Neighborhoods with an easy commute to Amazons future HQ2 in Long Island City!
With the coming of Amazon to Long Island City, certainly, the area is the prime spot in terms of real estate at the moment! The construction is set to launch in the early part of 2020 and as expected, a flock of new hires (estimated 25,000) are on their way to Long Island, all in search for real estates. With that being said, it is anticipated that not everyone will get to live at the center of it all. This is where we enter to help keeping your interest in mind. So what are the areas that are accessible to Long Island City? If you cannot live in the heart of the action or refused to be caught in the center of madness 24/7, then we got you covered. Below are housing options that will be just right for your needs.
- Astoria
Located at the northeast of Long Island City, the location boasts of the right choices for housing options. The area has been developed for quite some time and is complete and equipped with multi- and single-family houses. It is also a prime location with cafes, bars, restaurants and is just a 10-minute commute away from Long Island City through the N, W, R, and M trains. It has also been trended as the perfect spot for the younger generations because everything is just a walk away. Amazonian renters will be delighted to know that Astoria offers units ranging from $1,800 (studio) to $2,800 a month (three-bedroom apartments). It presents one-bedroom apartments within the price range of $630K to $680K, while those with two bedrooms are at around $800K.
- Sunnyside
If Astoria is the first thing in mind because of its proximity, Sunnyside is a place for good deals. The place is slightly more affordable but still maintains a great view. Sunnyside is a shrouded pearl as I would see it, “It’s the somewhat progressively reasonable option to Astoria and it has a lot of remarkable restaurants, bars, and bistros. You additionally get extraordinary perspectives of LIC and Midtown Manhattan when sitting tight for your train on the lifted tracks.” (That would be the 7 train, which will inspire you to Long Island City in a concise 15 minutes; you can be at a Grand Central Terminal in around 20.)
Sunnyside gives huge numbers of similar focal points of Astoria. It has been said that, “Living in both of these areas resembles living close enough to the gathering, without hearing it when you’re endeavoring to rest.”
Sunnyside is a decent fit for families, as well, with parks, great government funded schools (counting P.S. 150, which is home to a locale wide skilled and capable program), and a generally speaking “neighborhood vibe.”
- Forest Hills/ Rego Park
Though these areas are farther, they have a few interesting things going for them. Backwoods Hills has a solid market. Quoting what others had said during interviews “It’s favorable, it’s beguiling, and it has a network vibe. It’s among the walkable networks, so it’s entirely alluring.” Both neighborhoods will have simple access toHQ2 by means of the R, F, and E lines, that last of which will get you to LIC inaround 30 minutes. (Reward: Forest Hills inhabitants could even jump on theLIRR on the off chance that they needed.)
“In Rego Park, there is an assorted lodging stock accessible, from condominiums, centers and new advancements. A significant number of the extensive rental structures offer a significant number of the luxuries offered in LIC, yet at a lower value point,” says Marc Bunag, an operator at Citi Habitats. “Express trams keep running under Queens Boulevard from Rego Park to Queens Plaza in LIC. In expansion, there’s Costco, shabby and rich stopping—and an assortment of open and non-public schools.”
That partition likewise means greater reasonableness, making these regions appealing to families and more youthful, paid individuals.
“With Amazon’s turn, this will gradually change. Regions that will see huge home value changes incorporate Jackson Heights—where the present middle home deal cost is $385,000—Elmhurst ($438,000 middle), Rego Park ($370,000 middle) and Forest Hills ($399,000 middle),” says Robert Demeter, land author at PropertyShark.
- Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and other points along the G
“There are culture, bars, eateries, and shops,” Josh Young, director of market rate leasing for Clinton Management says. Taking the G even gets you to Long Island City in around 15 minutes. Individuals living close to the waterfront ship stop in Williamsburg can drive by the NYC Ferry worked by Hornblower in the event that they wish. (Inhabitants of Level can leave the building and catch the watercraft.)
Citi Habitats’ operator J.D. Sharpe is bullish on the further-away-from-home Boerum Hill.
“In Boerum Hill you can live in the fantasy brownstone flat, along the great tree-lined square, while as yet having direct access to every one of the shops in Downtown Brooklyn, occasions at the Barclays Center, and simple 20 minute drive to LIC.”
- Murray Hill
It’s not about Brooklyn and Queens; think about reasoning outside the external ward. As Jessica Kaufman, a dealer at Citi Habitats says, “Murray Hill has a great deal to offer Amazon HQ2 workers, and (conceivable reward) it’s in Manhattan.”
“Murray Hill is a set up private neighborhood—and there are huge amounts of bistros, eateries and different civilities on each square—basics which can be elusive in LIC. Furthermore, Murray Hill offers a determination of full-benefit structures at sensible value focuses.”
“For Amazon HQ specialists who wind up needing to submit more to New York City through land proprietorship, the most moderate studios [currently] are to be found in Midtown East [with a] middle asking cost being around $470K.” says Scepanovic.
The 7 train takes you to Long Island City in around 20 minutes, and a ship is an choice in the zone too (there’s a stop at 34th Street).
“The area’s openness to Grand Central makes it a helpful zone to live, as it’s near downtown Manhattan and simple to get crosstown,” Kaufman says.
