OuterB on Queens Real Estate

This one is pretty big, but it does have a little bit of a backyard. It’s definitely different from its neighboring homes:

It’s in Bayside (216-20 28th Ave), on a 47×108 sized lot and apparently won the 2006 Chamber Of Commerce Building Award, Unique Architecture. It has 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 2 (!) jacuzzis, hardwood floors, 3 balconies, and a fireplace. The yard has a hot tub and a waterfall. There are columns all over the place, too, I guess to give it that Greek/Mediterranean look. They’re asking $2,299,000 for it. This is overkill at its best, but you know, someone may find this to be just what they’re looking for. I do like the sand color with the red tile roof.

• NY Times listing

Hooray, it’ll still feel like summer this weekend!

Bayside secret scenic spot [NY Daily News]

Queens [Fresh Meadows] Pedestrian Safety Fixes Move Ahead Despite Opposition. [Streetsblog]

David Oats, president of the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park’s civic association, is pissed about cars parking on the grass, so he’s considering having a picnic on said grassy areas. [NY Daily News]

New York City tops the nationwide list of cities most likely to suffer a hurricane disaster. [Queens Chronicle]

Community Board 11 approved an application to establish more parkland in Udall’s Cove in northeastern Queens. This would help protect wetlands. [Times Ledger]

5SL in LIC has a bunch of units available to see during their open house: #7F, #8F, #5A, #1BN, #4K, #7A, #1AN, #5AN, and more! [NY Times Real Estate Listings]

Photo credit: duluozcats on flickr 

Actually, I think it’s easy to answer that question. Coming to you from Bayside, the mixture of red tile roof and “artistic” brickwork make for something rather unfortunate looking.

New York Times Real Estate listing

BAYSIDE

$577,500

46-17 215th Street, Bayside, NY

Three-bedroom, two-bath attached Colonial on an 18-by-100-foot lot, with formal dining room, eat-in kitchen with new appliances, full finished basement with family room, enclosed porch, alarm system and garage. Taxes: $2,862. Asking price: $589,000; on market for eight weeks.

Broker: Carollo Real Estate

Source: New York Post - 8/16

BAYSIDE

$988,000

34-50 200th Street, Bayside, NY

7-year-old brick 2-family. Each unit has three bedrooms, renovated 1.5 baths, dining room, eat in kitchen, finished basement, central air, and 1-car garage. Taxes: $5,002. Asking price: $1,048,888; on the market for 3 weeks.

Broker: ReMax Millenium

Source: New York Times - 8/17

Bayside
Co-op: 2 bedroom/1 bath
$265,000
74-48 220th, #Upper
Sunday August 12, 1-4pm
NY Times Listing [Century 21]

Elmhurst
Condo: 2 bedroom/1 bath
$359,000
Queens Palace, 87-14 57 Rd., #5
Saturday August 11, 3-5:30 pm
Sunday August 12, 3-5:30 pm
NY Times Listing [NY Times Web Listing]

Forest Hills
Co-op: 1 bedroom/1 bath
$325,000
Essex House, Essex Hous 111-15 75th Ave, #3J
Sunday August 12, 12-3pm
NY Times Listing [NY Times Web Listing]

Long Island City
CityLights: 2 bedroom/2 bath
$829,000
4-74 48th Ave, #5AA
Saturday August 11, 1-2pm
Sunday August 12, 1-2pm
NY Times Listing [Prudential Douglas Elliman]

Middle Village/Glendale
House: 4 bedroom/2.5 bath
$799,000
84-50 Goldington Ct
Sunday August 12, 1-4pm
NY Times Listing [Coldwell Banker]

Apologies for the late posting - your writer and editor has been very ill this week but is on the mend. So, I return now with Open House listings!

Bayside
House: 7 bedroom/4.5 bath
$1,050,000
215th Street
Saturday August 4, 12-4pm
Sunday August 5, 12-4pm
NY Times Listing [NY Times Classified Listing]

Beechhurst/Whitestone
House: 3 bedroom/4 bath
$1,225,000
160-13 Cryders Lane
Sunday August 5, 1-3pm
NY Times Listing [NY Times Web Listing]

Forest Hills
House: 3 bedroom/1.5 bath
$729,000
95-13 68th Ave
Sunday August 5, 12-4pm
NY Times Listing [NY Times Web Listing]

Glen Oaks
Co-op: 1 bedroom/1 bath
$190,000
69-14 Little Neck, #A
Sunday August 5, 1-4pm
NY Times Listing [Century 21]

Jackson Heights
Co-op: 2 bedroom/ 1 bath
$385,000
The Madison, 3506 88th St, #4G
Sunday August 5, 12-2 pm
NY Times Listing [NY Times Web Listing]

OAKLAND GARDENS

$231,000

74-40 220th Street, Oakland Gardens, NY

Two-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 600 square feet, with updated eat-in kitchen, renovated bath and stand-up attic. Windsor Oaks building is pet-friendly. Maintenance: $687. Asking price $230,000; on the market for five weeks.

