Living on East End... 85 East End rental

EEA can be pleasant, pretty, and quiet, depending on the street. However, I personally wouldn't trade that for the inconvenience relative to transportation. If you take taxis all the time, then this might not matter to you, but otherwise, the walk to the subway is quite a trek. And it will STILL be a trek once the 2nd Ave line comes to be. Especially in the winter, when the wind is howling and you have a 20 minute walk after your 25 minute subway commute. And beware, the savvy salesman (re agent) will try to sell you on how "convenient" whatever neighborhood you're looking at is, and how you have "everything" you need "right there." Even if you do have the basics (grocery store, dry cleaner, drug store, etc.), living in NYC, you still find yourself travelling outside your immediate neighborhood, especially if you're under the age of 65. As such, transportation can be crucial. Being on a street with a crosstown bus is only a minor plus.

The landlord isn't obligated to provide AC units.

85EEA was built with sufficient power for those tenants who wanted to use their own window AC. See http://nyre.cul.columbia.edu/projects/view/17159#images where it's listed as a feature.

A few years later it'd become standard for that kind of building to provide through-wall AC.

NWT,
could you please tell us how in those documents one can determine the electrical capabilities in the building/unit?

Also, a related question: while a landlord/owner/management is not required to provide AC units, if a building does have central AC, are they required to ensure that it works in each of the units ? Or is this type of "appliance" exempt from being necessarily fully functional?

In a rental, no way I know of to check whether the outlets can handle window AC. When you see WireMold and surface outlets near windows, you can assume it's OK. That's more usual in prewar buildings, though, where most have had an electrical upgrade in the LR and at least one bedroom.

Don't know about the second question, either. There've been posters on here complaining of insufficient AC but not being able to break their lease because of it. Since it's not in the standard lease, and NYC doesn't require it, you just suffer.

A good test would be to call 311 with different scenarios, and see how far you get.

Lived on the Avenue for 15 years and loved it. There is a peace that comes over you when you cross York Avenue. It is quiet with low traffic volume (except for the AM and afternoon traffic associated with the multiple private schools in the region). The park that is steps from your door is clean and safe (with the usual NYC precautions)-- great place to run and sun in the summer. The Macy's 4th of July fireworks will hopefully return to the east side-- it used to be a great area to watch the festivities, again just steps from your door. Big drawback is the track to the subway. Fine the first 10 years then I found myself taking a cab to the subway!! There is NO parking on the street. Most people shuffle their car from one side of the street to the next. By the time you return home there are no open spots and little possibility of any opening up. Another thing to consider is the opening of the "garbage disposal way-station".

We tried buying a coop at East End but the seller did not like our profile.

Regardless, we live on 86th and York and we like it there. It is nice and quiet. Sonya is right about 10 min walk to subway but 4-5 is such a zoo in the morning that we simply take the shared cab on 79th or Mario's shuttle nonstop to financial district. We also have a car which makes it easy on weekends for grocery shopping to WFM or restaurants (UES generally has bad restaurants and one needs to head to Tribeca, Midtown, LES, etc).

During Sandy you could have jetskid on the ave. That was somethin

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EEA can be pleasant, pretty, and quiet, depending on the street. However, I personally wouldn't trade that for the inconvenience relative to transportation. If you take taxis all the time, then this might not matter to you, but otherwise, the walk to the subway is quite a trek. And it will STILL be a trek once the 2nd Ave line comes to be. Especially in the winter, when the wind is howling and you have a 20 minute walk after your 25 minute subway commute. And beware, the savvy salesman (re agent) will try to sell you on how "convenient" whatever neighborhood you're looking at is, and how you have "everything" you need "right there." Even if you do have the basics (grocery store, dry cleaner, drug store, etc.), living in NYC, you still find yourself travelling outside your immediate neighborhood, especially if you're under the age of 65. As such, transportation can be crucial. Being on a street with a crosstown bus is only a minor plus.

sonya must be tricked pretty easily as she always warns others not to be to gullible when dealing with a real estate agent. she's also too inexperienced and stupid to realize that the very reason she dislikes being removed from transportation (mostly because she has to trek too far to get falling down drunk and attacked by beer googled frat boys when she goes out in murray hill) is the very reason someone else might actually want to live there.

Wow, assumptions much? Bitter much?

JEM, right there with you, thanks -- wow @ taking a cab to the subway.
Jimmyboy, keep being the angry sleaze we all know and love! (oh, and don't you dare add anything constructive!)

Thanks for your comments (most of them). We'll be living there with 2 children (under 2), so transportation isn't a key concern for me, but is for my husband getting to work. The park and the better prices appeal to us. Hopefully, Sandy doesn't come to visit again ...

Is the Gristedes gross there? I have an aversion to Gristedes, but if it's the only in the neighborhood, I may be forced to go in. Dry cleaner?

Even at the height of Sandy flooding there was no water near 85 East End. There was only flooding at the southern and northern ends of the avenue (79th and 90th). The length of East End Ave is a hill that crests at 84th street.

Plenty of dry cleaners and Fairway is on 2nd and 86th which is 5-7 min walk and they will deliver for $5.

During Sandy, it was great. We had all services and no flooding.