Doorman Building on Manhattan's Famous Upper East Side: Be a Real New Yorker!
Apartment, urban with 1 bedrooms, sleeps 2, 1 bathroom(s), floor area of 90 m2 (970 sq.ft), NO smoking, air-conditioning, including internet (highspeed), number of travellers: 1
Exchange dates
We are open for all dates, mail us.
Where we want to go
1) Amsterdam (Netherlands)
2) Florida (USA)
3) Edinburgh (Scotland)
- We like to go anywhere, surprise us!!
Description of our house
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- arabic
- english
- hebrew
- italian
- chinese
- serbian
- croatian
- finnish
- hungarian
- spanish
- czech
- french
- norwegian
- swedish
- danish
- german
- indonesian
- polish
- turkish
- dutch
- greek
- irish
- portuguese
- yiddish
I live in a spacious one-bedroom apartment in a classic postwar New York apartment building, with 24-hour doorman, on a quiet tree-filled street in the heart of the world-famous Upper East Side: 340 East 74th Street, between First and Second Avenues.
There is a large living room, a bedroom with queen-size bed and an original 1950s kitchen and bathroom. The rooms are filled with light. It's a space people enjoy being in. I am on the seventh floor (sixth floor, European style), and my view is a mix of trees, mellow street life, two churches and other modern buildings: the typical New York cityscape. The apartment is furnished with a mix of modern things and antiques (ranging from Japanese to 18th-century American and English). But the atmosphere is comfortable and informal: It's not a museum! Everything is meant to be used and enjoyed without worry.
The roof of our 13-story building has a beautiful garden with chairs and tables and wonderful views of the city.
Having a doorman makes a huge difference in Manhattan. There is also a full-time resident manager and other staff in case anything needs fixing. Included in your stay is my great cleaning person (paid for by me), who comes once every two weeks.
The building has washing machines downstairs, but better than that, a Chinese laundry right across the street will do it all, fold it and deliver it for a few cents per kilo!
I enjoy making my home ready for guests: After several very successful home exchanges I have learned the value of little things like clearing out a dresser, closet space and bookshelf for visitors, and making sure the ceiling lightbulbs aren't going to burn out. I actually find it fun to think of those details!
Unfortunately, I don't think my apartment is well set-up for children (as much as I like them!). It is ideal for a couple or one person, but can accommodate three if necessary. I live in a spacious one-bedroom apartment in a classic postwar New York apartment building, with 24-hour doorman, on a quiet tree-filled street in the heart of the world-famous Upper East Side: 340 East 74th Street, between First and Second Avenues.
There is a large living room, a bedroom with queen-size bed and an original 1950s kitchen and bathroom. The rooms are filled with light. It's a space people enjoy being in. I am on the seventh floor (sixth floor, European style), and my view is a mix of trees, mellow street life, two churches and other modern buildings: the typical New York cityscape. The apartment is furnished with a mix of modern things and antiques (ranging from Japanese to 18th-century American and English). But the atmosphere is comfortable and informal: It's not a museum! Everything is meant to be used and enjoyed without worry.
The roof of our 13-story building has a beautiful garden with chairs and tables and wonderful views of the city.
Having a doorman makes a huge difference in Manhattan. There is also a full-time resident manager and other staff in case anything needs fixing. Included in your stay is my great cleaning person (paid for by me), who comes once every two weeks.
The building has washing machines downstairs, but better than that, a Chinese laundry right across the street will do it all, fold it and deliver it for a few cents per kilo!
I enjoy making my home ready for guests: After several very successful home exchanges I have learned the value of little things like clearing out a dresser, closet space and bookshelf for visitors, and making sure the ceiling lightbulbs aren't going to burn out. I actually find it fun to think of those details!
Unfortunately, I don't think my apartment is well set-up for children (as much as I like them!). It is ideal for a couple or one person, but can accommodate three if necessary.
Accommodation and facilities
Inside:
Telephone, stereo / hifi, security system, central heating, sofa, carpet
Kitchen and washing:
Freezer, fridge, microwave, dish washer, oven
Outside:
Terrace, parking, garden
Local activities:
Roller blading
Local places to go:
Galleries/museums, health club, fine restaurants, good shopping, nightlife, clubbing
Languages spoken:
English, francais, deutsch, espanol, italiano
Nearest major airport:
Newark liberty intl, 14 km / 9 mile
Other information:
No smoking, including internet (highspeed), wheelchair friendly
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Our neighborhood
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- arabic
- english
- hebrew
- italian
- chinese
- serbian
- croatian
- finnish
- hungarian
- spanish
- czech
- french
- norwegian
- swedish
- danish
- german
- indonesian
- polish
- turkish
- dutch
- greek
- irish
- portuguese
- yiddish
The Upper East Side is famous as one of the most elegant residential areas in the world. Although I am in the heart of the "golden" postal code(10021), there are really two Upper East Sides: My section is not the overly fancy part (like Fifth Avenue and Park Avenue). Instead, where I live is a cozy, old-fashioned New York neighborhood filled with small stores, supermarkets, shoemakers, fruit and vegetable carts, hundreds of restaurants, sidewalk cafes and clubs with a very village-y feel. So it is the best of both worlds. This is the real New York that tourists never see.
