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Does Size Matter When it comes to "Feng Shuing" my Home or Apartment? by Feng Shui Manhattan and Long Island Island

Laura Cerrano and Carole Provenzale Owner, Feng Shui Long Island & New York : Home Stager in Locust Valley, NY

Does Size Matter When it comes to "Feng Shuing" my Home or Apartment? by Feng Shui Manhattan and Long Island

This is a common question before a Feng Shui consultation is scheduled with Laura Cerrano Feng Shui Expert of New York City. The answer is, No the size of your home, apartment or even a studio apartment does not matter.

What matters and is important will be:

  • your understanding about the Feng Shui Principles and various methods
  • your understanding about your intentions for the consultation and why suggestions are made to you will help shift the energy within your home or apartment
  • your understating on how to layout your space according to Feng Shui to promote a more efficient flow of positive energy.
  • your understanding to make changes and take action after the consultation and to remember Feng Shui is a lifestyle, not a one time fix :) Stick with it, keep motivate and inspired.

If you base having a Feng Shui consultation solely on how fast it can be completed, then you are only robbing yourself of knowledge, transformation, time and money. If you are are going to do something, do it right the first time. The results will show.

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*Carole Provenzale has been a Certified Feng Shui Consultant since graduating from the Country's very first School for Feng Shui Studies that was licensed and accredited in 1997. Carole provides on site Feng Shui Consultations Long Island NY, Queens New York and New York City -Hamptons NY.

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New York Feng Shui Manhattan New York City Manhattan NYC Consultant Laura Cerrano is a Second Generation Certified Feng Shui Consultant who has trained with Feng Shui Long Island and Masters from across the Country including Shamans to incorporate Native American beliefs and Space Clearings into her Feng Shui Consulting Firm, Feng Shui Manhattan New York City NY. After co-consulting on site for many years Laura began her own business in 2000 and has a strong client base in New York City, New York, Long Island NY, Queens, Brooklyn, New Jersey and the rest of the New York Tri-State area.

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Photos of Central Park Manhattan New York February 2012

Eileen Hsu 許小姐 Manhattan NY Real Estate: Real Estate Agent in Manhattan, NY

We are having a splendid weather here in Manhattan New York. Today the temperatures are in the 50s Sunny and clear. We have decided to take a walk to one of our favorite park in Manhattan New York, Central Park. We also walked up to the reservoir to enjoy the scenery, the leaves may have left the trees but the beauty of Central park still remains.

This photo was taken up at the Central Park reservoir capturing Midtown Manhattan sky scrappers.

The walking/jogging path of Central Park reservoir.

Here is a self-photograph of my own shadow under the sun.

If you enjoy Central Park as much as we do and would love to live near the park, you can contact us at (917)837-8869 today so
we can discuss what is currently available and that works best for you.

You can also read our blog posts below to understand more of Central Park condo market. We will be happy to hear from you.

995 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10028-The Stanhope Hotel

Eileen Hsu 許小姐 Manhattan NY Real Estate: Real Estate Agent in Manhattan, NY
995 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10028-The Stanhope Hotel

995 Fifth Avenue Condop located across from Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Originally built in 1926, as the Stanhope Hotel, and designed by famous pre-war architect Rosario Candela. Rosario Candela designed some of the most prestigious buildings in the Upper East Side most notably 740 Park Avenue, 1040 Fifth Avenue, and 834 Fifth Avenue. 995 Fifth located at 81st and Fifth Avenue is a boutique building, made up of approximately 26 residences and sits positioned as one of the most prestigious and desirable condops near and next to Central Park located on Fifth Avenue.
Originally designed as a hotel, the Stanhope Hotel was one of the top hotels in the Upper East Side right beside the Carlyle Hotel in desirability. A historically significant building, 995 Fifth Avenue, sits across on the south end of the Metropolitan Museum, with direct Central Park and Museum views. This condop conversion started in 2007, the pre-war building was meticulously renovated keeping it’s pre-war architectural details, but renovated with a keen sense of modern conveniences and luxury buyer’s in mind.



(photo from: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/realestate/14deal1.html)
One of the most notable features of the residences at 995 Fifth Avenue is the size of the apartments found in the building. Most residences at 995 Fifth Avenue, this condop across from Central Park, are in excess of 4,000 square feet. Upgraded infrastructures include individually controlled 4 Pipe HVAC systems, state of the art building wiring for all audio/visual needs. 995 Fifth Avenue has a 2500 square foot La Palestra fitness and spa, 24 hour doorman, concierge, resident manager, and additional storage.

Apartment features take on the pre-war aesthetic characteristics of the building. Spacious and comfortable layouts, gracious apartment entrances, service entrances, Small Bone designed eat in kitchens, libraries, formal dining rooms, and all within the design elements of a Rosario Candela building. 995 Fifth Avenue continues to be one of the most in demand pre war condop buildings along Fifth Avenue in the Upper East Side. 995 Fifth Avenue is a condop, meaning that it is a co-op structure but with condo by-laws, creating more flexibility with purchase. It also is on a landlease, which has an estimated 150 years left on it. Sitting right along Fifth Avenue, many of the apartments have direct Central Park Views.

