<p>My son is looking at a sub let - at a university apartment that is at 119th and Amsterdam - elevator building. Supposedly University owns it.</p>
<p>1.) does anyone know what building this is?
2.) does it have AC
3.) what is the area like?
4.) how close to bus or train? (One will take a bus, one will take a train to work.)</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>I have a daughter at Barnard so I know a little about the neighborhood.</p>
<p>That address is on the back side of Columbia … on this map [Map</a> of 3009 Broadway New York, New York by MapQuest](<a href=“http://classic.mapquest.com/maps?city=New+York&state=NY&address=3009+Broadway&zipcode=10027-6909&country=US&latitude=40.809362&longitude=-73.963035&geocode=ADDRESS]Map”>http://classic.mapquest.com/maps?city=New+York&state=NY&address=3009+Broadway&zipcode=10027-6909&country=US&latitude=40.809362&longitude=-73.963035&geocode=ADDRESS) … the Columbia campus is shaded slightly darker. (It looks like a university building but I do not know)</p>
<p>My daughter and her friends spend more time on Broadway but they also have a couple favorite restaurants on Amsterdam also … Morningside Heights is a great neighborhood in Manhattan … although for people who do not like urban environments this might be a tough fit.</p>
<p>There are bus and subway stops within a block or two of campus. To where are the roommates trying to commute?</p>
<p>I’m not sure exactly what building you’re talking about, but the closest train will be the 1, which is on Broadway and 116th, probably around a five to ten minute walk. As far as buses, I only know about the crosstown bus, which leaves from around the same place, though there very well may be other buses - I just tend not to take them, as the subway system has always been satisfactory.</p>
<p>The area is nice. The building will be right by the northeast side of campus, by the engineering/ computer science buildings, and there’s an entrance to campus a block or to down. As 3togo mentioned, there are lots of great restaurants on Amsterdam. I live on the Broadway side, too, so I’m not over at Amsterdam too frequently, but there are a number of eateries I’ll frequent over there (the Hungarian Pastry Shop, some Thai place I just learned about), and there’s a grocery store that should be only two or three blocks north of your son’s apartment.</p>
<p>My D lived at Plimpton Hall (Barnard) which is at 121st and Amsterdam. She (and we) loved the area. Can’t tell you anything about that particular building, though. I had to look up the address of Plimpton to make sure you were not talking about that building, but apparently it’s a couple blocks away…</p>