UES vs Murray Hill Help!!!

You should really try to a least get floorplans - a 1 BR triplex has a lot of space given over to stairs!

Thank you
I like both places
Questions:
best neighborhood value, safety
lease will be 24 months. Should I negotiate 2 months free?

A lot depends on where you'll be working,(commuting time) what you like to do in your offtime. Both neighborhoods are "safe" - you should try to negotiate everything you can - rent, free rent. UES sometimes panned in SE as "older" while Murray Hill is panned as "too young - college graduates". Make up your own mind. If you can, walk around both neigborhoods in the evening

Thank you!
professional, single late 30's
office: 42nd and 3rd
Hobbies: Dinning out, Art galleries, Music

Both areas are a bit bland, IMHO, but both are very safe. If you're looking to go out frequently, Murray Hill will provide better stumbling-home value. Terraces are great to have when they are big enough to actually use, but I think you'd get tired of the stairs pretty quickly. On the other hand, UES locations closer to the river are a very long distance from the subway in winter. Which space would you prefer living in?

And, you should definitely try for 2 months free.

i lived in both area... liked and disliked for certain resaons. i lived UES in late 20's and while i LOVED it, it is far from everything. if you are close to the lex line i would say ues, i think you will enjoy it! and i agree the triplex will get old quickly and do you want to be sssoooo close to your office

All it takes is one slip on the ice in the winter before you'll find it impossible to get around in that triplex.

(Although I'd take that triplex over living on the UES any day!!!)

Single?
what's the question?
Murry Hill!
Why would you want to live with all us family types when you could be where the action is(at least some of it). Live near work, live where it's easy to get home drunk, live where it's easy to get laid! OR, you could live on the UES alone for the rest of your life sans the 5 cats. Needless to say I'm exaggerating but, only a little.

P.S. I live on the UES with my family, I was single in Murry Hill.

Good points, falco!

i lived in both locations and by far like murray hill better....its centrally located ...ie walking distance to grand central, penn station, union square and 5th avenue shopping......i prefer murray hill between lex and mad between 34th and 39th....its more professional and not the young college types from 2nd and 3rd avenues...UES is just too out of the way for my tastes and too sterile......lovely areas on park, madison but just hated schlepping downtown.

MHillqqt- grocery shopping and other services - shoemaker, drycleaners, restaurants, liquor stores much more limited if you stay west of lex.

Such a small apartment as a TRIPLEX ? ! ? I've never seen one that I liked; basically each room is either up or down stairs. I by far prefer Midtown East but can't you find a better apartment there? Yes, you certainly can. Good luck!

ph41, third is only a small avenue away from Lexington.

i agree with drdrd, the optimal compromise would be midtown east, and you should be able to find something very well priced there. although MH and the UES have their positives.

I lived on 30th between 3rd and Lex until last year. The area has alot to recommend it but you would probably enjoy it more if you were 10 years younger (unless you are into much younger members of the opposite sex--btw, if you happen to be gay there are is no local nightife). The UES on the other hand is more family oriented, less convenient if you aren't close to the 6 and still overcrowded if you are. I would look toward the northern part of Murray Hill or Turtle Bay/Tudor City. Walk to work, short walks to midtown restaurants and relatively cheap cab home from any place you choose to play.

an1971, it the last number in your apartment descriptions the price or the square footage. Gotta be the price right?

Anyway I'm 32 and married, but if I were 32 and single I'd choose Murray Hill -- especially if I worked on 42nd and 3rd. Just be sure to leave the neighborhood and venture downtown every now and then. New York has plenty of new bike lanes - get yourself a bike! :)

And welcome to the city!

Lot to be said for walking to/from work, and having started my day on the 6 train for about 8 of my 13 years here, I can say that there is no quicker way to put yourself in a crappy mood.

1) Think if you realllly want to sign a 2 year lease instead of a one year.
2) UES nowadays 2800 is now sorta high end but you didn't mention amenities except the extra half-bath, sure it's nice to have but is it necessary if you're single?
3) Be forewarned about the "months free" thing - It's come to become a red-herring for apartments that
should have but didn't adjust the rent competitively downward to get your ass in the door and hope your
too settled to go through the hassle of moving again.
4) Read number 1 again.
5) In regards to the UES vs.Murry Hill, Central Park is a HUGE plus if you bike/run/blade and enjoy seeing some trees like I do.
6) Really, you should read number 1 again.

Lived in both. With falco and others on why, for you, Murray Hill is a better choice -- but I'd find an aletrnative to the triplex.