Real Estate

LDC set to revitalize Flushing area
LDC set to revitalize Flushing area
Northeast Queens Courier Staff 5/15/2012 at 12:00PM

The Flushing Willets Point Corona Local Development Corporation (LDC) held a cocktail reception on Tuesday, May 8 in the Delta Sky360 Club at Citi Field. Distinguished guest Michael Stoler, President of NY Real Estate TV and Managing Director of Madison Realty Capital, talked about the increasing importance of Queens to the state’s real estate market. [...]

House of the Day: Jamaica Estates Tudor – 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms
House of the Day: Jamaica Estates Tudor – 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms
News Jay Lane 5/15/2012 at 11:20AM

JAMAICA ESTATES, NY 11432 Total Taxes: $4,600 List Price: $699,000 Tudor, Detached, # Families: 1 7.0 rooms, 4 Bedrooms , 2 Full Baths , 1 Half Baths School District: Community District 29 Year Built: 1935 Construction: Brick Lot Size: 55 X 100 Appearance: Good Interior Features Eat-in kitchen Dining room: Formal Den/Family room Full Finished [...]

House of the Day: Bayside Colonial – 4 Bedrooms, 1.5 Bathrooms
House of the Day: Bayside Colonial – 4 Bedrooms, 1.5 Bathrooms
News Jay Lane 5/14/2012 at 8:14AM

26-14 211th St BAYSIDE, NY 11360 Total Taxes: $6,671 List Price: $1,150,000 Colonial, Detached, # Families: 1 10.0 rooms, 4 Bedrooms , 1 Full Baths , 1 Half Baths School District: Community District 26 Year Built: 1920 Construction: Brick Lot Size: 80 X 100 Appearance: Good Interior Features 1 kitchen Dining room: Formal Den/Family room [...]

House of the Day: New Hyde Park Colonial – 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms
House of the Day: New Hyde Park Colonial – 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms
News Jay Lane 5/11/2012 at 8:32AM

NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11040 Total Taxes: $13,328 List Price: $779,000 Colonial, Detached, # Families: 1 9.0 rooms, 4 Bedrooms , 2 Full Baths , 1 Half Baths School District: Community District 5 Adult Community Year Built: 2003 Construction: Brick/Vnyl Lot Size: 50X100 Appearance:   Interior Features Eat-in kitchen Dining room: Formal Den/Family room Full [...]

Eminent Domain dead, but Willets Point will still proceed
News Liam La Guerre 5/10/2012 at 10:52AM

New York City rescinded its bid to acquire and develop Willets Point through Eminent Domain and may not be able to obtain it for a while, according to an opposing lawyer. “They cannot condemn this property,” said Michael Rikon, the lawyer who represented Willets Point property owners against the city. “That would require starting from [...]

Small problem with 1 WTC’s height feat
News Jay Lane 5/10/2012 at 7:58AM

The new World Trade Center’s claim to be the tallest building in the United States at 1,776 feet could turn out to be a tall tale. Says who? The chief architect of 1 World Trade, David Childs. Childs blasted the decision by the Port Authority and developer The Durst Organization to remove a design treatment [...]

House of the Day: Jamaica Estates Colonial – 5 Bedrooms, 4.5 Bathrooms
House of the Day: Jamaica Estates Colonial – 5 Bedrooms, 4.5 Bathrooms
News Jay Lane 5/10/2012 at 7:45AM

192-05 Randor Rd JAMAICA ESTATES, NY 11432 Total Taxes: $7,000 List Price: $1,649,000 Colonial, Detached, # Families: 1 9.5 rooms, 5 Bedrooms , 4 Full Baths , 1 Half Baths School District: Community District 26 Year Built: 1945 Construction: Brick Lot Size: 72 X 100 Appearance: Diamond Interior Features Eat-in kitchen Dining room: Formal Den/Family [...]

RKO Keith’s to rise: FAA approval means 17-story development will fly
RKO Keith’s to rise: FAA approval means 17-story development will fly
Northeast Melissa Chan 5/09/2012 at 1:00PM

While the curtain has long come down on a historic former movie house in Flushing, recent approval by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has green lighted RKO Keith’s Theatre for Act 2. The proposed 17-story development will be built approximately 7,000 feet from the runway at LaGuardia Airport, which raised concerns in the past as [...]

House of the Day: Kew Gardens Colonial – 4 Bedrooms, 5 Bathrooms
House of the Day: Kew Gardens Colonial – 4 Bedrooms, 5 Bathrooms
News Jay Lane 5/09/2012 at 8:02AM

KEW GARDENS, NY 11415 Total Taxes: $7,449 List Price: $1,475,000 Colonial, Detached, # Families: 1 10.0 rooms, 4 Bedrooms , 5 Full Baths School District: Community District 28 Year Built: 1940 Construction: Stucco Lot Size: 50 X 100 Appearance: Super Mint Interior Features Eat-in kitchen Dining room: Formal Den/Family room Home office Full Finished Basement [...]

DOT presents plan for Glendale plaza
DOT presents plan for Glendale plaza
News Billy Rennison 5/08/2012 at 5:00PM

Some locals are worried a proposed pedestrian plaza won’t be a walk in the park for drivers. Under the plan, a public space would be constructed between famed German restaurant Zum Stammtisch and the Glendale Veterans Triangle, closing off 70th Street between Myrtle and Cooper avenues. Benches, greenery and outdoor seating for Zum Stammtisch would [...]