All Posts Tagged With: "Queens"
Atco Loses Atlas Park at 8000 Cooper Ave in Glendale That Hemmerdingers Owned Since 1920s
(post by BT) In these economic times, one missed payment could mean that you lose a mall. Especially if your mortgage is held by French banks Societe Generale and Calyon. The Shops at Atlas Park mall is changing hands effective today after its developer Atco Properties & Management, defaulted on a loan payment. What went [...]
20Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
Steinway St in Astoria Turning Into Vacancy Street
(post by BT) A client of mine received a newsletter today from a local Realtor. Looks like he targeted commercial property owners in western Queens. Interesting notes, surely about retail situation on Steinway Street in Astoria. Here it is:
You can’t help but notice a suddenly massive amount of vacant stores in Astoria on Steinway. But [...]
Empty Retail Spaces in NoHo – Broadway and Astor Place is Land of K-Mart
(post by Dee) Whatever happened to NoHo?! I went down there the other day and couldn’t help but notice how quiet and dead it was. I had an eerie feeling that the festive, cool, lively spirit has left the neighborhood. Half of the storefronts along Broadway were vacant, and 8th Street was deserted! Besides NYU, [...]
14Jan2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
Hotels Sprouting in Long Island City’s Northern Parts, Dutch Kills, Queens Plaza
(post by Dee) When I first saw the boutique Ravel Hotel near 59th Street Bridge in the back of Queens Plaza, I had the same question anyone might… who the heck is going to stay here? Turns out this is a very nice hotel (by the area’s standards – check out the photo gallery), and [...]
29Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
Ridgewood, Queens (NYC, 11385): Home to Harry Houdini’s Grave (Who’d Have Guessed?!)
(post by BT) Halloween is long gone but you must know of Queens’ unusual claim to fame… Harry Houdini is buried in the borough. Missed out on the Halloween fun in 2008? Next year make plans to Visit Harry Houdini’s grave in Ridgewood, Queens (borders Maspeth) to get inspired before the spooky holiday, just not [...]
22Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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
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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