Good Places to live around harlem hospital (Lenox, Lincoln: middle-class, apartments)
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Can anyone throw some light on good( safe/clean) apartments around harlem hospital.I'm going to start my fellowship at Harlem Hospital.I would have to be on call at nights.So commute is not an option.My husband will be working in midtown manhattan.We are looking at 1 or 2 bedroom apartments.Willing to spend between 1500-2600 per month.
Can anyone throw some light on good( safe/clean) apartments around harlem hospital.I'm going to start my fellowship at Harlem Hospital.I would have to be on call at nights.So commute is not an option.My husband will be working in midtown manhattan.We are looking at 1 or 2 bedroom apartments.Willing to spend between 1500-2600 per month.
I can't comment on the area but you should go for a walk on a Friday or Saturday night to get a feel of the area. Or ask fellow staff members on their opinion of the area. A Harlem City Data rep will give his/her opinion. Why not live in morningside heights and take a cab to the hospital?
Try the Lenox Terrace Apartments which are across the street from Harlem Hospital. Well-kept, elevator, doorman buildings with middle class tenants. I'd guess 1 bds there are around $1500 a month but that's just a guess.
You can also try the Riverton apartments, which are around 135th St and Fifth Ave. They are the Harlem equivalent of Stuyvestant Town and Peter Cooper downtown, with similar architecture, layouts, etc. (The original owner, Met Life, built them because there was such a big outcry when Met Life wouldn't let black renters into Stuy Town or Peter Cooper back in the day). I know the building had some financial problems a while back. I vaguely recall that it was sold at a ridiculously high price during the housing boom with the thought that rents would skyrocket. But then the bubble burst and they had mortgage issues--just like Stuyvestant Town and Peter Cooper. All these apartments were built as middle-class housing and the new owners all tried to make basically middle class city apartments into "luxury hosuing" what ever that putrid phrase means. But I think Riverton has come through its problems. Price there are also, I believe, similar to Lenox Terrace--but no doormen.
Last edited by citylove101; 05-18-2011 at 09:42 AM..
Try the Lenox Terrace Apartments which are across the street from Harlem Hospital. Well-kept, elevator, doorman buildings with middle class tenants. I'd guess 1 bds there are around $1500 a month but that's just a guess.
You can also try the Riverton apartments, which are around 135th St and Fifth Ave. They are the Harlem equivalent of Stuyvestant Town and Peter Cooper downtown, with similar architecture, layouts, etc. (The original owner, Met Life, built them because there was such a big outcry when Met Life wouldn't let black renters into Stuy Town or Peter Cooper back in the day). I know the building had some financial problems a while back. I vaguely recall that it was sold at a ridiculously high price during the housing boom with the thought that rents would skyrocket. But then the bubble burst and they had mortgage issues--just like Stuyvestant Town and Peter Cooper. All these apartments were built as middle-class housing and the new owners all tried to make basically middle class city apartments into "luxury hosuing" what ever that putrid phrase means. But I think Riverton has come through its problems. Price there are also, I believe, similar to Lenox Terrace--but no doormen.
This is the most accurate and best apartment advice for this area.
Concerning the hospital itself. You can not receive better training than you will receive at Harlem Hospital. You have many of the same doctors that also work at Columbia Presbyterian. Everything that can ever happen medically comes to that hospital just like Columbia Presbyterian, and if they cannot handle it there they will get the patient to Columbia Presbyterian. However most people would be surprised at what Harlem Hospital is capable and does handle on a daily basis. They just do it with no frills.
It is not a comfortable or beautiful place in appearance, but is serves the needs of the community very well. Many caring and very professional people work there in all titles. Best wishes to you.
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