A Home for Rover
New Yorkers love their dogs. They're everywhere. Considering how difficult it is to find pet-friendly rental buildings in Manhattan, where do all these canines live?
In a recent apartment hunt for a client with *two* 40 pound dogs, I'd estimate that at least 65% of rental buildings in Manhattan don't allow dogs. Another 15% only allow dogs that can be transported in an Louis Vuitton bag of some kind. Basically, if you have two 40 pound dogs, you don't have a whole lot of options when looking for a rental.
Enter the world of new development. Developers seem to have caught on that Fido is important to home buyers and some new developments are actually catering to dog lovers.
505 Greenwich, a relatively new condo development, has its very own "Pet Spa." A doorman reports that a clear majority of the building's residents have dogs and that the pet spa gets frequent use. There isn’t anyone on staff at the spa, and owners have to bring in their own supplies (and clean up after themselves). The building's condo board has even formed a pet committee that will interview dogs as a part of the board approval process.
205 East 59th Street, a 27-story condo building, has a dog park by its mosaic garden. The website refers to the dog run as a "secluded puppy park!" (I mean, really!) More than half of the apartments have been sold and prices begin at $1.46 million.
55 Wall, the Cipriani Residences, has a list of amenities a mile long, including "pet-sitting and animal grooming," as part of the "Cipriani Club." The first two years of membership in the Cipriani Club will be free.
Ariel Condos on West 99th Street will also have a "pet grooming salon for the family's best friend."
It's wonderful that many new condos are catering to dog-lovers. But do buyers really care? I asked a client if pet amenities would make her more likely to buy in a certain building. "I could never get rid of my puppy, so I have to live in a pet-friendly building," she said. "But I could care less about a pet spa. I send my dog out to be groomed."
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Posted by vipin | April 12, 2006 7:35 AM