The Cape Cod and "Colonials" of that pre and post war period were characterized by a lot of the detailing being sort of shaved off in that manner. We have a lot of them, tho smaller, in my nabe in the Bronx, all from late thirties to late 40s. Anyhow, very very nice.
Mr. Blandings would be envious.
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Just curious, Dan ...Originally Posted by dhermann1
Are property taxes and/or insurance covered by y'all's monthly maintenance fees? Or heating? Or water/sewer/garbage utilities? If so, NYC ain't necessarily as pricey as we hicks have been led to believe.
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Nice building, very ornate brick work. I like the Gargoyles over the door. Part of me would like to live in a building like that. Don't think your neighbors would like riding on the elevator with my motorcycles though!
I have a mortgage (of course), but the maintenance covers all property taxes, heat and hot water, and insurance for the building. I still need insurance for my own place. I pay my own electric, cable, internet, of course.
There are plenty of buiildings in NY, mostly dating from after the 50s, that have indoor parking garages. They are mostly in the outer boros.
The Bronx is the poorest county in New York State, but it's come a LOOONG way since the terrible days of the 70s. The South Bronx is, of course, still pretty bad, but even that is much better. Crime is way down, housing stock is much improved. The North Bronx, where I am, has many lovey neighborhoods. Riverdale, in the north west corner of the Bronx, is like a boro in itself, quite exclusive in some parts.
The further you get from Manhattan, the cheaper the housing. Manhattan has gotten insanely expensive, and the outer boro nabes with easy access, i.e. 15 to 40 minute commute, have gone up, but not prohibitively. But the Bronx, because of its bad image, is far the cheapest. My area is a terrific bargain, I think.
The thing about New York is the trade off between housing cost and how long it takes to get to the City. For me, I'm exactly on the border between North and South Bronx, and I have a subway stop very near me. But it's usually an hour and a quarter to get to and from most places in Manhattan that I would go to. And a little longer to Brooklyn.
Some other parts of the city take so long to get to by train that I find it not worth the effort. And a cab is prohibitively expensive all the way up to where I am.
But if you have a car, which I don't but many of my neighbors do, it makes a big difference.
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Oh, to live so close to Arthur Ave........
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Yes! I'm very close. In fact my phone number's exchange is BElmont. (231).
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