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I like brick, but I don't like a building because it's made of brick. Fedders are almost all brick construction and they're hideous. But if you like brick, there are plenty of 6 story brick apartment buildings in the area - in fact, they are the bulk of the buildings it seems.
Someone who is considering this house can't afford Fieldston, and most of Riverdale doesn't have any historic buildings anyway. Central Riverdale has a ton of buildings built in the 60s and 70s it seems to me.
I didn't say I liked any brick house. I was quite specific. In any event, you'd be incorrect about this most of Riverdale not having historic buildings nonsense. There are a numerous amount of houses that still exist throughout greater Riverdale (Spuyten Duyvil, Central Riverdale and North Riverdale). They were all built around the same time (early 1900s).
This is in the heart of Central Riverdale on Oxford Avenue. On this side of the street, almost the entire block is lined with houses from the early 1900s.
"Oxford Avenue is lined on both sides with attractive Tudor cottage-like freestanding houses. In one case, a concrete bullfrog presides over a garage."
There's also the Charlotte Bronte co-op built around the same time in Spuyten Duyvil along Palisade Avenue, and a host of other English tudors throughout Spuyten Duyvil/South Riverdale. There's also Hudson Heights, which is west of the Parkway. It's another estate area similar to Fieldston.
Then you have the area by Wave Hill which borders North Riverdale. Walk along Palisade Avenue and you will see plenty of houses from the 1900s, including the famous house that JFK lived in. That whole area where Wave Hill sits was nothing but estates, plenty of which still exist. The problem is I don't think you've been to these areas to see. They are generally not on the beaten path, so I can understand why you'd come to such conclusions. Yes, a lot of Riverdale consists of large co-ops or condos, especially in Spuyten Duyvil and Central Riverdale, but overall the area is a mix of this type of housing mixed with of historic houses, which is what makes it unique. A nice mix or urban and suburban similar to Forest Hills/Forest Hills Gardens.
What I said about Highbridge was it has the hills, but I don't think it has the views. If it does, please show me where. I'd like to see it.
I didn't say I liked any brick house. I was quite specific. In any event, you'd be incorrect about this most of Riverdale not having historic buildings nonsense. There are a numerous amount of houses that still exist throughout greater Riverdale (Spuyten Duyvil, Central Riverdale and North Riverdale). They were all built around the same time (early 1900s).
This is in the heart of Central Riverdale on Oxford Avenue. On this side of the street, almost the entire block is lined with houses from the early 1900s.
"Oxford Avenue is lined on both sides with attractive Tudor cottage-like freestanding houses. In one case, a concrete bullfrog presides over a garage."
There's also the Charlotte Bronte co-op built around the same time in Spuyten Duyvil along Palisade Avenue, and a host of other English tudors throughout Spuyten Duyvil/South Riverdale. There's also Hudson Heights, which is west of the Parkway. It's another estate area similar to Fieldston.
Then you have the area by Wave Hill which borders North Riverdale. Walk along Palisade Avenue and you will see plenty of houses from the 1900s, including the famous house that JFK lived in. That whole area where Wave Hill sits was nothing but estates, plenty of which still exist. The problem is I don't think you've been to these areas to see. They are generally not on the beaten path, so I can understand why you'd come to such conclusions. Yes, a lot of Riverdale consists of large co-ops or condos, especially in Spuyten Duyvil and Central Riverdale, but overall the area is a mix of this type of housing mixed with of historic houses, which is what makes it unique. A nice mix or urban and suburban similar to Forest Hills/Forest Hills Gardens.
What I said about Highbridge was it has the hills, but I don't think it has the views. If it does, please show me where. I'd like to see it.
I didn't mean to say that there weren't any historic buildings in Riverdale, but there are many areas with few of them.
Regarding the 2nd link -- you're more of an expert than me, but I was sure that first location is Kingsbridge not Riverdale.
I don't know about views in Highbidge. I've really only been there driving, and it was a while ago and hopefully I was also looking at the road lol.
I didn't mean to say that there weren't any historic buildings in Riverdale, but there are many areas with few of them.
Regarding the 2nd link -- you're more of an expert than me, but I was sure that first location is Kingsbridge not Riverdale.
I don't know about views in Highbidge. I've really only been there driving, and it was a while ago and hopefully I was also looking at the road lol.
I would disagree with what I put in bold. As I said, they are many areas of Riverdale outside of Fieldston that are off of the beaten path that you wouldn't see unless you were really trying to see them and there you will find these historic homes.
The second link was given just to show where the source came from, but yes, the photos start from down in Kingsbridge and then go up the hill to Spuyten Duyvil, Central Riverdale, Fieldston and so on.
You know what sucks though, the Major Deegan and Metro-North block Highbridge from the water.
Gonna have to get creative about that
It's the water that makes the difference...
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