OuterB on Queens Real Estate

Enjoy a cooler weekend, perfect for exploring open houses in Queens.

Bellerose
Co-op: 2 bedroom/1 bath
$249,000
Parkwood Estates
Sunday August 19, 1-4pm
NY Times listing [Century 21]

Forest Hills
House: 4 bedroom/3.5 bath
$1,539,00
110-46 67 Road
Sunday August 19 (call 646-591-7797 for times)
NY Times listing [Re/Max]

Queens Village
House: 4 bedroom/2.2 bath
$1,189,000
85-57 212th Street
Sunday August 19, 2-4pm
NY Times listing [laffey.com]

Rosedale
House: 6 bedroom/3 bath
$559,000
130-33 236th Street
Sunday August 19, 1-3pm
NY Times listing [NY Times Web Listing]

Bellerose
House: 3 bedroom
$529,000
250-19 88th Road
Sunday July 15, 1-3pm
NY Times Listing [laffey.com]

Forest Hills
Co-op: 1 bedroom/1 bath
$309,000
Holland House, 73-37 Austin St., #3J
Sunday July 15, 2-4pm
NY Times Listing [FSBO]

Little Neck/Douglaston
House: 4 bedroom/4 bath
$950,000
243 Street
Sunday July 15, 1-3pm
NY Times Listing [NY Times Web Listing]

Long Island City
Condo: 2 bedroom/2 bath
$650,000
Queens Plaza, 41-26 27th Street, #5H
Sunday July 15, 1-3pm
NY Times Listing [The Developers Group]

Richmond Hill/Woodhaven
House: 4 bedroom/1 bath
$599,000
84-08 104 Street
Saturday July 14, 1-4pm and Sunday 1-4pm
NY Times Listing [NY Times Web Listing]

FOREST HILLS GARDENS $1,500,000

16 Slocum Crescent, Forest Hills, NY 

Prewar four-bedroom, three-bath, three-story center hall Colonial, 2,685 square feet, featuring living room with fireplace, dining room, sun room, eat-in kitchen with Sub-Zero refrigerator, dishwasher, new stove and cooking range, finished basement, hardwood floors and Pella windows; home is on a 6,386-square-foot landscaped lot with a garden. Asking price $1,790,000, on market four months. (Broker: Terrace Realty) Source: NY Post 10/15/05

BELLEROSE $155,000

221-33 Braddock Ave, Bellerose, NY 

Two-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 750 square feet, with formal dining room, efficiency kitchen, through-the-wall A/C and washer; building features parking. Maintenance $436. Asking price $155,000, on market 103 days. (Brokers: Luisa Mourino, Century 21 Laffey Associates and Janice Balsamo, Century 21 Mac Levitt Realty) Source: NY Post 10/15/05

DOUGLASTON $275,000

68-07 242nd St, Douglaston, NY 

One-bedroom, one-bath condo, 600 square feet, with wall-to-wall carpeting, living/dining room combination and kitchen with dishwasher and terrace; Colonial Townhomes Development is next to golf course. Common charges $125, taxes $108. Asking price $289,000, on market six days. (Broker: Anthony Carollo, Carollo Real Estate) Source: NY Post 10/15/05

More Recent Sales: NY Times 10/14/05

Jr. 4 Co-op in Rego Park  $235,990 Open House: July 23 & 24 2 to 5 pm. Usually I don’t post open houses without an address, but this one might be worth it.  Ad says there’s a doorman and easy walk to subway.  See Craigslist for more.

Single-Family Attached House in St. Albans  179-44 Selover Rd, St. Albans, NY,  $395,000,  Open House: 7/24/2005  1 to 3 pm. From the map it’s close to the LIRR. See NY Times for more.

Single-Family Detached House in Bellerose, 242-16 90th Avenue, Bellerose, NY, $530,000  Open House:
7/24/2005  2 to 3:30 pm. See NY Times for more.

Looks like a great weekend in Queens for open houses.  There are lots of new listings in Craigslist and the NY Times.  Here are my three picks.

Jr4/2 bedroom Co-op in Forest Hills, "The Lafayette" 69-40 Yellowstone Blvd, Forest Hills, NY, $369,000, Open House: 6/12/2005 12 - 5 pm.   I like the interior photos of this prewar co-op, especially the rounded archways.  The maintenance is reasonable at $650 a month.  The building has a doorman and a garage, though it’s not clear if there’s a space available.  See NY Times listing #25.  The broker looks like "Kingdom."

3-Family in Woodside, 58-41 44th Avenue, Woodside, NY, $929000, Open House: June 12, 2005,  1-4 pm.  Four bedrooms over two bedrooms over one bedroom in a semi-attached brick building– call it a two-family plus.  It’s in the heart of Woodside, right by Roosevelt Ave and Queens Blvd.  Sounds like a great rental property.  Note - it’s on 44th Avenue, not Street.  See Craigslist for more.

5-Bedroom Cape House in Queens Village, 234-05 88th Avenue, Queens Village, NY, $690,000, Open House: June 11, 2005,  12 - 2 pm; June 12, 2005, 2 - 4 pm.  A legal 2-family meaning it can be converted, or more likely, knocked down and rebuilt as big as possible on this large strip of land -     46×171 Lot.  Make sure to check drainage.  Often big backyards in central Queens means it’s the drainage area for the block.   The house is blocks away from Bellerose — though in general Queens V schools aren’t as good as those in Bellerose.  Sales: Jennifer Castellanos, ERA CAPUTO REALESTATE.  See Craigslist for more.

