As promised, photos abound...Last week, Danie and I got our first taste of the NYC real estate experience when we traveled to Manhattan in search of an apartment. The Sunday night red-eye got us into JFK around 8am EST, at which point we had just enough time to maneuver the subway system so as to make our 10 am appointment with our real estate agent in the city. Upon our arrival, we promptly set out, on foot of course, to see the available inventory. After touring somewhere between 10 and 12 closets, or, as they're called in Manhattan, "apartments," we stumbled upon a gem. On the fifth floor of a great pre-war building (seen to the left) located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, we found a terrific one bedroom apartment. Though it is undoubtedly an exceptionally moderate space by some standards, when compared with its studio and one bedroom counterparts situated in our price range, it feels quite lavish indeed.
(Note: Those paying attention to detail will notice a very nice, and extremely reasonably priced, mattress outside of our front door, which, for some reason, Danielle did not seem to fully appreciate.)
Here are more pictures of the apartment, and our trip. Hopefully the explanatory captions are successful in elucidating the apartment layout. Please believe me when I emphasize how remarkable it is to have two square rooms seperated from the bathroom with a hallway. Evidently, hallways are a rare commodity, and for good reason; surely a more prodigal way to utilize limited square footage is not easy to come by. Needless to say, Danie and I are living the high life.
Towards the end of the web album, you'll come across pictures of The New School. As you will see, there isn't a traditional campus, but rather a collection of buildings dispersed throughout Greenwich Village. I've included a picture of me in front of the International Affairs department, which is located between 5th and 6th Ave on 12th street, right in the heart of the Village. Please click on the links embedded above to visit the University's and Department's websites. This will confirm that which I have had a great time explaining again and again... that the University is not, in fact, new.
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