Washington Heights

… a place that needs work but where the construction cost is affordable Why is construction so expensive in Manhattan … … year thus some of the costs are pushed down to independent homeowners and investors like yourself  Also depending on … which will allow you to finance both the value of the home and the construction costs  In order to be eligible for …

… histories in the building and could recite every capital improvement from the past 20 years It was so different from … her Sundays would remain free At least until I plunged into renovations   Next calls were to my attorney broker and …

… When my boyfriend and I decided to move in together I was living in a onebedroom … the years I was away at college and graduate school I had lived my entire life on the Upper West Side  I didnt want to … of the others in the neighborhoodart deco six stories no doorman Its a little like the one where I  grew up in the …

… When in the market to buy or rent a new place many New Yorkers shop for a neighborhood … neighborhoods trials and tribulations is the aim of our  Transitions  column in which one New Yorker each week … who was thrilled to return to Upper Manhattan  and the current Astoriadweller pining for the city Among the findings …

… I was living with my parents in Midwood Brooklyn to save some money Then in November 2010 I got married and moved to Washington Heights The rent is cheaper in Brooklyn than in Manhattan …