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When Leonardo di Caprio was just 20, he starred in a movie called The Basketball Diaries. Based on a novel by Jim Caroll, it was a gritty account of the young Carroll, played by di Caprio, and the world he grew up in - what Roger Ebert in his review called “the underworld of users, pushers, hookers and pimps.” The neighborhood was Inwood, in Upper Manhattan.

Upper Manhattan has long had an image problem. Drugs, murders, social problems, run down housing and problem blocks. But in 2010, all that is changed. Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood are different neighbourhoods than they were. Diverse communities, restaurants both expensive and affordable, community groups, safe streets and tons of amenities.

Sandy Edry of CitiHabitats calls “North Manhattan the Brooklyn of Manhattan, Park Slope is like Hudson Heights, Cobble Hill is like Hamilton Heights,” he said. “The fact

is this is still Manhattan, and still on the subway line for a lot of people. For me selling the neighborhood is not a problem, once they get up here they fall in love with it.” “There is a hipsterification going on, especially in Inwood and lower Washington Heights,” he says. “It’s neighborhoods where students can afford apartments instead of cramming three people in a

bedroom.” But Edry realizes that despite this, the older view of Upper Manhattan prevails. “Most of Upper Manhattan is under the radar,” he says. “Neighborhoods that have gotten some attention are Hudson Heights, Fort Tryon Park, Hamilton Heights that’s west of Broadway in the 140s and the newest is Audubon Park which is the newest Historic District.” (Official Landmark

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Preservation Commission’s official historic district designation in May 2009”

Stephen Kliegerman, the executive director of Halstead Property which has significant holdings in Upper Manhattan, agrees. He knows that not everyone will be drawn to Upper Manhattan

in the same way they are drawn to the Upper West Side or Brooklyn. “Some people need convincing,” he says. “A lot of people don’t know what to expect, they’ve probably heard some stories, or they remember the Upper Manhattan of the 1980’s or early 1990’s. But it’s not like that anymore. It’s a

melting pot up here. There’s a lot of flavour.” “The thing is, when people get up here, they see the benefits,” he continues. “Where they were once thinking about the Upper East Side or the Upper West Side, now they see Harlem and Washington Heights and Inwood.”

A recent story illustrates this for Kliegerman. “I had a broker call me to say that they had a buyer who didn’t want to make an offer because they wanted to know that someone else had made an offer for the place. I said to him, ‘They just want to know that someone else is interested in the area. Take them for a tour of the place.’ So he did and the next day they placed an offer. People just need to get comfortable with the area.”

Edry echoes this: “It’s like any neighborhood really, you have those concerns and you’ll see it’s pretty safe. I tell them to walk around the neighborhood at different times to see if they feel safe or call the precinct and talk to them about it. The concerns come up but are easy to overcome.”

Bernard Warren is a real estate agent for Webb & Brooker, a Harlem agency with a difference. Unlike the more profit-driven agencies, Webb & Brooker is interested in providing affordable housing for Harlem locals. “I know the area from 114th Street to 155th, and from river to river,” Warren says. He has seen the same sort of changes that Kliegerman and Edry have. “I used to think Upper Manhattan had an image problem. I don’t feel that way anymore. There have been a couple of incidents, probably right after the summer, and they brought some of those images back. But it’s not like that anymore. The stigma is not there anymore, but there’s still some trepidation.”

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For Warren, the recent change in Harlem has been in part driven by city government’s tax incentives. A developer would be encouraged to revitalise a block and it would have a knock-on effect on adjacent blocks. As Warren points out, “140th Street in Harlem used to be a major drug block. But then the city put money into the tax credit program to revitalise it.” That in turn led to 141st Street and 139th feeling the benefit of the revitalisation.

Even still, prices in Upper Manhattan are cheaper than anywhere else in Manhattan. According to Edry, “On 110th Street, price per square foot is almost double that of 150th street.” “These are mostly pre-war buildings with larger apartments that haven’t been chopped up like they have been in parts of Manhattan.” Kliegerman points out that the savings are not just on the face-value rent. “Also we have long term real estate tax

abatements. That is, you get 15-25% real estate tax abatements, so if you buy north of 96th, you’re going to fare better than people who live below 96th.”

But the benefits of living in Upper Manhattan are not just financial. Quality of life is important, too. “There’s tremendous public transportation. There’s a subway stop or bus route on every avenue and every ten blocks,” he said. Indeed, as Manhattan narrows at the northern tip, it becomes sandwiched on the west and the east by Inwood Hill Park and Highbridge Park. The space in between, no more than five blocks wide from 200th Street to nearly 168th Street, manages to fit in two of the most regular and reliable train services in New York City; the 1 and the A. The 1 goes all the way to South Ferry at the southern tip of Manhattan, and from there into Brooklyn, while the A goes all the way out to JFK Airport.

But it’s more than just transport and low rents. The neighborhoods

of Inwood, Harlem and Washington Heights have probably the finest parks in New York City (see our parks feature). The very top of Manhattan is bounded on both sides by the verdant greenery of Inwood Hill Park on the west side and Highbridge Park on the east side. Inwood Hill Park sweeps down into Fort Tryon as it moves down towards 190th Street and Riverside State Park when it reaches Washington Heights, giving magnificent views out over the Hudson. The effect is to make the upper reaches feel, in parts, like upstate New York. Where else in New York can one stand in the middle of a bustling city block and see trees bounding on every side, rather than a canyon of glass, metal and concrete?

