Yesterday, we challenged you to guess the asking price of this one-bedroom co-op in Sunnyside. Today, we reveal the correct amount and the commenter that reigned supreme.
Pricespotter is Curbed’s weekly pricing guessing game, and this week, we’re looking at this one-bedroom co-op in Sunnyside. Can you guess the asking price?
The study is a follow up to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposal to build thousands of units of affordable housing on top of the massive rail yard, which he first announced at his state of the city address in early 2015.
The city has issued a request for proposals for a Long Island City site currently used by the LIRR. The city wants to bring a mixed-use development including affordable housing to the site.
A feasibility study for building a platform over the Sunnyside Yards is significantly delayed. It's caused doubts if Mayor de Blasio's ambitious proposal--which envisions as many as 11,000 affordable apartments atop the yard--is actually possible.
With the local community board having rejected itl, the City Councilman from the area, Jimmy Van Bramer became the face of the opposition, saying that residents were opposed to the height of the building and the fact that the rents would be too high.
In March this year, affordable housing developer, Phipps Houses announced plans for a 200-unit plus affordable housing project that would replace an existing parking lot at 50-25 Barnett Avenue.
The city has set aside $3 million for the purchase of the land, which is located at corner of 50th Street and 39th Avenue, and across from the Phipps Garden Apartments, for which the playground was originally created.
If developer Phipps Houses gets his way, 220 units of affordable housing will be coming to Sunnyside, Queens, just south of the rail yard. The developer has submitted documents for a complex at 50-25 Barnett Avenue.
In this week's edition of Curbed Comparisons, we're looking at apartments asking around $1,800 in New York City neighborhoods like Williamsburg, the Upper East Side, and Astoria. Which one would you choose? Cast your vote!