Prospect Place and Classon?

Are you thinking about an apartment in the old Jewish hospital? A lot of folks have had lots of maintenance/landlord problems there.

Commute-wise, it's not bad. The Franklin Avenue shuttle is right on that block -- one stop to the Franklin 2/3/4/5 stop. Don't know about midtown, but it usually takes me only about 20 minutes to get from the Bowling Green 4/5 to the Prospect Place shuttle stop every afternoon.

I commute into midtown everyday from Prospect and Classon.

I would recommend not to take the 4/5, the B or Q makes for a much quicker and less crowded ride.... Usually takes me about 35 minutes or so from the Prospect Park stop to Rockefeller Center. I adore that the 'B' skips from W.4th to 34th Street-nothing in between!

I am definetly happy with the neighborhood!

the interior shots are the jewish hospital, these are the stock photos that they've given out to every broker out there.

The exterior pics don't look like the hospital but do look like the new building across the street although I can't be sure of that.

That said, search the groups for info on the jewish hospital. It's gotten mixed reviews but from what I recall most of the complaints came from the initial group of people who moved in and were mostly related to things not being completely finished, i.e. a promised laundry room and the hookup of new gas service.

I'm not sure how things are now but the initial move in kinks may have been worked through at this point since a good amount of time has passed.

about the jewish hospital:

those are definitely pictures of its interior.

the major, court-case-type issues have been resolved -- well, i don't know for sure about the most recently opened building. (as near as i can tell, each of the buildings was rented before ready, issues like lack of cooking gas (for months), electricity, etc, were not fixed until the court was involved.)

if something isn't working yet about the new building, DO NOT BELIEVE THEM if they tell you it will be fixed next week, or before you move in, or etc. Also DO NOT BELIEVE any deals offered like "we'll pay your electricity until the gas works", to choose an example at random. Also, keep in mind that the "free month rent" you may well be offered will later be used as an excuse for things not working, although you won't have actually HAD a month free rent since you'll have had to give it to the broker, who will have told you it was a "no fee" apt because "you get a month free, so it's just like you didn't have to pay a fee." Again, just to choose an example at random....

issues that remain:

north-facing apartments are reportedly quite cold in winter, due to bad seals on exterior doors of those units with balconies. (my south-facing apt is perfectly warm)

the laundry room ain't never gonna happen, near as i can tell. sadly, although it was a major enticement, it's not in the lease, so there's bupkis to do about it. (supposedly some prospective tenants were even shown it, with machines, but for whatever reason, it seems that it will never open)

the previous rental agent lied and lied and lied. i know he's gone and i know nothing about whoever replaced him.

oh, i have also heard that there's no certificate of occupancy for the building -- or rather, that there was a temporary one that expired. at least one of my neighbors is not paying rent. (i am, cause i'm chicken like that)

all that said, i am very happy with my apartment and did renew my lease. it's just that the first 6 months or so were pretty rocky.

is this apartment complex housed in the actual old hospital or is it just on the old grounds? i know it's not the same, but it just makes me think that it would have been sweet to live in this:


(more here)

No laundry. They say they are putting it in though...

i live in that new building on st. marks. those pictures are of that buildings interior. the laundry situation does suck, but there is the 24 hour place on grand and st. mark's. grocery stores are a bit of a hike, but not too bad and frsh direct does deliver to us. the building is nice...all new and the landlord if really nice and efficient.

my daily commute is also to 23rd and mad. and takes about 40 minutes. i usually take the shuttle (which actually runs on a pretty accurate time table in the morning) then take the Q and transfer to a local at union square. it's usually really smooth and reliable in the morning.

even though it's convenient to have the shuttle around the corner b/c you can access pretty much any train in either direction (4/5/2/3/C/B/Q) i think i'd rather live closer to just one line and eliminate having to wait for the shuttle. just something to think about.

overall it's a good spot!

i don't know,
while the Q has the fewest stops, i don't think it runs that often
and
it tends to get bogged down on the bridge
i've been doing the 4/5 and i like it

(and as long as the weather is anywhere close to decent i skip the s and walk to eastern parkway)

Subject: sonny

I just moved to the area as well, the commute is pretty quick, the shuttle to Franklin Ave and take the 4 to 14th street and then transfer to the 6 right across the platform. Take the 6 to 23rd street.