All Posts Tagged With: "Queens"
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
ING NYC Marathon 2008 Runs Through Long Island City (LIC): Hunters Point - Vernon Blvd - Queens Plaza Route
(post by Dee) The ING NYC Marathon 2008 is now over but along its route numerous neighborhoods welcomed runners from all over the world. From Staten Island through Brooklyn, Queens, then Bronx and finally Manhattan’s Central Park (the finish line), this massive annual event draws cheerleaders and casual observers from every neighborhood it intersects. This [...]
3Nov2008 | | 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
Maspeth, NY Short Sale Goes Through. Mortgage Relief Not Needed
(post by Dee) A couple of our posts were devoted to a short sale transaction in Maspeth, Queens, NYC. The family, going through a divorce and financial hardship (of their own doing, no doubt), has two school-age kids. The first buyer backed out of the sale angering us and discouraging the sellers, who at that [...]
15Aug2008 | | 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 [...]
Buying Out Tenants and Affordable Apartments in NYC
(post by Dee) Back in May, we posted a story titled Rent Stabilized Buyout NYC. Just yesterday, a fellow named Greg responded… it seems his landlord is trying to get him out and he thought the $15,000 buyout number was ridiculously low. Well, if he’s paying $500 and by moving out he’d now have to [...]
31Jul2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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