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"I have processed your paperwork and the application has been approved!"
With those words, we are now the proud tenants of apartment 35A in Gateway Plaza, a 35-story, 1,700-unit apartment complex in Battery Park City, in lower Manhattan. When asked for her input, Tori had requested an apartment in an elevator building, on a high floor with a view. Her daddy delivered! Our new home is on the top (35th) floor, with eastern views toward the financial district and southern views of the New York harbor. The elevator only has a "down" button.
V looked at many apartments this past week, including a first floor two bedroom in a landmark pre-war walkup in Greenwich Village and a top floor two bedroom loft in a converted candy factory in Brooklyn. But the same things that drew us to Battery Park City when we lived in NYC before lured us back--proximity to V's work, good schools, adequate square footage, modern amenities, safety, green space.
Gateway is more centrally located in BPC than our old building. Because of this, and because it's an older building with larger floorplans and lower rents, the complex is FULL of families with children. It's pet-friendly, with a fenced dog run at the base of our building. Gateway also has an indoor pool, which I'm sure will be a hit with the girls.
Our new apartment, while larger than our old one, is still a one bedroom. However, because the living room is 26+ feet long and has two exposures (windows on different walls), we have the option of putting up a pressurized wall (not nailed to the floor or ceiling, but held in place with jacks). We hate to block the view, though, so we're going to try creating a space for the girls with just a room divider bookcase initially.
V's commute to work, straight east on Liberty Street, will take less than ten minutes on foot. We've joked about trying to signal each other with hand mirrors (his office on the 44th floor is visible from our windows). The girls will attend PS 89 in Battery Park City, half a mile away. Best of all, my mom is now considering moving to NYC (into our building, in fact) to be close to us when her lease here is up next January. YAAYYYY!!!
V will sign the lease and take possession of the apartment tomorrow. He'll order a sofa bed at the Brooklyn IKEA this week, and arrange to have the doorman accept delivery of it while he's gone. He flies back to Florida on Thursday. When he returns to New York in February, he'll stay at the new apartment. And when the girls and I join him for Valentine's weekend, we'll stay there, as well. We're planning a PENThousewarming party for Saturday, February 13th. So if you're reading this, and you're going to be in NYC that weekend, come get vertigo at our place! We'll supply the dramamine... |
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| You know, I'm not really that far away... --David (2010.01.22) |
| We have very good friends up in St Albans, which I'm assuming is not far from you. And we'll have both an air mattress and a hide-a-bed for guests, so you're welcome to visit us in the city. --Vincent (2010.01.22) |
| I would like that very much. --David (2010.01.24) |
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