Broker: Carollo Real Estate

Source: New York Post – 7/26

WHITESTONE

$1,400,000

4 North Drive, Whitestone, NY

Four-bedroom, two-bathroom, 77-year-old center-hall colonial with h/w floors, 2 fireplaces, an eat-in kitchen, a den, a finished basement and a 2-car garage. Taxes: $6,000. Asking price: $1,500,000; on the market for one week.

Broker: Carollo Real Estate

Source: New York Times – 7/27

OAKLAND GARDENS

$225,000

67-69 223 Place, Oakland Gardens, NY

Two-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 750 square feet, with living room, dining area, eat-in kitchen, wall-to-wall carpeting, two AC units and storage attic. Maintenance $664, includes taxes, heat, gas, snow removal and gardening. Asking price: $239,000; on the market for 15 weeks.

Broker: Carollo Real Estate

Source: New York Post - 7/12

LONG ISLAND CITY

$575,000

41-26 27th Street, Long Island City, NY

Two-bedroom, two-bath condo, 1,167 square feet, with dining area, high ceilings, GE stainless-steel appliances, washer/dryer hook-up and terrace; new-construction building features part-time doorman, parking, roof deck, laundry, storage and live-in super. Common charges $640, taxes $38 (15-year tax-abatement). Asking price: $575,000; on the market for five weeks.

Broker: The Developers Group

Source: New York Post - 7/12

BAYSIDE

$580,000

47-18 Springfield Boulevard, Bayside, NY

Three-bedroom, 2 1/2-bath Colonial on a 25-foot-by-103-foot lot, with dining room, living room, hardwood floors, full finished basement and private driveway. Taxes: $3,800. Asking price: $599,000; on the market for two weeks.

Broker: Carollo Real Estate

Source: New York Post - 7/19

FOREST HILLS GARDENS

$875,000

216 Burns Street, Forest Hills Gardens, NY

72-year-old, 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom brick Tudor townhouse. Dining room, family room, finished basement, renovated kitchen, h/w floors, balcony, full attic. 1-car garage. 21-by-104-foot lot. Taxes: $4,017. Asking price: $895,000; on the market for four weeks.

Broker: Terrace Realty

Source: New York Times - 7/13

JAMAICA ESTATES

$2,276,000

84-51 Chevy Chase Street, Jamaica Estates, NY

4-bedroom, 5-bathroom, 3-year-old stucco and brick colonial. Living room fireplace, h/w floors, finished basement, and a 2-car garage. Taxes: $12,000. Asking price: $2,499,000; on the market for 7 weeks.

Broker: Julia Shildkret

Source: New York Times -7/20

“It looks more like an A-bomb shelter from the 1950s.”

That’s the description Thomas Lucas gives John Hsu’s “dream home” in Flushing, according to an article in amNY. Flushing is one of the areas of Queens that has given rise to the McMansion, a kind of house that almost overshadows the lot it’s on. Many consider them ugly and overbearing and certainly not in the character of the surrounding neighborhood. Other parts of Queens, often referred to as “suburban” are also home to these leviathan buildings, including Bayside, Douglaston and Richmond Hill.

In places like Jamaica Estates, home of many old tudor homes and plenty of old trees, both are falling to the desires of “younger tastes”. These tastes lean toward the need for more space, which usually means tearing down an existing structure and rebuilding on almost the entire lot. Long time neighbors find this frustrating and say it’s disrespectful to the character of the neighborhood and the quality of life they are used to. There’s an awful lot of cement in these new buildings, too. They become mini heat islands, especially with the trees gone.  Frankly, I find the exurban aesthetic rather grotesque and find the exurbanization of the suburban areas of Queens - with regard to the concept of space in both home and vehicle - repulsive.

Related:
‘McMansions’ pit neighbors vs. dream homes [amNY]
Tudor Charm Loses Ground to McMansion Space [NY Times]
We’re Losing Our Capes! Part 2 [progressive southside]

Apparently the best places to raise your kids in Queens are Jackson Heights, Whitestone, and Bayside [streeteasy.com]

Joey in Astoria has been splogged [Joey in Astoria]

The nicest section of Forest Hills to live… is where you live [Forest Hills 72]

New Concrete Building Material Lets Light In [Sellsius Real Estate]

Eventually, there will be a commuter rail station in Sunnyside.  The big dig is coming along. [MTA]

There’s talk about a Historic Preservation Tax Credit [Historic Districts Council Newsstand]

Moving Up, a show on TLC, is casting for homeowners in Queens who are interested in being on the show. [NYHouses4Sale]