Chelsea Has Gone to the Dogs
Stuy Town is not the only massive rental complex with a controversy of the four-legged kind. A memo just went out (we think; it does say 2007 for some reason) to residents of London Terrace Gardens, the pre-war Chelsea monolith, from building manager Rose Associates. It's a reminder to tenants about the pet policy, featuring such common-sense rules as remembering to curb your dog, and not letting it maul anyone. Seems pretty harmless, but not to LTG resident and blogger You Want a Piece of Me?, who sees conspiracy all the way:
Just the fact that they came from Rose makes me suspicious. This is the company that threw out all of our doormats. It's also the company that erected a "sidewalk bridge" around the whole building cause they don't have the money to fix the falling bricks. And that's the same company that took six months to repair the entrance at 420.
Adds WaPoM?: "I read it as Rose trying to get people out however they can, now by 'enforcing' the dog rules and ordering offending parties to move or live in LTG sans canine companion."
Do you agree? The full memo is after the jump. >>
Stuy Towners Debate What's Ruining Their Lives More
Earlier this month, newish Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village owner Tishman Speyer changed the massive 110-building complex's long-standing pet policy, which was, basically, no pets allowed. Cats had always been secretly tolerated, but dogs have been a no-no. Now, for a one-time $250 fee, residents can own a pet but must adhere to a very strict policy (i.e., no animals on the grass, in the play areas, off the paths, etc.). Needless to say, longtime residents (Stuy Town is still about 60% rent-stabilized) were not pleased about the change. But less than one month into the new pet policy, how is it going? NOT WELL!
On the Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association message board, a note was posted to try and rally support amongst the anti-dog faithful. An excerpt: "We will now have sidewalks like the rest of the city with puddles of urine and smears of dog poop." This has led to an epic message board thread in which residents debate what facet of the new-look ST/PCV is plaguing them most: dogs, "MRs" (market-rate renters) or the 250 graduate students that NYU houses in Stuy Town. It's quite the read!
Some of our favorite quotes, after the jump. >>
On the Market: Pet Friendly on Park Ave
What/Where: 3br co-op on Park Avenue, btwn 88th and 89th Streets
Square Feet: Not disclosed
Asking: $5.495 million
The Skinny: The residences of Carnegie Hill may be old and stodgy, but that doesn't mean you can't be surprised every now and then. Says a tipster: "the floorplan for this apt has something I have never seen before: a PET SHOWER. amazing, yet logical!" Unfortunately, the listing pics do not include a shot of the pet shower, so we had to add our own. Tell you what: close on this place and we'll throw in the short-shorts.
· Listing: 1075 Park Avenue [Sotheby's]
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