have been quoted a rate of $3200 a month.
Just trying to get some people's opinions on the general area, proximity to restaurants, coffee shops, etc. Is it within walking distance to Central Park and what not.
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01-14-2009, 06:41 PM
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Beekman is a nice area, but it's very residential and quiet. You will have to head west to 1st and 2nd Avenues for coffee shops and the like, but it's not a far walk at all. Central Park is a little over a mile away to the southeast corner at 5th & 59th. You are east of the subway, however, since the Lexington Avenue line is about 1/2 mile away at 51st Street.
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01-14-2009, 08:12 PM
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Personally, I love Beekman Place, partly because it's isolated, but it's one of the most expensive areas in town, and I'm surprised that someone would consider $3,200 inexpensive for a studio. Does the law firm provide suggestions?
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01-15-2009, 07:01 AM
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LOVE Beekman Place. Irving Berlin had a townhouse there - it's now the Embassy of Luxembourg. Very quiet and dignified, beautiful homes. Near to shops (on First and Second Avenues).
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01-15-2009, 09:38 PM
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The Beekman Place area is lovely and safe, and like others have said it is no more than a couple of blocks from shopping/dining/transportation.
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