As Kliegerman points out, people just aren’t expecting what they find in Upper Manhattan, the apartments or the life style. “The quality of the residential developments is far beyond their expectations. The quality of the workmanship, the quality of the finishes, the quality of the design …,” he says, “and there is access to services to the likes of dry cleaners, food markets, drugs stores … most people are surprised.”

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Upper Manhattan is more parkland than urban. Most of it is sculpted and designed; but the largest of the parks, Inwood Hill Park, is wild and untamed, just as it was when the Lenape Indians still owned the land. Indeed, take a walk up the many hills and bluffs in Inwood Hill Park and you’ll find yourself cut off from Manhattan entirely. The noise of the cars, the smells of the city, the very sight of concrete and iron is shielded from you by trees, sheer rock walls and the deadening silence of the wilderness. But there are many other parks that provide pleasant, bucolic diversion in the neighborhoods that constitute Upper Manhattan.

The first of Upper Manhattan’s parks is Thomas Jefferson Park. Going from 111th to 114th streets between 1st Ave. and FDR Drive the park is popular with children

not only because of its basketball and handball courts and baseball, football and soccer fields but also because of it’s outdoor pool free to children and teenagers under 18, which is a welcome respite from New York city’s often punishing summers. The park also displays Melvin Edward’s sculpture Tomorrow’s Wind and L. Brower Hatcher’s steel and bronze sculpture, El Arbol de Esperanza which translates to “Tree of Hope.”

Six blocks north, running from 120th to 124th streets on Madison Avenue,on the east side of Manhattan, is Marcus Garvey Park which comes alive during summer with it’s outdoor swimming pool and amphitheatre which puts on plays and concerts. During the academic year, the recreation center offers swimming lessons and martial arts training for the athletic and yoga for

those looking for zen. On October 23 this year, the Marcus Garvey Dog Run group is joining in the clean-up effort on It’s My Park Day. Between Marcus Garvey Park and Morningside Park is a 2,834 sq. ft. four bedroom home being shown by Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate.

A straight shot over to the west side of the island is Morningside Park which despite it’s dodgy reputation post sundown is rich with statues of Lafayette and Washington, Carl Schulz and the bear and the faun fountain. Sharing turf with Morningside Heights and Harlem, the park is on a steep incline and home to farmer’s markets on Saturdays. In 1968 the park became notorious for what became known as the Columbia University protests when the Ivy League school tried to build a gymnasium in the park.

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The foundation to the gym was converted into a pond and waterfall. Halstead Property is offering park view apartments at 88 Morningside Avenue.

A pleasant stroll further west from Morningside takes you to Riverside Park. The northern end of Riverside Park stretches along 23 blocks from 135th to 158th streets. The spectacular waterfront park makes nearby properties very desirable. The entire park stretches four miles from 72nd to 158th streets. Amtrak intercity tunnels run under this park which on going further south leads to the often documented Freedom Tunnel named after graffiti artist Chris Freedom Pape. Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate have excellent units at The Grinell a pre-war building on 158th and Riverside Drive.

Leave Riverside around 141st street and walk east again and you’ll find yourself at St Nicholas Park. Named after St. Nicholas, the patron saint of Amsterdam, this park borders the up and coming Hamilton Heights neighborhood

of north Manhattan. Inhabited by Dutch settlers in the late 1600s the area’s popularity declined after the American Revolution with the farmers moving south into industrialized parts of the city. Members of Hamilton Heights Homeowners Association and Harlem residents are working to keep the park safe and clean. The park has basketball and

handball courts, barbecuing areas, playgrounds and dog runs. A.N. Shell Realty Group has unsold HDFC co-op apartments by the park.

The area around St Nicholas Park is pretty dense with green areas. Also around there is Jackie Robinson Park, which was originally called Colonial Park. Jackie Robinson Park was acquired by New York City in the last decade of the 19th century

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and was first a neighborhood playground running from 144th to 155th streets between Bradhurst and Egecombe Avenues in Harlem. In 1978 it was renamed after Jackie Robinson, the first African American major league baseball player. A bronze bust of the legendary player now resides in the park’s pool and recreation center. Richman Group Development Corp. & The Gotham Organization has luxury apartments with doorman and concierge services for sale at The Langston, just steps from the park.

As Manhattan narrows, the parks virtually take over, with Fort Tryon, Inwood Hill Park, Isham Park and Fort Washington Park all crammed into that tightening real estate.

The final chase scene in Clint Eastwood’s 1968 Coogan’s Bluff is set in Fort Tryon Park. Built in 1935 by Fredrick Law Olmsted Jr. the park was named after Sir William Tryon who was the last British governor of the city. Fort Tryon Park gives visitors a panoramic view of the Hudson River. It is said that John B. Rockefeller who gave the park to New York City in 1935 also bought land in New Jersey across the Hudson to preserve the view. The park boasts two playgrounds, basketball courts, dog runs and hosts The Medieval Festival every year, with the 2010 festival set to take place on October 3. There are some nifty one and two bedroom condos available at 212 Bennett Avenue right by the park.