But within a few blocks you are at Park Avenue, Madison Avenue, Fifth Avenue, Central Park, the Whitney Museum, the Metropolitan Museum, everything.
There are uptown and downtown buses half a block away and of course a million taxis everywhere. The nearest subway is the No. 6 train at 77th Street (about 7 minutes' walk).
I also have a little "Neighborhood Guide" I have written for guests. For visitors who know the city well, I have a list called "Things I'll Bet You've Never Done in New York." (I'll be glad to send it to you even if we don't switch houses!)
Link: http://www.nytimes.comThe Upper East Side is famous as one of the most elegant residential areas in the world. Although I am in the heart of the "golden" postal code(10021), there are really two Upper East Sides: My section is not the overly fancy part (like Fifth Avenue and Park Avenue). Instead, where I live is a cozy, old-fashioned New York neighborhood filled with small stores, supermarkets, shoemakers, fruit and vegetable carts, hundreds of restaurants, sidewalk cafes and clubs with a very village-y feel. So it is the best of both worlds. This is the real New York that tourists never see.
But within a few blocks you are at Park Avenue, Madison Avenue, Fifth Avenue, Central Park, the Whitney Museum, the Metropolitan Museum, everything.
There are uptown and downtown buses half a block away and of course a million taxis everywhere. The nearest subway is the No. 6 train at 77th Street (about 7 minutes' walk).
I also have a little "Neighborhood Guide" I have written for guests. For visitors who know the city well, I have a list called "Things I'll Bet You've Never Done in New York." (I'll be glad to send it to you even if we don't switch houses!)
Link: http://www.nytimes.com
Something about ourselves
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- arabic
- english
- hebrew
- italian
- chinese
- serbian
- croatian
- finnish
- hungarian
- spanish
- czech
- french
- norwegian
- swedish
- danish
- german
- indonesian
- polish
- turkish
- dutch
- greek
- irish
- portuguese
- yiddish
I'm Christopher Phillips, 59, a single man born and raised in Manhattan (which is rare!). I work as an editor at The New York Times, which I love and which puts me in the center of New York life. My hobby is learning languages. For several years I have been concentrating on Dutch, which means I like to go to the Netherlands (not just Amsterdam, but other places as well) as often as I can so I can speak Dutch all day long. I am now studying Modern Greek, so I spend time in Greece as well.
Although I am fifth-generation Manhattanite, I was away for over 20 years -- living and working in five foreign countries and also in California. So I have an international outlook, and when I returned to my old neighborhood, it was by choice.
As a house exchanger, the most important thing for me is that anyone who lives in my home enjoys it and has a good experience here. Making things hospitable and gracious for guests is a great pleasure. As a guest in someone else's house, I keep thinking of how they will feel like when they come back. I want them to say, "How lovely the place feels: how lucky we were to have this person in our home." I want anyone who has dealings with me to be glad they did. To use a great English expression: I want everyone to come away with a good taste in the mouth! I'm Christopher Phillips, 59, a single man born and raised in Manhattan (which is rare!). I work as an editor at The New York Times, which I love and which puts me in the center of New York life. My hobby is learning languages. For several years I have been concentrating on Dutch, which means I like to go to the Netherlands (not just Amsterdam, but other places as well) as often as I can so I can speak Dutch all day long. I am now studying Modern Greek, so I spend time in Greece as well.
Although I am fifth-generation Manhattanite, I was away for over 20 years -- living and working in five foreign countries and also in California. So I have an international outlook, and when I returned to my old neighborhood, it was by choice.
As a house exchanger, the most important thing for me is that anyone who lives in my home enjoys it and has a good experience here. Making things hospitable and gracious for guests is a great pleasure. As a guest in someone else's house, I keep thinking of how they will feel like when they come back. I want them to say, "How lovely the place feels: how lucky we were to have this person in our home." I want anyone who has dealings with me to be glad they did. To use a great English expression: I want everyone to come away with a good taste in the mouth!
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