BELLEROSE $485,000

83-46 248th St., Bellerose, NY

Four-bedroom, 11/2-bath Cape on a 4,000-square-foot lot, with
eat-in kitchen, office, family room with fireplace, finished basement,
laundry room, new boiler and two-car garage. Taxes $2,779. Asking price
$499,000, on market two weeks. (Broker: Carollo Real Estate)

Source: NY Post, 5/28/05

REGO PARK, $794,000

95-02 65th Road, Rego Park, NY

Six-bedroom, 2-family semiattached brick house, on a 21-by-67 lot, taxes $8,500, 3-bedrooms and 1 1/2 baths in each unit, listed at $799,000, on market 14 weeks. (Broker: Century 21/Benjamin)

Source: NY Times, 5/29/05

BELLEROSE $733,000

83-48 243rd St., Bellerose, NY 

Two-family, two-story brick house on a 3,000-square-foot lot,
with three- bedroom, two-bath unit with three balconies over
three-bedroom, two-bath unit; property features hardwood floors,
granite kitchens, marble baths, detached garage and basement with
washer/dryer and separate entrance. Taxes $0 (10-year tax abatement).
Asking price $769,000, on market 127 days. (Broker: Century 21 Laffey
Associates)

Source: NY Post, 5/21/05

HOLLIS HILLS, $645,000

80-46 212th St., Hollis Hills, NY

3-Bedroom Colonial, brick and aluminum siding, finished basement, enclosed porch, one-car garage. Taxes $3,642.  Asking price $675,000, on market one week (Broker: Goller & Costi)

KEW GARDENS, $860,000

84-30 120th St., Kew Gardens, NY

2-Family brick house.  5-bedrooms in primary, 2-bedrooms in secondary. Taxes $3,674. Asking price on market (Broker: Weichert Realtors FH Realty)

Source: NY Times, 5/22/05

FOREST HILLS, $690,999

70-32 Loubert Street, Forest Hills, NY

Three-bedroom, one-family, semi-attached, 65
year-old,
taxes $3,047. Asking price $699,000, on market 4 weeks (Broker: Terrace Realty)

Source: NY Times, 5/8/05

BAYSIDE $446,000

32-17 200th St., Bayside, NY

Renovated three-bedroom, two-bath Colonial on a 2,000-square-foot lot, with formal dining room, fully finished basement (with family room and bath) and detached garage. Taxes $1,689. Asking price $459,000, on market three days. (Broker: Anthony Carollo, Carollo Real Estate)

Source: NY Post, 5/7/05

BELLEROSE $534,000

251-12 87th Drive, Bellerose, NY

Prewar four-bedroom, 21/2-bath Colonial on a 4,389-square-foot lot, with formal dining room, fully finished basement, deck, private driveway and garage. Taxes $2,640. Asking price $519,000, on market 126 days. (Broker: Century 21 Laffey Associates)

Source: NY Post, 5/7/05

3-Family Attached House at Astoria / Ravenswood, $659,000, 12-31 30th Dr, Astoria, NY, Open House - 4/23/2005, 2-5 PM.  This could be a real winner for a buyer/investor willing to take a risk.  Though the ad says "heart of Astoria," it’s a little south of the heart, maybe the knee of Astoria, on the border with Ravenswood. Ravenswood has seen better days, but that means it could be a great deal.  The house is  close to the East River waterfront, Socrates Sculpture Park, and Hallets Cove, all of which are attracting  attention.  See NY Times listings #1680943.

2 Bedroom/ JR4 in Forest Hills, $210,000, 66-15 Thornton Place, Forest Hills, NY top floor, Open House - April 24, 2005, 12-2 pm. $430 maintenance includes gas, heat, hot water.  QueensView Realty.  Is this Forest Hills or Rego Park?  The price is great.  The only catch might be what happens in a couple years  to the former train line behind the building.  It won’t stay undeveloped for long.

2-Family Detached House in Bellerose. $609,000,  237th Street at Braddock Ave, Bellerose, NY, Open House -  4/23/2005 / 1-4PM and 4/24/2005 / 1-4PM, Century 21 Milestone Realty.  Is it me or have more listings for the neighborhood appeared since the Bellrose profile in last Sunday’s NY Times?  Or is it that the prices of most have jumped since then?  This one sounds like a good deal.  I picked it over other Bellerose open houses because of the price and location.  The low taxes doesn’t hurt - $1,800. Compare that to a listing for a home in Bellerose Village in Nassau County.  A problem might be the next-door building.  NY Times listing # 1203.

The NY Times profiled Bellerose in last weekend’s real estate section. 

Most houses in Bellerose are either Cape Cods built in the 1950’s or
colonials from the 1920’s. The Capes sell for $475,000 to $550,000,
twice as much as four or five years ago, according to brokers. Prices
on colonials have also doubled, to $460,000 to $500,000. Most colonials
have more square footage but tend to be on 30-by-100-foot lots, while
the Capes are on wider 40-foot lots.

Bellerose also has some
attached homes, which sell for about $400,000, and co-ops, which sell
for about $140,000 for a one-bedroom and $180,000 for a two-bedroom.

Across the border in Nassau County, there’s the Village of Bellerose where homes on wider lots sell for $700,000, but expect higher property taxes on the Nassau side.

The LIRR saves Bellerose from car commute hell.  But if you have to take a bus, it’s about an hour to Manhattan.