A barbecue by Hudson River makes Fort Washington Park very popular with residents, not to

mention it’s role in the Revolutionary War when it was captured in 1776 by the British. The park remains a favorite with children who love to visit the little red lighthouse made famous by Hildegarde H. Swift and Lynd Ward’s children’s book about the lighthouse and George Washington Bridge. The Little Red Lighthouse Festival has grown over the years and ran out of tickets this year for visitors who wanted to climb up the lighthouse. Under construction properties are being shown by Stein-Perry Real Estate at Fort Washington Avenue and 190th street.

The patch of land that runs from Dyckman to the tip of Manhattan along the Hudson River forms Inwood Hill Park which was bought by the Department of Parks in 1916. Besides the usual playgrounds and basketball courts this park also offers residents and visitors baseball and soccer fields and tennis courts and hosts astronomy programs. Inwood Hill Park was largely untouched by the Revolutionary War

and there are numerous findings of Lenape life (Native American). For the most part, Inwood Hill Park is not landscaped. New Heights Realty offers beautiful co-op resales in the area.

Inwood Hill Park’s boisterous baseball fields offset Isham Park’s quiet fields. The 20 acre park is believed to exist because of a gift made by the Isham family. The park is said to have made it’s way to Harlem but had it’s boundary at up-market Seaman Avenue with the development of Inwood Hill Park. The park originally included Isham Mansion along with it’s stables and greenhouse which were demolished in 1940 due to maintenance costs. Apartments are still available at 270 Seaman Avenue, a 1948 building with high ceilings and hardwood floors, if you get in touch with Halstead Property.

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Where did the idea for a residential development in an old school come from? We had been active on 148th Street for years and have done a lot of work with other buildings. We’d long romanticized about refurbishing the school. We’d done a fair amount of work on that block and we felt that the school was the one thing that would finish off the block. We always thought the school would be beautiful. It’s a cliché, but they just don’t build ‘em like that any more. It had fallen into disrepair. There were trees growing out the top and there were beautiful terracotta statues falling off the side. And that school, we knew, would give us opportunities that other, newer developments couldn’t provide in terms of high ceilings and big windows and the like.

How do you go about converting a school like that? Most of the other buildings on the block have been rehabilitated by us using historic tax credits. In fact, we sought historical certification for the block and we got it. The building was owned by the city at the time and we were familiar with the process of buying a building from the city because we’d gone through it before on that block. We’d gone through the Board of Standards and Appeals process. There was a public approval process which we’d been through on a fair number of projects. Some people wanted it to remain a school, but some people just wanted to see a public eyesore removed. The H-shaped schools were visionary for their time because they let

in a lot of light, but they were obsolete for school use for modern times.

What are the differences between a development like this and a standard building? The required renovations were very extensive. The inside had been open to the elements the building had to be gutted and refurbished. The terracotta pieces had to be taken down and repaired and it was great because we were able to save a lot of them. We had to work a lot with historical materials and rely on craftsmen who work with materials other than just bricks. When you are rehabilitating a building you need new plumbing, new stairs, new windows, new floors, but they need to match the originals and they also need to be energy efficient. The outside is old but the inside is new. I think what makes it different is that this is a building with a lot of history. We wanted to evoke a school without being corny. That was one of our inspirations – we wanted to take a ‘feel’ and apply it to a new paradigm.

Tell me a little bit about the neighborhood. The neighborhood is more convenient to midtown than people think. It’s very quick on the three. And there are new grocery stores, little cafes popping up everywhere, a lot of new residents want services and amenities. A wine bar will be opening up there very soon. There’s a Starbucks, a NY Sports Club, a Pathmark, a beer garden, new restaurants and the Studio Museum of Harlem is

opening up a new space near there. There are also a lot of great art galleries in the area. We have a great community facility and the National Dance Institute is setting up shop in the building. It hosts cultural and dance programs and we have Jacque D’amvoise there (he is the director of the program). The NDI is based in Soho but he’s done a lot of work in Harlem and he wanted to do this.

How will the downturn affect this building? We never had visions of sugar plums when we went into this. We were always realistic about the location. But it’s 50% sold and we only received our certificate of occupancy in August. We find that people respond to a project and this is unlike anything you’d find in that neighborhood or any other for that matter.

What is the most expensive apartment in the building? And the cheapest? The most expensive apartment is an $899,000 studio with 1,630 square foot interior and 1,900 square foot terrace. The most affordable apartment was $204,000 with 815 square foot – but they went very quickly!

What kind of people have been moving into the building? People who are drawn to the space. We have a number of young couples, singles. Not so many families, but we have interesting and eclectic people with different backgrounds.

