Carrie Bradshaw once said that "In New York, we are always searching for a job, a boyfriend, or an apartment." I am currently searching for all three. The boyfriend, not so important at the moment, but the job, and subsequently the apartment, very much so. Even though no landlord in their sane mind would rent an apartment to an unemployed girl with a non-existent bank account, it doesn't hurt to look. Keeping an eye on the rental market is smart - I'll know what prices to pay (and not to pay) for the neighborhoods I want to live in when I'm ready to rent. You know the phenomenon that when you need the perfect cocktail dress for a specific event you can never find anything remotely pretty but when you have no where in particular to go, every dress looks like it should live in your closet? Such is my current dilemma. During my apartment browsing today, I came across "The One". The One that jumps off the page and screams at you "This is your new home!!!". Pre-war 1 bedroom, Upper West Side, 1 block from Central Park, beautiful inlaid hardwood floors, PERFECT proportions, french doors, and in my target budget. But alas, even if this beauty is still on the market when I am in the market, sadly the building does not allow dogs. Haters! But see below, what has now become the benchmark for "my perfect New York apartment". Enjoy!
The Building: West 89th Street and Central Park West
The apartment gets lots of gorgeous sunlight with 2 large windows!
Bedroom (tiny but just big enough to fit a queen bed, nightstand and dresser)
Living Room and BEAUTIFUL decorative fireplace!
Kitchen (you enter the apartment from the right; the bathroom is on the left) Critical space plan issue: in a small apartment it's very important to have a "buffer zone" between the living space and the bathroom!
Petite, but well-planned layout!
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