Jackson Heights Life

thank you for those who commented on greystones and saybrook.
both buildings were quite nice.
i also really liked the manchester and dunnolley gardens.
does anyone have comments on fillmore hall?

Fillmore Hall is a large building with  three separate entrances. One on  35th ave between 83rd & 84th and two between 37th and 35th on 83rd and 84th.  It is a prewar building with large apartments but no garage.  I only knew one person who lived there and she liked it very much but has since moved to California.

Didn't they close the Fillmore in the 70's?  Isn't that the place immortalized in Don McClean's "American Pie":

I went down to the sacred store
Where I’d heard the music years before,
But the man there said the music wouldn’t play.

Promoter Bill Graham, Jefferson Airplane, Frank Zappa, etc. etc.....

Am I showing my age here, or did I do too many drugs in the 60's?  Oh, wait, I was 3 years old when the Fillmore closed!

I am showing my age cuz I remember the Fillmore and I wasn't 3.  I do believe you did drugs as a toddler, Prestor, but it was probably ritalin.

I live in Fillmore Hall, too. Here's my two-cents.

It's a lovely prewar building undergoing various improvements inside and out. The apartments are spacious; mine has five closets! It is pet friendly and you can sublet your apartment, subject to restrictions. One thing I like is that we always have plenty of hot water and heat (during heating season, of course). The elevators work just fine; the new laundry room is clean and convenient. The super and crew are efficient -- never a problem there. Yes, the maintenance is on the high end, but not out of bounds for the area. We are not a "name" building, so I think you can get a nice apartment in the Fillmore for less than some of the better known buildings in Jackson Heights.

Barbara

I don't think the Fillmore has junior-4's. But some of the units have a large walk in closet (off the front hall) that could be converted into an office.

Good luck!

Barbara

The building you are referring to is Fillmore Hall. It is located on 35th Ave, between 83rd and 84th streets.

I have also heard that only short fences are being approved, though I don't know the reason for this decision.

Folks, there's an open house at Fillmore Hall tonight (Tuesday, 8/12/08) from 6-7:30 pm. The realtor is showing a couple of one bedroom apartments (I've seen one, has some beautiful original architectural details).

Barbara

Fillmore Hall is one of a number of co-ops in the historic district that have had to go head to head  with the NYC Landmarks Committee to get permission to remove ugly old chain link fences that were grandfathered in when landmark status was given to the area.  After years of trying to get permission to replace the old chainlink fence with a wrought iron fence that is in keeping with the neighborhood and similar in height to the fence being removed, the Filmore (and other bldgs) were left with the sole choice to live with the old fence -- not a consideration-- or go with the Landmark's ruling that the fence could not be more than 2 feet tall.  Several years ago there was a "town meeting" with Landmarks and Helen Sears supporting the co-ops but  it was a losing fight all the way. Fillmore is undergoing a great amount of renovation--fence, landscaping, garden, new lobby floor, new laundry room, new elevators and intercom system.  The co-op has in recent years replaced the roof, basement windows, converted heating system from oil to gas/oil, and other structural improvements.  Apartments are large and very spacious, many with large entry foyers and/or walk-in sized closets that can be used as an additional room.