The New Apartment

In early February, Nilda and I found an apartment that we loved. Nilda found the listing on Friday morning, we went to see the apartment on Saturday morning, and by Monday evening we had made an offer. After six rounds of counteroffers, we finally signed the contract in early March.

To be honest, I'm getting a bit sick of the process. Nilda made me go look at appliances this weekend. This meant spending two hours on the subway to go to BUMBLEFUCK BROOKLYN to go to some place that Nilda said we just HAD to go to. After looking at all the brands and styles and features, I had an epiphany on Friday night that kitchen design could be an enjoyable process. I was simultaneously longing for the time when it would be over. All I want is an ice maker, Nilda, that's all I want.

Anyway, now that we are "in contract," I'm finally able to blog about the place. It's a fantastic pre-war art deco apartment, in fantastic condition. The only thing that needs to be updated are the kitchen and bath, which, you can probably guess is the best possible scenario for Nilda. Here are some pics, check out the archways and the herringbone floors:

Here's the main bedroom, there's a dining room that will serve as a second bedroom:This picture was taken on the first day we saw the apartment. You can see Nilda thinking, "Hmmm, how can I do this in a way that's most expensive?"

That other woman in the picture is our broker. She's great, and really outgoing for a hobbit. Here's the kitchen. As Nilda says, "All this is gonna go..."

The bathroom is a hideous shade of 1940s golden urine. I had to fight to keep the tub ("A standing glass shower is so much more elegant, Brian!"), but I think I won that one. Everything else is going to be changed.

We can't move in until the bathroom renovation is finished. You can live without a kitchen, but you can't live without a toilet. We're hoping to close in late April. Nilda told me the other day that I'm going to have to start being more handy. Nilda, I've been thinking about it, and I'm not going to be doing that.

One of the best features of the apartment is the neighborhood, Inwood. I would have never thought I'd be excited to live someplace so far north of mid-town, but it's really a great place to live. It's got a small town feel, but it's still on the subway. There's more, but I'll save that for another post.