Wednesday, August 18, 2010

The Hamilton Coop 330 West 145th Street

The Hamilton Coop, located at Bradhurst and 145th street in Hamilton Heights is an HDFC cooperative. The building features a Chase bank and Duane Reede at Street level.

This doorman building has its own parking garage for the car-owners out there. It's location is ideal for reverse commuters as its just minutes to the George Washington Bridge, Harlem River Drive, or any part of the Bronx via the 149th Street bridge.

Located across from Jackie Robinson park and pool, there is a small farmer's market weekly. Pathmark Supermarket is one block away and Starbucks is across the street.

Income is restricted to $192k so this building is approachable by many.


One bedrooms from $275k and 2 beds from $399k

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Bradhurst Court


Bradhurst Court was developed by Related in 2004/2005. The development takes up an entire block and features a Pathmark Supermarket at the 145th and Frederick Douglas intersection. This thriving pocket of new developments offers affordability as well as convenience with two express trains located nearby (A and D lines).
Nearby amenities include NYSC gym, Starbucks, Jackie Robinson Park as well as easy access to Riverbank State Park as well as the Gateway Shopping Mall via the BX19.

Located across the street from The Langston - a luxury condo building - the Bradhurst Court is a cooperative building with 126 units - from one bedroom homes to duplex Townhomes.

This is an affordable housing development so income is limited to $192,000.

For more info see the information from The Related site.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Convent Avenue Townhomes

Convent Avenue Townhomes - 141st street to 155th street



















One of Manhattan's more picturesque streets, this stretch of Convent Avenue features jaw-dropping townhomes on a tree lined street.
Stretching from the northern end of St Nicho
las Park, the town homes on Convent avenue are meticulously maintained. Prices rang
e in the 2-3 million range - an entire town home for the price of a 3 bedroom condo further south!

At the intersection of
145th and Convent sits the well known Convent Avenue Baptist church, however the area is dotted with many historic churches - evidenced by the weekly buses of European tourists walking the area.



Jackie Robinson Park



Jackie Robinson Park

Located along Bradhurst Avenue from 145th street north to 155th street just south of where the Polo Grounds used to sit, Jackie
Robinson park sits at the center of a renaissance of new developments in Central Harlem. Located at the intersection of Hamilton Heights, Sugar Hill and Central Harlem, the park provides great amenities to the community.

In summer, the amphitheater plays host to free music and entertainment. Completely renovated in 2009, the area also contains plenty of benches for residents to enjoy the trees.

To the north, nearby, sits a playground for children to play. At the southern end of the park sits Jackie Robinson pool. The pool, completed in 1936 provides welcome relief from summer heat. Renovations in 2009 brought a kids-water course that provides additional entertainment for children. The
pool is free and is open from late June .

Finally, the Armory building in front of the pool hosts a large gymnasium for basketball, a workout facility, and computer labs for the area residents. The building hosts many activities throughout the year.

The park runs along Bradhurst avenue and is now situated across from several new large luxury developments including The Langston, The Sutton, and Ellington on the Park.





See history of Colonial Park here

The Sutton - 102 Bradhurst Ave

The Sutton - 102 Bradhurst Avenue







The Sutton is a relatively new cooperative building built as part of the Bradhurst Renewal Plan. Located directly across from Jackie Robinson Park near the 145th street corridor, the building was completed in 2007.


The building has 134 apartments on 11 floors. The location is conveniently close to the A and D express trains, as well as the B and C local trains. Also nearby is the 3 express train.

Jackie Robinson park, directly across the street, features an amphitheater, playground, pool, and community center.


Thursday, August 5, 2010

The Langston - 68 Bradhurst



Built in 2005, The Langston, located at 68 Bradhurst defined a new level of change in the neighborhood. Developed by the Richmond Group, this luxury condo building features all the amenities previously absent from this part of Harlem. The building has doorman and concierge server, common terraces, a fitness room, bike storage , and more.

The location of The Langston provided buyers with a strong incentive. Located across the street from Jackie Robinson Park (& Pool) which features a newly renovated ampitheatre for summer live music performances, its not hard to see why the area is a great place to call home. There are 4 train lines nearby including 2 express trains which get to midtown in about 10 minutes. Across the street from this beautiful building is a Pathmark supermarket, Duane Reede pharmacy, Chase Bank, and more.The building itself hosts Starbucks, a great new NYSC gym, and a Bank of America.

Nearby features including The Hamiton Grange National Historic Site , Riverbank State Park recreational facility, Riverside Park, Gateway Plaza shopping center, and Saint Nicholas Park.


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