While the condo conversion of the Upper West Side's legendary Apthorp (right) continues to chase away longtime rental tenants such as Nora Ephron and Steve Kroft, the Times tells the story of a couple who took an early buy-out and skipped town altogether: "The veteran graphic designers traded a 2,000-square-foot apartment in one of the grandest buildings on the Upper West Side, with 13-foot ceilings and a 100-foot-long courtyard view, for a pair of unfinished basement condominiums. Oh yes, and the stabilized rent on the apartment was $2,000 a month. And the condominiums are in Minneapolis." [NYT]
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