Obama’s Old Apartment Hits New York Real Estate Market
Jun 8, 2010 6 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
Apartment 3E at 142 West 109th Street looks like a pretty straightforward New York City apartment. It’s a one-bedroom third-floor walk-up with a windowless office and only a little corner to call a kitchen. It has exposed brick walls and wood floors. It’s a couple of blocks to the subway.
But it has one very special feature, indeed: Barack Obama lived here.
The president’s former pad — which he shared with a roommate in 1981 when he was a junior at Columbia University — is for rent, asking $1,900.
“A place to live is for you,†said Dalila Bella of CitiHabitats, the listing agent on the property. “But people would be more inclined to take this one than, say, 4W,†she suggested, “even if the other was a little nicer. It’s a dinner conversation.â€
