The LIC Partnership held their annual real estate breakfast this morning. Like last year’s event, it was a full house shortly after the doors opened, despite moving to a larger venue. It’s still the place to be for anyone involved in Long Island City real estate. Yet I couldn’t help but feel that something had changed over the course of the year, and if I had to pinpoint why, I would have to say [Read more…] about LIC PARTNERSHIP REAL ESTATE BREAKFAST 2014
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LIC & QUEENS: THE PRESS IS CATCHING UP
Three articles over the last few days, summarize what the LICtalk juggernaut has been saying for the last two years. The first, in The New York Times ((a little name dropping)) talks about the compression in the discount that Queens typically receives in residential real estate pricing. The second, also in The New York Times1, acts proactively2 in pitching a street car along the East River waterfront that runs from Red Hook to Astoria. The third, talks about what current apartment buyers and renters are looking for in LIC. It’s a little weaker than the first two articles, and doesn’t have the same journalistic pedigree, but does contain this nugget, which justifies it’s inclusion: [Read more…] about LIC & QUEENS: THE PRESS IS CATCHING UP
A LONG EASTER WEEKEND IN LIC
Good Friday: before I retired it was the only day that the stock markets were closed and the bond markets were open. Nowadays everyone gets it off, so how does one use the time if they’re staying in town? [Read more…] about A LONG EASTER WEEKEND IN LIC
QUEENS BEER WEEK AND LIC EASTER EGG HUNT NEXT WEEK
We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout,
We’ve been talkin’ ’bout Jackson, ever since the fire went out.
I’m goin’ to Jackson, I’m gonna mess around,
Yeah, I’m goin’ to Jackson,
Look out Jackson town.
How’s that for a twisted pairing? Eggs for the kids, beer for the ‘rents, sounds good to me. We’ve documented the explosion of the Queens beer scene over the last 24 months, but who knew there was a burgeoning Easter Egg Hunt frenzy in LIC? [Read more…] about QUEENS BEER WEEK AND LIC EASTER EGG HUNT NEXT WEEK
QUEENS PRICIEST CONDO EVER HITS THE MARKET IN LONG ISLAND CITY FOR $3.58 MILLION
Once again The View in Hunters Point tops itself with Queens priciest condo listing at $3.58 million, and we’ve heard that it is close to a done deal, which will set yet another record for Long Island City and Queens condos. And once again, the listing is with Silvette Julian of Nest Seekers, who sold the previous record-holder about twenty months ago. At the asking price, a sale would equate to almost $2,000 a square foot, but apples to apples comparisons would be very misleading in this case. First of all, it’s a 3-bedroom, an extreme rarity in this town1, for which buyers pay a big premium. But what really makes this apartment one-of-a-kind are its [Read more…] about QUEENS PRICIEST CONDO EVER HITS THE MARKET IN LONG ISLAND CITY FOR $3.58 MILLION
- and kinda rare in the town across the river too [↩]