Looking to buy a co-opp need advice (Hartsdale: rent, shops)

[Viralmd]

A jitney is a little bus or other transport.

[annette gasparro]

A bus that takes commuters from a housing complex to the trains.
Our runs from 6ish to 8pm people that live here and commute to NYC love it.. No car or parking fees etc...

[YANKEEFAN4EVER]

a few people mentioned on here that white plains is a nice place to live, like a little city, can anyone recommend a part of white plains that is quiet and is not to far preferably walkable to a metro north station. thanks for the replies

[ambarstone]

Originally Posted by YANKEEFAN4EVER

a few people mentioned on here that white plains is a nice place to live, like a little city, can anyone recommend a part of white plains that is quiet and is not to far preferably walkable to a metro north station. thanks for the replies

WP is not "like a little city" it is a city. Rents are very expensive so you should tell us your budget to get more recommendations. To start, North White Plains is quiet and has its own train stop, check it out.

[YANKEEFAN4EVER]

thanks for the reply, i plan on purchasing a co-op, i prb wanna spend anywhere up to $200,000. any suggestions would be appreciated thanks

[ambarstone]

Originally Posted by YANKEEFAN4EVER

thanks for the reply, i plan on purchasing a co-op, i prb wanna spend anywhere up to $200,000. any suggestions would be appreciated thanks

OK-I don't know why I though you were switching from buying to renting. You can still take a look at North White Plains/valhalla. There is a co-op called the Edgebrook that can have one bed for under 200K. Also, North Broadway in WP has several co-ops that are far enough from the noise yet convenient. Tanglewood (101 North Broadway/260 Church St) comes to mind. They have units there for well under 200K...(you should not pay that for a one bed by the way, it is too much!!). The units at Tanglewood are small but the complex is well kept-I visited friends there often and is what I noticed. Note that these complexes are garden co-ops. You will find more peace and quiet in these type than in taller buildings.
Hope this helps

[YANKEEFAN4EVER]

thanks for the help ambarstone, by chance are they ones you mentioned walkable to the metronorth stations, thank you

[ambarstone]

Originally Posted by YANKEEFAN4EVER

thanks for the help ambarstone, by chance are they ones you mentioned walkable to the metronorth stations, thank you

Tanglewood/North Broadway co-ops are 10-15 minutes walk from the WP train station. Other complex not sure but is a 5 minute ride tops.

[YANKEEFAN4EVER]

thanks for the help ambarstone

[John54]

I live in a co-op in the Bronxville post office area. Co-ops in the village itself were too expensive for me. I paid 250K for a one bedroom, about a seven minute walk from the train, two years ago, on Palmer Road. Prices have come down, and some are listed at 200K or lower. It's a nice place to live.

Board approval from the co-op takes at least two months, so factor that into your plans. My experience from accepted bid to closing was two months.

Most buildings have limited parking, so be sure to check. My building has a three year plus wait for a space. Parking on the street is not a problem where I am. Usually I am within a block of my building. Monday nights are tricky, alternate side on Tuesday removes a lot of spaces. Sometimes on Monday night I park four or five blocks away. And last winter was no fun. I had to shovel my car out to make sure it didn't get iced in.

The buildings on Bronxville Road and West Pondfield have a tougher time parking close by the building. Yonkers now requires a resident sticker to park in that area, but there are still no spaces whenever I walk by there.

You might want to check buildings near the Fleetwood station, around Bronx River Road. The asking prices there have fallen more than in Bronxville.