All Posts Tagged With: "new development"
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
Queens Plaza, Long Island City – Real Estate Development Stubbornly Moves On
(post by Dee) Queens Plaza, an area underneath and around the Queensborough Bridge (built in 1909) will celebrate 100 years in 2009. It’s come a long way in the past few years, but it wasn’t supposed to take this long for this gateway to Manhattan. From the poor city politics to a bankrupt city [...]
28Oct2008 | | 0 comments | ContinuedLower East Harlem – LEH: Uptown Manhattan’s New Sub Neighborhood
(post by Ardie) Since Lehman Brothers lost their ticker original symbol (LEH is now LEHQ), I decided to use the acronym to describe what I call the Lower East Side of Harlem of New York. This area is different from most of Harlem because in the recent two years it has seen the most explosive [...]
24Sep2008 | | 1 comment | Continued
NYC’s Green Condos: Sustainable Development LEEDs to Residential
(post by Dee) Green buildings. Sustainable development. Energy efficient design. LEED certified. These are hip words these days, and green or efficient is no longer just for office buildings. Everybody wants to be “green” because it gives you certain cache and makes you looks good. So much easier to market, so much better PR, not [...]
25Aug2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
5-09 48th Avenue, LIC: 5th St Lofts aka 5SL Condo by Toll Brothers
(post by Dee) Among the largest and most recognizable new condo developments in Queens’ Long Island City is 5SL, or 5th Street Lofts. Here are some facts and professional opinions about this Toll Brothers development.
The development consists of two buildings: 5-09 48th Avenue (main entrance / larger building), with 118 units, and [...]
Five Things I Hate About New Luxury Development Brokers
(post by Dee)
1. They are obnoxious stuck-ups.
Yes, many of the more luxurious developments seem to be sold by the most stand-offish, fake, salespeople who measure you up and down when you walk in, ask you about your price range before saying “hello” and dismiss you the second they sense you may not be “serious” or [...]
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