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CENTRAL HARLEM Development Name Total Phone Website Address Building New Construction? Units TypeGraceline Court 32 212-521-5746 www.GracelineCourt.com 106 WEST 116 STREET Condo New constructionOdell Clark Place Condominiums II 15 212-712-8955 www.odellclarkcondos.com 108 WEST 138 STREET Condo New constructionWindows on 123 26 212 531 2222 www.windowson123.com 117 WEST 123 STREET Condo New constructionThe Park Lane Condominium 23 212-521-5752 www.parklanenyc.com 118 WEST 112 STREET Condo ConversionEllington on the Park 23 646-253-0353 www.warburgrealty.com/development/4038 130 BRADHURST AVENUE Condo New construction 10 212-727-6193 138 EDGECOMBE AVENUE Condo New construction 10 212-531-7726 147 WEST 142 STREET Condo New construction5th On The Park 160 212-410-7600 www.1481fifth.com 1485 5 AVENUE Condo New constructionMadera 12 212-678-7228 18 WEST 129 STREET Condo New constructionCentral Park Plaza 22 212-381-2627 www.centralparkplazacondo.com 1851 ADAM CLAyTON POWELL BLVD Condo ConversionStriver’s North 29 212-321-7119 www.striversnorth.com 202 WEST 140 STREET Condo ConversionRhapsody on Fifth 22 212-828-5556 www.2056fifth.com 2056 5 AVENUE Condo ConversionParc Standard 28 212-222-3277 www.parcstandard.com 2101 8th AVENUE Condo New constructionThe Douglass 38 212-521-5749 www.TheDouglassCondo.com 2110 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BLVD Condo New constructionThe Livmor 73 212-891-7606 www.livmor.com 2131 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BLVD Condo New constructionWA Condominium 2 52 212-591-1367 www.wa2conversion.com 2143 ADAM CLAyTON POWELL BLVD Condo Conversionw 11 646-290-8623 www.220saintnicholas.com 220 ST NICHOLAS AVENUE Condo New constructionPS90 74 212-368-7790 www.ps90condo.com 220 WEST 148TH STREET Condo ConversionWA Condominium 35 212-591-1367 www.wacondominiums.com 2201 ADAM CLAyTON POWELL BLVD Condo New constructionThe Alameda 10 212-381-2333 221 WEST 148 STREET Condo New constructionThe Marshall 10 212-491-7300 www.themarshallcondos.com 222 WEST 135 STREET Condo New constructionStriver’s Lofts 5 212-431-2425 223 WEST 135 STREET Condo ConversionEllison 10 212-381-2687 www.ellisoncondos.com 2255 ADAM CLAyTON POWELL BLVD Condo New construction2280 FDB 89 212-521-5742 www.2280fdb.com 2280 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BLVD Condo New constructionApex Condominium 44 646-374-3900 www.apexcondominiums.com 2300 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BLVD Condo New constructionOdell Clark Place Condominiums II 17 212-712-8956 www.odellclarkcondos.com 2373 ADAM CLAyTON POWELL BLVD Condo New construction 12 212-875-4075 239 WEST 135 STREET Condo New constructionDover Condominiums 12 212-688-1134 www.dovercondo.com 252 & 256 WEST 123 STREET Condo ConversionThe Fitzgerald 47 212.865.8136 www.thefitzgeraldcondos.com 257 WEST 117 STREET Condo New constructionDwyer Condominium 52 212-222-3938 www.dwyernyc.com 258 ST NICHOLAS AVENUE Condo Conversion The Lore 32 212-521-5743 www.thelorenyc.com 261 WEST 112 STREET Condo New construction 4 212-727-6193 www.265west122.com 265 WEST 122 STREET Condo New construction271W122 4 212-727-6193 www.271west122.com 271 WEST 122 STREET Condo New constructionBeacon Towers 73 212-521-5747 www.beacontowersliving.com 29 WEST 138 STREET Co-op New construction 5 212-875-2943 30 WEST 126 STREET Condo ConversionSoHa118 93 212-280-3500 www.soha118.com 301 WEST 118TH STREET Condo New construction 10 212-727-6193 303 WEST 149 STREET Condo ConversionThe Alycia 12 212-634-6515 www.thealycia.com 304 WEST 114 STREET Condo New constructionBrownstone Lane II 54 212-280-3500 www.brownstonelane2.com 313 WEST 119 STREET Condo New construction 4 212.280.8866 www.harlemlofts.com 345 LENOX AVENUE Rental ConversionThe Lenox 77 212-234-8888 www.thelenoxnyc.com 380 LENOX AVENUE Condo New constructionThe Lenox Grand 19 646-253-0305 381 LENOX AVENUE Condo New ConstructionKalahari 249 212-348-0090 www.kalahari-nyc.com 40 WEST 116TH STREET Condo New constructionSusan’s Court 126 212-662-0454 www.454manhattan.com 454 MANHATTAN AVENUE Rental New constructionMetropolis 13 212-521-5748 www.metropolis128.com 51 EAST 128 STREET Condo New constructionThe Savoy West 32 212-521-5740 www.thesavoywestnyc.com 555 LENOX AVENUE Condo Conversion 4 212-280-8866 x 104 764 ST NICHOLAS AVENUE Condo Conversion88 Morningside 73 212-381-2694 www.88morningside.com 88 MORNINGSIDE AVENUE Condop New construction EAST HARLEM Development Name Total Phone Website Address Building New Construction? Units Type 59 212-452-4408 www.1200FifthAve.com 1200 5 AVENUE Condo Conversion1280 Fifth Avenue 116 212-996-1280 www.1280fifth.com/ 1280 5 AVENUE Condo New construction

the following is a list of new developments currently on the market in Upper Manhattan. More information can be found in the New Development Directory available on Streeteasy.com.

