McGraw House in Ithaca (New York, Syracuse: apartments, rental, lofts)

[Scarlett2]

Thinking of retiring from NYC to Ithaca. I don't drive, never have and have heard good things about McGraw House. Is it possible to get to supermarkets, pharmacies, libraries from McGraw House. Is that particular area of Ithaca fairly walkable? Any input would be very much appreciated.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by Carolgre

Thinking of retiring from NYC to Ithaca. I don't drive, never have and have heard good things about McGraw House. Is it possible to get to supermarkets, pharmacies, libraries from McGraw House. Is that particular area of Ithaca fairly walkable? Any input would be very much appreciated.

It is essentially in Downtown Ithaca. So, you can walk to the library, a pharmacy and other places. There is a Wegmans on Route 13/34/96(aka South Meadow Street), which is a 4 lane street and is a 15-20 minute walk from there.

Just to illustrate this, Library: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Tomp...42.4375607!3e2

Pharmacy: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/CVS+...42.4375607!3e2

Wegmans: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Wegm...42.4375607!3e2

A bonus, Green Star Co-op Market: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Gree...42.4375607!3e2

Plenty of restaurants nearby in Downtown as well.

McGraw house information: https://www.mcgrawhouse.org/index.cfm

Hope this helps...Also, is there anything else that you are looking for or want to know?

BTW-This may get moved to the general portion of the NY forum, as Ithaca while only an hour away from Syracuse, it is apart of its own metro area.

[Scarlett2]

Thanks for those links. I'm not necessarily commited to Ithaca but I do want out of New York City and preferably someplace where you don't need a car to run daily errands.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by Carolgre

Thanks for those links. I'm not necessarily commited to Ithaca but I do want out of New York City and preferably someplace where you don't need a car to run daily errands.

What other places are you considering? A nearby small city that comes to mind, if you can find a place is Auburn, which has a library and a Wegmans(with a pharmacy) in its Downtown. So, that may be another place to look into in the general area. Here are a couple of street views, the library: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9289...7i16384!8i8192

Wegmans: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9324...7i16384!8i8192

This is the tall apartment building behind Wegmans in the street view: https://christopher-community.org/pr...stryker-homes/

[Scarlett2]

Thank you so much. I'm checking into Auburn and trying to learn a little more about it. I sent away for information from Stryker Homes and am looking forward to hearing from them. I know they have no availabilities right now but I like that it's in a walkable area. My biggest question is whether or not they would accept two elderly, strictly indoor and well-behaved cats. I am still working two days a week here in NYC but once I fully retire, I would meet the HUD income guidelines.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by Carolgre

Thank you so much. I'm checking into Auburn and trying to learn a little more about it. I sent away for information from Stryker Homes and am looking forward to hearing from them. I know they have no availabilities right now but I like that it's in a walkable area. My biggest question is whether or not they would accept two elderly, strictly indoor and well-behaved cats. I am still working two days a week here in NYC but once I fully retire, I would meet the HUD income guidelines.

If you click on other on the Stryker Homes site, it looks like they accept pets 25 pounds and under: https://christopher-community.org/pr...stryker-homes/

Also, just to add, this information from another thread has a bunch of apartments Upstate that could potentially work for you: https://www.city-data.com/forum/62973755-post48.html

Also, do you have a budget? I ask, because there may be “regular” apartments that could work for you as well. I’m thinking in terms of not just cities, but walkable villages as well.

[Scarlett2]

My rental budget for either a studio or, prferably, a one-bedroom would be $1000 monthly.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by Carolgre

My rental budget for either a studio or, prferably, a one-bedroom would be $1000 monthly.

Ok…Thank you for the information. Some others in the area that would fit what you are looking for, Oswego: https://suttoncos.com/rental/seaway-lofts/ (It is close to the Big M Market, a pharmacy is down 1st West Street in Downtown and the library is on the other side of the river).

https://christopher-community.org/properties/st-luke/ (west of the river)

https://www.apartmentfinder.com/New-...itt-Apartments (East of the River)

https://www.hmrproperties.com/proper...wego-new-york/ (On West 1st in Downtown)

There is also a bus line that runs relatively late to big box shopping on the eastern edge of town: https://www.centro.org/docs/default-...sn=fa7d2d9d_18

There is also a daily bus to Syracuse as well: https://www.centro.org/docs/default-...sn=b67d2d9d_20

Oswego’s CENTRO system schedules: https://www.centro.org/service_sched...hedules-oswego

Oswego also has a state college in its western edge and could be an option for events.

Auburn also has a CENTRO system as well(CENTRO is the major bus system for the CNY region): https://www.centro.org/docs/default-...sn=52644e9d_46

https://www.centro.org/service_sched...hedules-auburn

CENTRO information: https://www.centro.org/about-Centro/service-area

I’ll add more later…

[Scarlett2]

Thanks again, particularly for the Centro Bus links. When I do make a trip Upstate to check out either Ithaca, Auburn or Oswego, I would most likely have to take Amtrak to Syracuse and take a Centro bus from there. Either that or take a bus directly from Port Authority Bus Terminal here in NYC. I'm nervous about both PA and Penn Station though because of the crime situation here. When the time comes I'll have to bite the bullet though and pick one over the other

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by Carolgre

Thanks again, particularly for the Centro Bus links. When I do make a trip Upstate to check out either Ithaca, Auburn or Oswego, I would most likely have to take Amtrak to Syracuse and take a Centro bus from there. Either that or take a bus directly from Port Authority Bus Terminal here in NYC. I'm nervous about both PA and Penn Station though because of the crime situation here. When the time comes I'll have to bite the bullet though and pick one over the other

Just as a heads up, Ithaca has its own system in TCAT(Tompkins County Area Transit). So, to get there from Syracuse, you can take a bus to Cortland(which could be another option) and then possibly catch a bus from Cortland’s small bus system via this line: https://www.way2gocortland.org/local...aItem-k2c12t75 or other options from there to Ithaca: https://www.way2gocortland.org/regional-bus

TCAT information: https://tcatbus.com/

I may include apartments in some of the suburban villages outside of Syracuse, which work as well.

There is also this place in the Eastwood neighborhood of Syracuse(essentially the outer NE corner of the city): https://christopher-community.org/pr...es/st-josephs/ (there is a library not too far away, multiple pharmacies in the neighborhood and a couple of grocery stores in the general area, with the apartment having bus service to each of them on Wednesdays)