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Out and About In Bronxville

0 Comments By Gay Prizio on March 5th, 2010
Tags: , , ,      Categories: Market Area, Out and About, Uncategorized, Westchester

Bronxville is just one square mile, but it is filled with treasures – beautiful homes, a charming downtown, eclectic restaurants and great shopping, rolling topography, and a 28 minute ride to Midtown on Metro-North.

Bronxville borders Yonkers, Mt. Vernon, Tuckahoe and Eastchester. Two colleges, Concordia and Sarah Lawrence, give the Village a special energy that only the collegial life can generate. A local in-town farmer’s market runs from May through November and features organic produce, freshly baked bread and artisanal cheeses. With so many homes within walking distance to the Village, places like the farmer’s market, Metro-North, shopping and movies are accessible on foot.

Downtown Bronxville has English-style architecture that give the Village a distinctive and cosmopolitan feel, with a plethora of unique retail stores. Mano A Mano features beautiful glassware, pottery, furniture and dinnerware. The Silver Spoon, owned by a Bronxville native, is the go-to place for baby and children’s gifts.  Locals and students flock to Slave to the Grind for a great cup of coffee, a friendly and entertaining staff, and its 1970s vibe.  A few doors down is Underhills Crossing, a sophisticated bistro with a vibrant bar crowd and a menu of oysters that come from Maine to Washington. 

PSTEPHANIEPicturesSchoolsUpstateK 12BronxvilleSchoolcompressed Out and About In BronxvilleIt is the sense of community and fast friendships made between cradle-to-grave residents, and transient and relocating families that make Bronxville special. Bronxville High School, located in the heart of the village, brings residents together, whether they have kids in the school or not. Concordia College sponsors cultural events that residents eagerly attend. For sport enthusiasts, the Village of Bronxville offers it own staff paddle tennis pro, numerous paddle tennis courts and The Bronxville Gentleman’s Platform Tennis League, and The Bronxville Ladies Platform Tennis League, where the love of the game is on display twelve months a year. 

Bronxville may be small, but it has wide appeal for being known as the “suburb that is endlessly copied but never matched”.

View To A Bridge

0 Comments By Anthony Cutugno on March 3rd, 2010
Tags: ,      Categories: Luxury Country Properties, Westchester

The Tappan Zee Bridge that is. 

Tappan Zee 150x150 View To A BridgeExceptional from every vantage point, the vistas from Hudson Harbor ,  a beautifully-designed waterfront community in Tarrytown, are simply dazzling  with sweeping panoramas that embrace the bridge and dramatic Manhattan skyline.

Directly on the waterfront, this sublime setting features a variety of options ranging from one and two bedroom condominiums to The Portfolio Collection at Hudson Harbor - magnificent brick and limestone townhomes that evoke the style and grace of New York’s classic townhouses set aside the majesty of the Hudson River. Glorious throughout the day, the vistas that can be enjoyed from each townhome are particularly brilliant at night when the lights from the bridge and Manhattan’s tall buildings illuminate the sky.  

Just steps from the Metro North train station, there are beautiful riverside parks, a clubhouse with pool, marina,  shops and restaurants – all within easy walking distance. Yet, when  it’s time to relax, there’s nothing quite as entertaining as the ever-changing Hudson River waterscape that has captivated artists and writers for centuries.

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