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EAST HARLEM (cont.) Development Name Total Phone Website Address Building New Construction? Units Type Embelesar 118 57 212-534-1963 www.embelesar118.com 152 EAST 118 STREET Co-op New constructionCopper Hill 40 212-360-6231 www.copperhillnyc.com 1595 LEXINGTON AVENUE Rental New constructionMirada 68 212-939-7400 www.miradanyc.com 161 EAST 110 STREET Condo New constructionAlto Condominium 22 212-444-7809 www.altocondominium.com 178 EAST 117 STREET Condo New construction119th & Third 90 212-289-0800 www.119thandthird.com 181 EAST 119TH STREET Rental New constructionThe Emmerson 76 212-360-6231 www.theemmerson.com 1810 3 AVENUE Rental New construction 16 917-662-2666 www.206e124street.com 206 EAST 124 STREET Condo ConversionThe Bridges NyC South 14 212-381-2588 www.thebridgesnyc.com 2279 3 AVENUE Condo New constructionThe Bridges NyC North 18 212-381-2628 www.thebridgesnyc.com 2283 3 AVENUE Condo New constructionTapestry 185 212-410-6505 www.tapestry124.com 245 EAST 124 STREET Rental New constructionTesoro 21 917-806-3622 www.tesorocondo.com 317 EAST 111 STREET Condo New constructionThe Hub Gracie North 34 212-831-0101 www.thehubgracienorth.com 327 EAST 101 STREET Rental New constructionConrad Condominium 35 212-444-7809 www.conradcondominium.com 342 EAST 110 STREET Condo New constructionThe Sedona 11 212-678-7223 346 EAST 119 STREET Condo New constructionObservatory Place 38 212-433-2021 www.observatoryplacenyc.com 353 EAST 104 STREET Condo New constructionThe Stamford 12 212-777-2693 414 EAST 120 STREET Rental New construction 15 212-875-2943 www.corcoran.com/tok 416 EAST 117 STREET Condo New constructionLeah Condominiums 6 917-806-3622 www.east117condos.com 435 EAST 117 STREET Condo New constructionRAOs City Views 455 EAST 114 STREET Rental Conversion

HAMILTON HEIGHTS Development Name Total Phone Website Address Building New Construction? Units TypeHamilton Lofts 12 646 416 6007 www.hamiltonlofts.com 117 & 121 EDGECOMBE AVENUE Condo New construction 11 212-501-0002 298 CONVENT AVENUE Condo Conversion 16 212-939-9760 www.415west.com 415 WEST 150 STREET Condo New construction 26 212-531-7723 468 CONVENT AVENUE Co-op ConversionAqueduct Court 25 212-727-6145 www.aqueductcourt.com 479 WEST 152 STREET Condo ConversionThe Westbourne 52 212-690-6228 www.westbournerentals.com 601 WEST 137th STREET Rental ConversionThe Alberta 64 212-666-0660 www.albertanyc.com 620 WEST 143 STREET Rental New construction 54 212-584-3752 www.barakny.com/newdevelopments.aspx 660 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion 64 212-584-3752 www.barakny.com/newdevelopments.aspx 668 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion 25 212-584-3752 www.barakny.com/newdevelopments.aspx 680 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion 36 212-584-3752 www.barakny.com/newdevelopments.aspx 690 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion 37 646-319-6606 700 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion 50 646-319-6606 706 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion 142 212-712-2722 725 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion HUDSON HEIGHTS Development Name Total Phone Website Address Building New Construction? Units TypeBennett212 40 646-319-6606 www.bennett212.com 212 BENNETT AVENUE Condo New constructionFort Tryon Gardens 350 212-942-0009 4523 BROADWAy Co-op Conversion MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS Development Name Total Phone Website Address Building New Construction? Units TypeAvalon Morningside Park 292 866-658-2149 www.avalonmorningsidepark.com 1 MORNINGSIDE DRIVE Rental New construction WASHINGTON HEIGHTS Development Name Total Phone Website Address Building New Construction? Units TypeThe New Amsterdam 29 212-928-3805 2360 AMSTERDAM AVENUE Condo New constructionThe Hudson View Condominium 11 212-378 2333 540 WEST 163 STREET Condo New constructionThe Crillon Court 92 212-327-9618 www.thecrilloncourt.com 779 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion 48 646-319 6606 801 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion 51 646-319 6606 807 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion 56 646-319 6606 835 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Condo Conversion

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the table below presents recorded sales data of condos, co-ops and townhouses in Manhattan and within the Upper Manhattan market. Data is from August 2008, 2009, and 2010. overall, the volume of transactions in Upper Manhattan this past August has remained stable since August 2009 but has not yet returned to February 2008 levels. while median price rose in Manhattan compared to the previous year but in Upper Manhattan, median price dropped since August 2009 and August 2008.

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MANHAttAN closed on closing count Median price Average priceAugust 2008 1,414 843,250 1,577,547August 2009 1,143 787,500 1,245,659August 2010 1,120 875,000 1,414,528Aug 2010 v. Aug 2009 -2.0% 11.1% 13.6%Aug 2010 v. Aug 2008 -20.8% 3.8% -10.3% All Upper MANHAttAN closed on closing count Median price Average priceAugust 2008 163 485,000 582,089August 2009 96 416,000 514,831August 2010 90 400,000 512,635Aug 2010 v. Aug 2009 -6.3% -3.8% -0.4%Aug 2010 v. Aug 2008 -44.8% -17.5% -11.9% ceNtrAl/weSt HArleM closed on closing count Median price Average priceAugust 2008 74 487,500 625,598August 2009 37 675,000 728,728August 2010 37 430,950 568,220Aug 2010 v. Aug 2009 0.0% -36.2% -22.0%Aug 2010 v. Aug 2008 -50.0% -11.6% -9.2%

eASt HArleM closed on closing count Median price Average priceFeburary 2008 36 532,035 588,258Feburary 2009 6 360,000 407,425Feburary 2010 4 483,384 574,708Feb 2010 v. Feb 2009 -33.3% 34.3% 41.1%Feb 2010 v. Feb 2008 -88.9% -9.1% -2.3%

