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Amazing Manhattan Views from One Hunters Point Rooftop Cabana

(post by Dee) Shortly after taking pictures of the new model units at One Hunters Point and Hunters View , we have gone back to photograph the amazing Manhattan skyline from the western edge of One Hunters Point (at 5-49 Borden Avenue)… the 26 separate, individually-sold rooftop cabanas have asking prices in the range of [...]

20Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Cash is King: All-cash Real Estate Buyers Are Getting Deals!

(post by BT) Remember the days when you would could get a better deal at a store if you paid cash? “How much?” 100 bucks. “I’ll give you $80 cash.” Deal! Those days are mostly gone from any store I use. But some of it suddenly applies in today’s real estate market. Except, in real estate [...]

18Dec2008 | | 2 comments | Continued
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Avalon Advertises Morningside Park Rental Building (401 W 110th Street) on Subway

(post by Dee) Have you seen the ad in Manhattan subways for Avalon Bay’s Morningside Park rental building at 401 W 110th Street (aka One Morningside Drive)? If you take the 4,5,6, the 1 or 3, the A, B, C, or D, you could not miss it. Avalon Bay bought a lot of ad spots [...]

10Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Model Units Are Ready at One Hunters Point and Hunters View Condos

(post by Dee) Models units are now ready at both One Hunters Point and Hunters View condos. Brown Harris Stevens Project Marketing hired Williams-Sonoma to furnish the model apartments at both One Hunters Point at 5-49 Borden Avenue, and Hunters View located three blocks away at 11-15/19 49th Avenue. Although this project started later than [...]

30Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Roommate Site Loaded With Housing Discrimination Loses Case for Immunity

(post by BT) This site - http://www.roommates.com - is loaded with housing discrimination ads. While Craig’s List and many other popular local and national classifieds sites have a full program in place to ensure equal housing opportunities, roommates.com had been making excuses.
 
See the transcript of this release from Realtor.com. It refers to the “230 immunity” [...]

22Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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One Hunters Point Condos, 5-49 Borden Avenue in LIC - Construction Progress

(post by Dee) Last week I went on site of One Hunters Point condo, to check out progress of their construction. Located on 5-49 Borden Avenue in Long Island City, 11101, the building stands on the corner of Borden and Vernon Blvd. You can see it right past the tool booths of the Midtown Tunnel [...]

18Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Pros and Cons of 5SL: New Pictures & Opinions on 5th Street Lofts at 5-09 48th Ave in LIC

(post by Dee) I recently went back to 5SL condo for a listing (yes, we got it). Although I have seen model apartments on both sides of the building (there are two entrances), and several finished occupied units at 5-26 47th Road (the smaller, 20-plus unit building), I have not had an opportunity to review [...]

7Oct2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

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