So, the lease on this great place is up in a bit and I've started the apartment search. And let me tell you, it is sooooo much easier to search for an apartment while living in the city in which you are searching. After looking for a place to live in DC and Illy while living in NY, simply picking up the paper and looking through the Rentals section and making a few calls then seeing the place during your lunch break - amazing. I checked out 4 places today. 1 was horrible, 1 was decent and 2 were nice. Lady and I also just took a late night walk around the neighborhood and I was taking down numbers of buildings with RENT signs in front so tomorrow will be a day full of calls.
The most amazing deal I've seen so far? I saw it here on craigslist. Here's the description: "$1550 / 1br - penthouse living at an affordable price!!! 1BR in Society Hill Towers: PENTHOUSE in West Tower facing the city. 15 ft windows throughout. All utilities included (HBO too). Parking available in building (approx. $130 mos). Available mid August. NO FEE." And I Googled Society Hill Towers and what do I find out? I.M. Pei's firm designed the place! The 31st floor with a city view! That's crazy. Anybody wanna move to Illy and split it? It's tough to find a 1 bedroom in NYC for $1550 let alone a penthouse! Crazy. I'm now obsessed with it. Oh well. I can always dream. I think I'm gonna bike by the building in the next few days to torture myself.
Thursday night is drinks and tapas at Cibucan's 4th Anniversary Party. It should be fun. I have only eaten Spanish food once at SUBA in NYC where I took Lady out for her graduation dinner. It was great food, expensive, but great. It is also a great space. Cibucan is Cuban fare, but still tapas stoyles.
6 more days until I go see Alegria for free. Hate mail here.
***UPDATE***
So, I didn't end up going to see Alegria on Tuesday night. I wasn't feeling up to it so I gave my ticket to my new landlord who was very happy to take it off of me. Hopefully this will be the start of a good relationship with my landlord!
albee, you should take a tour of that penthouse. Just like, put in your monacle and pretend you're interested.
"What advantages does this apartment have over, let's say, a train, which i also own..."
Posted by: austiecakes | July 22, 2004 at 06:50 PM
Emily looks just like you Al - identical! My condolences...
Posted by: Abbs | July 26, 2004 at 10:15 AM
What a beautiful baby...
Posted by: ipf poker | October 18, 2005 at 04:26 AM
you should take part in some baby shows with such a beautiful baby :)
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Posted by: Vic | October 27, 2005 at 05:42 AM