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By Ruthmarie Hicks
(Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605)
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Ah – New Years Eve.  During my childhood, I spent a quiet evening with family and friends and a few noisemakers. Some eggnog maybe some toasted marshmallows in the fireplace…well that was yesteryear – Last night was a different story!The New Year was not ushered in quietly in Renaissance Plaza in...

By Ruthmarie Hicks
(Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605)
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What can be more frustrating, exciting, rewarding, scary, exhausting, and down right daunting than buying a home?  Try buying one when you have a pet – more  specifically – try buying a condo or coop when your room mate happens to be a dog.  The restrictions and caveats are numerous.  At the very...

By Ruthmarie Hicks
(Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605)
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It’s that time of year again.  The seasons are changing from fall to winter and with that change, a visit the Carlson’s Greenhouse is a “must.”  The Greenhouse is a family-owned and operated with Charlie Carlson and his daughter, Nancy Shellhas being the heart and soul of the business. The plants...

By Ruthmarie Hicks
(Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605)
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This is a continuation of the previous blog.  The mall photographed in the previous blog on City Scapes is well know for its selection of statues....I will have to add the name of the artists later (I didn't have paper and pencil with my camera.)  I thought I'd share them in a separate posting as...

By Ruthmarie Hicks
(Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605)
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Here are some photos from mall that includes the White Plains Public Library, the Westchester County Courthouse, the Public Safety Building and the Federal Courthouse. (White Plains, NY has the only fully functioning Federal Courthouse between Foley Square in Manhattan and Albany, NY.) Enjoy the ...

By Ruthmarie Hicks
(Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605)
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Every Holiday Season I go "Christmas Light Watching" with friends.  Tonight we saw some interesting "light shows" that the kids would really love. To some this is truly over the top - but I have to appreciate the sheer number of man-hours that went into these efforts. My main caveat is - if you a...

By Ruthmarie Hicks
(Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605)
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It has recently occurred to me that I have been assuming too much.  I never truly introduced the City of White Plains or any of the other Westchester municipalities for that matter.  Those who live here and are thinking of moving here (and have down their research) - naturally have an understandi...

By Ruthmarie Hicks
(Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605)
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Robert Cuccioli  is staring in the The Man of La Mancha in the new White Plains Performing Arts Center (WPPAC) located at 11 City Place, in the City Center. Cuccioli will appear in the staring role  which is opening Thursday, Nov. 29  and will run through December 16th. It’s the kickoff to a seas...

By Ruthmarie Hicks
(Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605)
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10 Stewart Place, White Plains, NY is  located in the 10603 zip code just 2 blocks from the White Plains City Center.  It features many of amenities of the more expensive complexes, but being tucked away on the quieter Stewart Place, brings the price tag down significantly.   Built in 1987, the c...

By Miriam Bernstein, CRS
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Westchester County is getting a 5 STAR hotel.  On December 20, 2007 is the Grand Opening of the brand new Ritz Carlton which will be opening in downtown White Plains, New York.  Over the past few years the City of White Plains which is centrally located in Westchester County has undergone a fabu...

By Ruthmarie Hicks
(Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605)
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The Gateway is a brand new condominium complex with 30 units at the western end of White Plains, NY – a couple of blocks from the White Plains train station.  The complex boasts 30 2BR units and provides a new standard of luxury for the immediate area. But this complex won’t stand alone for long,...

By Ruthmarie Hicks
(Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605)
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The Westchester Philharmonic has just announced that its new musical director for the next three seasons is to be none other than Itzhak Perlman. The Westchester Philharmonic was born in 1983 as the New Orchestra of Westchester. It obtained its present name after several seasons.  From day-one th...

By Ruthmarie Hicks
(Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605)
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The recent stats released for Westchester County, NY show that for those who are fence-sitting in anticipation of major price adjustment – will probably have a long wait or become permanent renters.  This was particularly true of the condo/cooperative market which is the major entry point for mos...

By Ruthmarie Hicks
(Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605)
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Heritage Towers is located in the 10603 zip code  and is a about two blocks from City Center in White Plains, NY.  So with just a couple of blocks and you are right in the center of everything that White Plains has to offer including its theater, superlative dining, the multiplex and fantastic sh...

By Ruthmarie Hicks
(Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605)
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Church Street Commons is a newly constructed townhouse complex located on the northern tip of the coveted 10601 zip code in White Plains, NY.  It is 100% pet-friendly. Although just a stone’s throw from the City Center and within walking of the train station, Church Street Commons is located with...

By Ruthmarie Hicks
(Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605)
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The Wimbledon is located at 302 Church St. in White Plains, NY in 10603.  It is within a quarter mile of the White Plains City Center in a close–in residential neighborhood that consists mostly of condos, co-ops and town homes at its outskirts with single-family homes dominating the rest of the n...

By Ruthmarie Hicks
(Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605)
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The White Oak condominium complex located at 36 Greenridge Ave., in White Plains, is directly across the street from Jefferson Place at 31 Greenridge Ave. Located in the 10605 zip code, which is associated with residential section, it is officially located in the neighborhood known as the Highlan...

By Ruthmarie Hicks
(Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605)
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The Residences of Jefferson Place is a condominium complex with a split personality. The complex spans on square block between Livingston Ave. and Rutherford Ave. in White Plains, NY with units on 300 Mamaroneck Ave. and 31 Greenridge Ave. Jefferson Place is located just 0.5 miles from Trump Towe...

By Ruthmarie Hicks
(Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605)
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White Plains, NY is in transition.  And there as many opinions about the state of this transition as there are citizens.   We are a city of two distinct populations. The citizen population which is growing rapidly as a result of the new residential developments mushrooming all over the city.   If...

By Ruthmarie Hicks
(Keller Williams NY Realty - 120 Bloomingdale Road #101, White Plains NY 10605)
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You don’t have to own a pet to fall in love with this complex. The *** For a new listing  – 2BR/1BA at the Broadlawn  – 20 N Broadway #C313 – White Plains NY  – Click Here!*** Broadlawn is a high-end cooperative in the heart of White Plains.  It is literally a stone’s throw from the White Plains ...

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