Circa 1870, the influential Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) came up with the Greenlawn label for the local area station to promote and stimulate seaside travel to the nearby beach resort town of Centerport. The lingering question remains: why tag a landlocked hamlet like Greenlawn, with a turf-like namesake, if it's supposed to support a conflicting, incorrect beach-like lifestyle image? The unanswered mystery regarding this peculiarity still lingers on.
According to the United States Census Bureau's 2010 report, the unincorporated hamlet of Greenlawn (so classified as a result of its official designation as a "census-designated place") had 13,742 residents packed into a compact 3
Circa 1870, the influential Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) came up with the Greenlawn label for the local area station to promote and stimulate seaside travel to the nearby beach resort town of Centerport. The lingering question remains: why tag a landlocked hamlet like Greenlawn, with a turf-like namesake, if it's supposed to support a conflicting, incorrect beach-like lifestyle image? The unanswered mystery regarding this peculiarity still lingers on.
According to the United States Census Bureau's 2010 report, the unincorporated hamlet of Greenlawn (so classified as a result of its official designation as a "census-designated place") had 13,742 residents packed into a compact 3.7-square miles of Suffolk County's finest real estate. In addition to an historical association with producing pickles from locally grown cucumbers, Greenlawn's Fire Department is reputed to be the host of New York State's biggest and oldest fair every year for the Labor Day weekend.
Moving There
You can never start your search for apartments in Greenlawn too soon! It's better to rent your digs before proper acquaintance with a new community as it eliminates locking into a stressful real estate purchase in a new patch of turf. Make sure to bring along acceptable property rental documentation as upscale area landlords, such as those in Greenlawn, tend to be very protective of their investments. Prior workplace and landlord character references, a photo ID (such as a valid driver's license) and a recently paid utility bill should do the trick nicely.
If you perform your due diligence before physically embarking on any relocation move, you won't end up behind the eight ball with dreadful, last-minute, inevitable 11th-hour rental apt decisions to make. An online search for places to rent will minimize risk of jumping the gun and getting stuck with one of the many of the daunting relocation aspects related to an impending move. A word of advice: if you're strictly searching for typical, conventional types of apartment rentals, you may have to shop in neighboring towns, as Greenlawn is unique in that it mostly offers living opportunities that involve house rentals. If a large apartment is your objective, you'd better get on the ball and start some serious web-surfing.
Neighborhoods
There are only two distinct neighborhoods that define the hamlet of Greenlawn. Both are characterized by somewhat older residences, but both also have major character and charm that only properties with age can claim.
Town Center: This area is mainly comprised of four-, five- or six-bedroom dwellings. Most of these properties are owner occupied - all the more reason to check out rental availabilities before you take a poorly planned plunge into moving there. Many of the homes here are older; built in the pre-World War II era. Ample restaurants and shopping venues are available in this area.
Paumanack Village Dr / Pulaski: This area also contains many older residences, but unlike the Town Center neighborhood, most were built at least a decade after World War II. This area has a very low vacancy rate so start your search early if you want to be able to spend your weekends at Savings Court Park.
Living in Greenlawn
Because of its nearby location to the magic economic power and draw of a unique business center like New York City, a stable, well maintained suburban community like Greenlawn has not only thrived, but has also realized elevated real estate values in the process -- all of which raises the cost for places to rent.
Let's face it! This neat little hamlet's major appeal is its proximity to the metropolitan New York City's five boroughs, i.e. Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. As the crow flies, most concentrated big-city workplaces are reachable within an hour and a quarter's travel time from Greenlawn. And yes, on the aforementioned, ubiquitous LIRR. If doing the relocation deed with your own set of wheels is your thing, Greenlawn is easily accessible via Interstate 495 (I-495), locally referred to as the Long Island Expressway (LIE). Pull out the road map, or better yet, crank up the trusty GPS and you'll be on your way there knowing the nation's highways are at your disposal.
After you get situated, stop by one of the various restaurants available in Greenlawn to fill up. There's clam chowder at Old Fields, red snapper at Ruvo, a beautiful view at Mill Pond House and Grecian Corner Cafe has a delicious lemon and herb chicken.
