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October 02, 2004
Open House
There's a large apartment building I walk by to and from the subway everyday and today, I noticed that there was an open house in one of the co-ops. Even though we're already in contract for the co-op I've been posting about, I decided to check it out since I couldn't resist seeing a the co-op in that building. They have a really nice lobby (at least, by Queens standards) which I had noticed as of late and, apparently, this was the result of a recent renovation. The elevator was nicer than any of the elevators in the buildings I've been to to look at co-ops. The hallway, eh, but with different paint colors could be improved significantly. The co-op itself was o.k.--nice but not necessarily nicer than some of the co-ops we've seen (including the co-op we're trying to buy) but the views, oh the views. The building overlooks my neighborhood which happens to be one of the nicest neighborhoods in Queens and I had never seen the view from above--besides the standard tops of buildings there was a vast expanse of trees and air and park and from every room and I was instantly dazzled. Unfortunately, it is also a little out of our price range and a little smaller than what we're aiming for--if only we were a few years younger and a few ducats richer.
Posted by Jennifer at October 2, 2004 07:13 PM