I signed a lease last night! I actually found out that we were approved for an apartment on Monday, but I didn't want to say anything until I knew it was official. Ashley and I will be Upper East Siders, and we are so excited!!
I got so tired of going listing to listing on Craigslist, and we had ruled in working with a broker, so I opted to meet with a company called Manhattan Apartments. I made an appointment at their offices, and two women, Mimi and Julie, went through my requirements and came up with listings. Julie took me all over the city and we looked at 5 apartments. 2 of them were newly remodeled but didn't have a living room (like, really didn't have a living room). One of them was a walk-in, walk-out 'get me out of here now' situation, and another one was a railroad apartment (you have to walk through one bedroom to get to the next). Then we found it. The place Ashley and I would eventually live in for a year.
The place isn't perfect. Actually, as of right now it's FAR from perfect. It is not completey moved out of, and is in pretty rough condition. It definitely needs to be cleaned out and serviced. And there are other drawbacks too. 5 blocks away from a local train (take it downtown one stop to get to the express), it's probably the smallest apartment I have ever lived in, and it is on the 6th floor of the building, so there are 5 stories of stairs to walk up every day.
But the way Ashley and I look at it, we'll have the best legs in town (and the nicest butts), and it's our first apartment in NYC, and it's going to be great. It actually has a living room, a separate kitchen, and two separate bedrooms (no convertible 1 bedrooms here). The apartment has windows all over the place, so it should get good light, and the bedrooms look out on the street. And the biggest draw for the place is its LOCATION! You can't beat the Upper East Side, with its residential quality and central location to tons of great restaurants and shops. It feels completely different from the hustle and bustle of the city, but it's still easy to take a train downtown to walk around the East Village or see a show in Times Square, or take a cross town bus to the Westside and Central Park.
So if you can survive the 5 flights of stairs, you are more than welcome to come visit! The building itself is really nice, and we are excited to get in and make it our own!
I will post pictures once I get the keys on the 15th. Things are starting to fall into place more and more, just like I was hoping they were. I have a job and an apartment. The only thing left is to book the lead in a Broadway show. That's tomorrow's project.
2 comments:
yea!!!!!!! Congratulations!!! Now I'll have somewhere to stay when I visit--you're carrying me up the 5 flights of stairs. :)
Congrats! It's a good feeling when something finally works out, eh? :)
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