HAMiltoN HeigHtS closed on closing count Median price Average priceAugust 2008 5 334,620 476,974August 2009 5 197,000 430,400August 2010 6 437,500 469,703Aug 2010 v. Aug 2009 20.0% 122.1% 9.1%Aug 2010 v. Aug 2008 20.0% 30.7% -1.5%

iNwooD closed on closing count Median price Average priceAugust 2008 15 370,110 365,130August 2009 5 177,500 220,300August 2010 3 372,500 393,333Aug 2010 v. Aug 2009 -40.0% 109.9% 78.5%Aug 2010 v. Aug 2008 -80.0% 0.6% 7.7%

MorNiNgSiDe HeigHtS closed on closing count Median price Average priceAugust 2008 12 695,550 793,200August 2009 18 479,754 493,802August 2010 13 405,000 612,576Aug 2010 v. Aug 2009 -27.8% -15.6% 24.1%Aug 2010 v. Aug 2008 8.3% -41.8% -22.8%

wASHiNgtoN HeigHtS closed on closing count Median price Average priceAugust 2008 21 498,465 477,559August 2009 21 299,928 315,207August 2010 26 367,000 409,518Aug 2010 v. Aug 2009 23.8% 22.4% 29.9%Aug 2010 v. Aug 2008 23.8% -26.4% -14.2%

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type # Listings priceStudio 59 $299,000 1 BR 415 $350,000 2 BR 470 $560,000 3 BR 195 $749,000 4+ BR 113 $1,299,000

type # Listings priceStudio 44 $1,200 1 BR 197 $1,500 2 BR 185 $1,925 3 BR 69 $2,590 4+ BR 23 $3,600

Below is a market snapshot as of october 4, 2010 of what is currently available for sale and rent.price indicates median values.

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central/weSt harlem central/weSt harlemtype # Listings priceStudio 29 $345,000 1 BR 141 $415,000 2 BR 255 $649,000 3 BR 111 $849,000 4+ BR 61 $1,399,000


eaSt harlem eaSt harlemtype # Listings priceStudio 10 $347,500 1 BR 66 $420,000 2 BR 40 $654,500 3 BR 8 $2,619,300 4+ BR 15 $1,695,000

type # Listings priceStudio n/a n/a1 BR 33 $1,600 2 BR 32 $2,445 3 BR 10 $3,295 4+ BR 4 $4,172

hamilton heightS hamilton heightStype # Listings priceStudio n/a n/a1 BR 20 $305,000 2 BR 27 $499,000 3 BR 17 $489,000 4+ BR 16 $1,230,000


inwood inwoodtype # Listings priceStudio 7 $184,500 1 BR 35 $297,500 2 BR 20 $414,500 3 BR 7 $579,000 4+ BR 4 $409,000

type # Listings priceStudio 8 $1,117 1 BR 32 $1,275 2 BR 12 $1,682 3 BR 1 $2,200 4+ BR n/a n/a

morningSide heightS morningSide heightStype # Listings priceStudio n/a n/a1 BR 17 $475,000 2 BR 36 $594,500 3 BR 13 $749,000 4+ BR n/a n/a

type # Listings priceStudio n/a n/a1 BR 4 $1,697 2 BR 8 $2,642 3 BR 1 $5,500 4+ BR n/a n/a

waShington heightS waShington heightStype # Listings priceStudio 12 $254,000 1 BR 130 $319,000 2 BR 89 $440,000 3 BR 38 $679,500 4+ BR 16 $1,049,999


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CULTURAL The CloistersLocated in Fort Tryon Park, the Cloisters house about three thousand works of medieval European art from the ninth to the sixteenth century. These include beautiful stain glass, wooden sculptures and tapestries including the Unicorn in Captivity. The Cloisters also offer garden tours and refreshments at the Trie Café, under arcades of the Medieval French Trie Cloister. The Cloisters as we see it today was reconstructed from at least five abbeys in France.

The Hispanic Society of America(613 W 155th Street)

Founded in 1904 by Archer Milton Huntington the building on Audobon Terrace between 155th and 156th streets first opened to the public in 1908. Its first important exhibition was 1909 display of Joaquin Sorolla and now holds works by Goya, Velazquez and El Greco. It also has copies of the first edition of Miguel Cervantes’ Don Quixote. Visitors should jump on the free 45 minute tours offered by the museum curators on Saturday afternoons.

Morris-Jumel Mansion(65 Jumel Terrace)The Palladian style mansion in Manhattan served as General Washington’s headquarters during the Revolution and was first built

in 1765 by British Colonel Roger Morris. George Washington is said to have dined at the mansion again in 1790 with three future American Presidents: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams. The city of New York only purchased the house and land in 1903 after it’s previous owners, a French couple, died leaving the estate to be divided and sold by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Museum of the City of New York (1220 Fifth Avenue) founded in 1923, is an art gallery and museum that is devoted to the history and people of New York City. The museum contains a breathtaking collection paintings, drawings,

photographs, rare books, military collections, police and fire collections and theater items. MCNY has undergone expansion and renovation and has added many new features. Admission is $10 for adults.

