New York Magazine Features Larchmont
in Top 10 Affordable Suburbs
by Judy Silberstein
( October 10, 2002)
Stop complaining about the high cost of Larchmont homeownership.
In their October 7 issue, New York Magazine
listed Larchmont in the top ten of affordable New York
suburbs. An article written by summer intern and Mamaroneck
High School graduate (1999) Emma Rosenblum describes
Larchmont as "So near and yet so far" from
the big city and quotes residents extolling the virtues
of life in our leafy village:
New York Magazine has generously allowed Larchmont
Gazette to reproduce parts of the article
"Top 10 Affordable Suburbs: Larchmont, N.Y., So near
and yet so far." Follow the links to the rest of
the article.
 Lay
of the land: “It’s the best
of both worlds,” says Kathy Eisberg, former
associate PR director of In Style and a mother of
two who moved from Manhattan to this tree-lined
village two years ago. “I am so close to Manhattan,
yet I also have a yard with a swing set.”
The one square mile of the Village of Larchmont,
encompassed by the larger Town of Mamaroneck, is
split into two parts by the Boston Post Road. The
older of the two sections, Larchmont Manor, lies
directly on Long Island Sound and is composed of
large Victorian and Colonial houses, most dating
from the early twentieth century. The wide streets
are lined with dogwood, cherry, and magnolia trees.
Residents praise the excellent school system and
the physical beauty. “It’s right on
the water, and the commute is terrific. You’re
not going to get much better than this,” says
real-estate agent James Whittemore. Read
the rest of the article. |
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