All Posts Tagged With: "NYC condos"
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
The Prism Condominium at 5-25 Borden Ave, LIC – One Hunters Point has a neighbor!
(post by Dee) To many of us in LIC who have been selling, watching or buying apartments in One Hunters Point on Borden Avenue, the construction next door brought out mixed reactions… some concerns, a little bit of relief, and of course, plenty of curiosity! That lot, 5-19 to 5-25 Borden Avenue, purchased in July [...]
17Dec2008 | | 0 comments | ContinuedCondo Prices Fall in Manhattan! Harlem Sales Fall 76 Percent! End of the World as We Know it?
(post by Dee) According to Mortgage News Daily, Condo Prices are Falling Across Manhattan. Some city brokers will continue to live in denial. Good for them! Now some others (like yours truly) will be realistic and adjust in their business, telling clients/sellers “like it is” and focusing on areas that are still hot (industrial, multi-family [...]
4Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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 | Continued
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
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
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