NIGHTLIFELenox Lounge(288 Malcohm X Blvd.)John Coltrane, Billie Holiday and Miles Davis have all performed at the Lenox Lounge which has been a landmark in Harlem since it opened in 1939. It took on prominence during the Harlem Renaissance as a hangout for activist authors like Langston Hughes and James Baldwin. The art-deco jazz club finds patrons as much because of its rich history as its ambience. After falling into disrepair it was restored in 1999 and saw renewed interest with the 2007 release, American Gangster.

The Apollo Theater (253 West 125th Street) is one of the most famous music venues in the country. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it has launched the careers of legends such as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, James Brown, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. The theater continues to host exceptional musical acts and just walking into the theater is to feel its spirit and history.

Audubon Ballroom(3940 Broadway)Established by William Fox in 1912, the Audubon Ballroom, located between 165th and 166th Streets on Broadway, brought vaudeville acts and cinema to Washington Heights. It is also the spot where Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965. The ballroom closed soon after and eventually came to be owned by the city in 1964. Columbia University then partnered with the city to turn it into a biotechnology center and began demolishing the ballroom but after protests restored the original façade and opened the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center in 2005.

Tourists tend to cluster around the tried and

trusted areas when they visit New York City. The

Lower East Side, the museums, Broadway for musicals, Times Square

for photographs … which leaves a world of

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best museums, art

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historical sights, and all virtually untroubled by the thronging masses

of gawping tourists, but no less fascinating and

engaging. Perfect for an idle Saturday in your new

neighborhood.

The Dyckman House.

Lenox Lounge.

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A New Fall Festival

October 28–November 18, 2010For tickets and complete festival calendar:

WhiteLightFestival.org212.721.6500Photos: Sutra: Hugo Glendinning; Tallis Scholars: Eric Richmond; Jonsi and Alex:

Lilja Birgisdottir; The Manganiyar Seduction: Roysten Abel

Support for Great Performers is provided by:

Rita E. and Gustave M. Hauser

The Florence Gould Foundation

The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.

The Shubert Foundation

The Winston Foundation

Logicworks

Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

Great Performers Circle

Chairman’s Council

Friends of Lincoln Center

Official sponsorsPublic support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts

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Endowment support for Symphonic Mastersis provided by the Leon Levy Foundation

Endowment support is provided by UBS

Sutra November 2–4China’s Shaolin monks in an experimental dance production

Highlights:

Tallis Scholars November 7Works by Allegri, Byrd, Palestrina, Pärt,Praetorius, and Tallis

Credo November 15Featuring members of Sigur Rós with the Hilliard Ensemble, Latvian National Choir,and Wordless Music Orchestra

The Manganiyar Seduction November 17–18Hindustani classical music meets Sufi Muslim roots

The Forty-Part Motet (2001) October 28–November 13An installation by Janet Cardiff

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RESTAURANTS

Indian Road Café(600 218th Street)Right in the nook of Inwood Hill Park is the Indian Road Café at 218th street and Indian Road, set up by Jason Minter, on the production team of the television gangster drama The Sopranos, and Jason Berger, who wanted to give Inwood a neighborhood café. The bar was hauled in from the Catskills, the tables and chairs in the larger section were pulled off the sets of The Sopranos and has warm mahogany paneling. The café also offers fine vegan fare and has trivia nights every Wednesday.

Sylvia’s (328 Lenox Avenue) In a neighborhood that is full of excellent restaurants serving home-cooked soul food, Sylvia’s stands out as a hot destination where the food is a cut above the rest. Tourists come by the busload to get an authentic taste of Harlem comfort food. The bar-b-q ribs fall off the bone and the fried chicken and waffles is a local favorite. It is a must eat

destination for anyone living in New York City.

Mojo (185 St. Nicholas Avenue) An upscale dining spot that offers a certain charm and style that is quickly making it one of the hottest restaurants in Harlem. The menu offers unique Mediterranean and Southern inspired dishes and top-shelf drink options. It has been dubbed “New Harlem cuisine” and owner Mounir Jabrane is often there to greet patrons with a welcoming smile, adding to the inviting atmosphere. Mojo’s décor and dim lighting set the stage for the live jazz and soul music that is featured by local acts on scheduled nights.

A Taste of Seafood (50 East 125th Street) Located right on the famous 125th Street this restaurant blends seafood and southern cuisine. For over 15 years A Taste of Seafood has been serving Harlem with fresh fried fish and soul food. There’s an upstairs dining room to accommodate any size party as well as a downstairs where you

can enjoy a quick delicious lunch. Try the fried whiting sandwich that has earned rave reviews since the restaurant’s beginnings.

HISTORICALDyckman Farmhouse Museum(4881 Broadway)One of the last remnants of new york city’s agricultural past, Dyckman House was built by William Dyckman circa 1784 and has been a public museum since 1916. The two-story Dutch colonial style structure is a member of the Historic House Trust of New York City. On October 16, Empire Quilters Inc. which reproduced a quilt for the

museum’s second floor bedroom will be making a quilt on the front porch and children are invited to learn to make lanterns in the way they were fashioned 200 years ago. The museum charges adults $1 for admission and is free for children under 10.