Typical Price Range for 995 Fifth Avenue Apartment for Sale:
  • Three Bedrooms: $6,500,000+
  • Four Bedroom, Five Bedroom and Larger: $12,000,000 - $22,500,000
Contact us if you would like to schedule an appointment or want specific information regarding current availability of condos for sale at 995 Fifth Avenue.

For more information about 995 Fifth Avenue or other Condos for Sale near and along Central Park:
If you are interested in condos for Sale 995 Fifth Ave call us directly at (917)837-8869 or email us at EHSU(a)elliman.com.

H&H Midtown Bagels East-Upper East Side Manhattan New York

Eileen Hsu 許小姐 Manhattan NY Real Estate: Real Estate Agent in Manhattan, NY

One of New Yorker's favorite breakfast item is bagel. Perhaps it is in the New York water, or the champagne of tap as they say, but New York bagels are hard to beat.

Upper East Side Manhattan, H&H Midtown Bagels East is one of Manhattan most well known bagel shops.

There is always fresh bagels out of the oven, they have range of bagels from plain, wholewheat sesame, garlic, onion, multi-grain sesame to everything bagel (my favorite!)

Living in Manhattan New York, having fresh bagels are one of the luxury we have. We don't have to eat bagels out of a pre-pack plastic bag. Be sure to stop by H&H Midtown Bagels East (Second Avenue between East 80th and East 81st Street) next time you are in the neighborhood.

Other Manhattan New York local Cheap Eats!

Rigoletto Pizza - Upper West Side Manhattan New York

Cafe Habana in Nolita Manhattan New York

I ♥ New York - Wah Fung Favorite Chinese Food

Upper East Side Park Avenue Condos in Manhattan New York

Morgan Evans-New York City Real Estate Expert: Real Estate Agent in Manhattan, NY

Park Avenue Condos located in the Upper East Side is one of those focused searches, specific to just the few prized condominium buildings. The Park Avenue condominium Real Estate market is always under a limited supply because the demand always outweighs the supply. Below is going to be an overview of what is going on in the Park Avenue Condominium for sale market right now.

What’s New to the Park Avenue Condo Market?

The answer is not much, a Two Bedroom Condo came available at 900 Park Avenue Condominium asking approximately $2,500,000 in late November. Other than the apartment at 900 Park Avenue Condominium there have not been any noticeable new listings to come on the market. There have been a number of price drops for a couple of different apartments.

The total inventory for condominiums with a Park Avenue address still lingers around 20-25 apartments. The price range starts a little over $1,000,000 for 1 Bedroom Condos and tops out over $30,000,000 for the penthouse full floor residence with tremendous panoramic views and outdoor terraces at Trump Park Avenue at 502 Park Avenue.

Always interesting to follow are the Park Avenue Condominiums for Sale that have contracts signed, the pending apartments waiting to close. There are currently 10 different apartments and this could change at any time due to them actually closing or coming back available to the market.

Five of the apartments are located at 949 Park Avenue. That was a new construction condominium building. It was a boutique building built between two larger apartment houses. 949 Park Avenue was made up of mainly duplex residences in the 2 and 3 bedroom range. The price range for the 949 Park Avenue Condominium residences is approximately $4,000,000-$6,000,000. Until they actually close the final closing price will not be known.

The other Park Avenue Condos for sale that are in contract range from a One (1) Bedroom condo at 502 Park Ave-The Trump Park Avenue in contract at $999,000 to a Two Bedroom, Two and a Half Bathroom Condo at 500 Park Avenue asking $5,700,000. Again the final closing price will not be known until the apartment closes and the prices become public information.

If you are interested in knowing what any of these apartments actually close for, email us by clicking here:

http://manhattannycondosforsale.com/contact/

In the last 60 days there have been 4 Sold and Closed Properties along Park Avenue in the Upper East Side. If you would like that list of apartments, call us at (917) 837-8869.

Even though there have not been that many new apartments on the market along Park Avenue, there are a couple of new condominium projects in the works that are going to be noteworthy.

737 Park Avenue is in the process of a condominium conversion and planned to start selling sometime in 2012, this will be an opportunity to purchase in a highly desirable location along Park Avenue in a full service fully renovated condominium building.

The old site of the Drake Hotel is plans for a new construction condominium building, planned to have towering views this is going to be a different type of opportunity along Park Avenue to live in a high rise building.

If you are interested in receiving any information or updates about the sales of these two buildings along Park Avenue or other new construction Upper East Side condominium buildings call us at (917) 837-8869.

Or if you are interested in purchasing a condominium on Park Avenue in the Upper East Side, call us today at (917) 837-8869 as we always have the most updated inventory availability and current market condition of the neighborhood.