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It's my preference, but for $6 mil you can buy a Tribeca apartment facing the Hudson. For $3 mil you can find amazing lofts in Soho/Noho. For $1 mil you can find a decent 1 bedroom coop in many areas downtown.
I like Harlem, don't get me wrong, it feels different and more like a neighborhood. But what other incentives are there since it's priced the same as downtown but doesn't have the downtown advantages of restaurants, stores, diversity, parks, safety, tourism, etc?
It's my preference, but for $6 mil you can buy a Tribeca apartment facing the Hudson. For $3 mil you can find amazing lofts in Soho/Noho. For $1 mil you can find a decent 1 bedroom coop in many areas downtown.
I like Harlem, don't get me wrong, it feels different and more like a neighborhood. But what other incentives are there since it's priced the same as downtown but doesn't have the downtown advantages of restaurants, stores, diversity, parks, safety, tourism, etc?
What are you talking about? The area you described IS diverse, and is close to parks, restaurants, stores, etc. 110th street is right by the biggest park in Manhattan, hello? You have shopping right along 125th street, and if you feel that isn't good enough, you can head right down to the Upper East Side or Upper West Side, which is a short 10 minute cab ride away. If you are far north, you also can take Metro-North and be in Grand Central in 10 minutes, so there's a reason it's the priced the way it is. Harlem also has tons of historical brownstones. You need to get out more. Clearly you are not from here and don't know how many areas are changing/genfrifying.
Harlem is not SoHo or any other area, but there are certainly people with money living there and plenty more moving in with money and the restaurants and stores are opening up. Whole Foods just opened this year on 125th. The years of not going above *86th or 96th street* are long gone.
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Everywhere in Manhattan has "restaurants, stores, diversity, parks, safety, tourism, etc"
Is this a troll post?
In fact, some areas in upper Manhattan are a heck of a lot safer than areas like the West Village or Midtown where the majority of the crime in Manhattan happens!
Everywhere in Manhattan has "restaurants, stores, diversity, parks, safety, tourism, etc"
Is this a troll post?
In fact, some areas in upper Manhattan are a heck of a lot safer than areas like the West Village or Midtown where the majority of the crime in Manhattan happens!
OP wrote *this beautiful condo at 110th central park goes for $3mil - $8mil.* then says the neighborhood isn't near any parks.
Yeah.. Circa CENTRAL PARK directly overlooks Central Park. It's got nice amenities.. there are LOADS of new restaurants popping up right along that avenue between 110th-116th. Train stops literally right across the street.
Also some people just prefer the ambiance around there, compared to Tribeca or anywhere else.
I really like how Circa Central Park turned out. Very surprised. That round driveway is amazing to me. Makes me happy. I’m so glad that got damn ugly ass gas station is gone
When it comes to renting i tell clients who ask similar questions these two responses:
1. You get bigger size
2. You have more affordable rent and a better chance to live on your own
Last time I checked, the majority of Harlem was priced like a outer borough neighborhood within Manhattan.
That doesn't mean anything when parts of Brooklyn are super expensive
Harlem is cheaper than Lower Manhattan but it's not cheap
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You have shopping right along 125th street, and if you feel that isn't good enough, you can head right down to the Upper East Side or Upper West Side, which is a short 10 minute cab ride away. If you are far north, you also can take Metro-North and be in Grand Central in 10 minutes, so there's a reason it's the priced the way it is. Harlem also has tons of historical brownstones. You need to get out more. Clearly you are not from here and don't know how many areas are changing/genfrifying.