Striver’s RowRows of townhouses with stoops and signs that read “Walk Your Houses” on 138th and 139th streets between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, are remnants of Harlem’s middle-class white population in the late 19th century. The houses were initially not sold to black

residents but finally began to be sold to social climbers or ‘strivers’, which is how the strip got its current name.

Church of the Intercession(550 W 155th Street)The Gothic Revival structure on 155th street and Broadway is an Episcopal church. The church has a cloister, vicarage, vestry, parish building and a crypt and was given landmark status by the National Landmark Status Committee in 1966. John Jacob Astor and his son William Astor, Eliza Jumel who owned the Morris-Jumel Mansion and American naturalist and painter John James Audubon are buried here.

The Cloisters.

East Harlem Restaurant & Bar AssociationInvites you to enjoy these fi ne restaurants

in our neighborhood.

A SABOR BORINQUENO158 East 119th Street

Business Hours 11am 7pm Mon-Sat

B CEVICHE TAPAS BAR2312 Second Avenue

C CREOLE2167 Third Avenue

D GRAN PIATTO D’ORO1429 Fifth Avenue

Business Hours 11am - 11pm Tue-Sun

E SPAHA CAFÉ

Mo-Fri: 6am-7:30pm, Sat-Sun: 7:30am-5:30pm

F ORBIT2257 First Avenue

G CAMARADAS EL BARRIO2241 First Avenue

Mon-Wed 4pm-1am, Thu-Sat 4pm-3:30am, Sun 12pm-10pm

H GREEN APPLE BBQ362 E 112th St

I AMOR CUBANO2010 Third Avenue

Mon-Thu, 12pm-11pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-12am, Sun 12pm-11pm

J RICARDO’S STEAKHOUSE2145 Second Avenue

Mon-Wed 4pm-11pm, Thu-Sun 11pm-12am

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How did the Harlem Fine Arts Show begin? Harlem Fine Arts is a cumulative hybrid which came from a number of shows like this that have been running for the last 20 years. The biggest precursor of this was the Black Fine Arts Show which ran in Soho, but could no longer exist there because of various logistical issues. The Black Fine Arts Show was held in the Puck Building in lower Manhattan, but it was boxed into a small cubicle, in a very tight little space. We’ll be holding our show in the Armory in Harlem, which is a space as big as three football fields. Individuals at the show last year said, “Whoa, this is fantastic. I can take ten steps back and really appreciate this art.” Who has exhibited in the past? We have some taste of Afro-Cuban, some Afro-Latino, but mainly it’s Africa-American. This is, after all, a celebration of African-American fine art. We have Frank Frazier, Shadow, Michael Escoffrey, Andrew Nichols as well as a host of others. The artists travel not just from New York but from all over America. Is it just an art exhibition? No, it’s more than just an arts show. It’s got the social, the religious and the civic

elements. People come just to hang out and to see cutting edge art. We also have food. Spoon Breads, the finest southern cuisine, will be there and the proprietor will be providing food and people can have breakfast, lunch and dinner at the Harlem Fine Arts Show. And we have beverages – people can come along and drink alcoholic beverages or they can drink sweet iced tea. They can congregate in the café and talk about old times. There’ll be sororities there, fraternities, religious, community organizations, and they can all get together and have a good time. We like to call it the U.S. Open for art – everyone in the world can come along and spend a splendid time at the show. We do something special for the kids, too. Diversity Prep magazine and website are a major sponsor of the show and it’ll be open to all public, private, charter and Catholic schools on Thursday from 9am to 3pm. All you have to do is sign up your school and they can come for free and that’s thanks to Diversity Prep. How can an artist exhibit his or her work at the show? Go to our website. There is an application form you can fill out and it will be sent to our

curator. Then we’ll set up an appointment for you to meet the curator and they look at your art and then they take the best of the best. How can someone buy the art they see at the show? You can buy at the show. Last year everyone walked away with a smile that I hadn’t seen for a long time. There was a very energetic buying market, even in these economic times. The consumer got some great original art work and the artists got to sell their art. What can we expect from this year’s show? There’s a great layout to this year’s show. We’ve modelled it on the streets of Harlem so you’ll be able to walk along 125th, Strivers Row or Riverside Drive and recognize

these real streets inside the show. It’s nostalgic New York at it’s finest. We’ll have the greatest African-American artists, with a great package, which we’re wrapping up in as much cultural nutrition as we can. We expect at least 10,000 people to attend over the four days. We expect the gala to be sold out, there should be at least 3,000 to 4,000 people there that night. Day One is the Diversity Prep day and between 6pm and midnight is the evening gala. On Saturday, it opens at 10am and runs til 10pm. We expect to see all the movers and shakers coming. We’ll also have a special auction of works by exhibiting artists. They way it works is, every artists who attends will donate one piece of art and these pieces of art will be displayed in a big room. People can go in, look at the art and buy whatever they want. That money will go directly to the Ralph Lauren Cancer Society, which uses it’s funds to invest in research for breast and prostate cancer. On Sunday we have ‘Get Together’ Day, where the civic, social and religious elements come together. We give away prizes and salute community leaders. There’ll be music by Jazz Mobile, too.

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of African American art in the U.S. It was founded two years ago from the Black

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American artists. Not only do we have major

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