Jackson Heights Life

The person seeking the emotional support animal must have a verifiable disability (i.e., a doctor's note stating the need for an emotional support animal; the reason cannot just be a need for companionship). The animal is viewed as a "reasonable accommodation" under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (FHA or FHAct) to those housing communities that have a "no pets" rule.

these rules are flaunted way too often - folks have been getting crazy with their emotional support animals on planes
https://abcnews.go.com/US/airlines-crack-emotional-support-animals-plane-cabins/story?id=56791124

Quote from: ilovejacheights on January 13, 2019, 07:21:21 PM

Hello Shelby2 and Carrefour_NY,

Thank you for your responses.  Yes, I do see on StreetEasy the inventory for condos in JH is significantly smaller and their prices higher compared to co-ops.  I had lived in a JH co-op for many years, and it was a terrible experience.  Thus, I prefer a condo because of the free and clear ownership and the lower monthly common charges.  Hoping to find one seeking a quick sale via a cash transaction. 

Regards,
Dawn

While condos generally have lower common charges, you also have to pay RE taxes monthly. When combined those two are usually higher than a CO-OP maintenance fee which is all inclusive. Also a lot of condos are newer and tenants pay their own heat which can be really expensive.

All in all co-ops are much cheaper both in cost and monthly. I don't think you can find a condo here for $300k.

1 bedroom condos in the Historic District (and let's include the Andrew Jackson bldg on Leverich St. in the mix as well) will start at $450k+ for a unit needing a full rehab. $500k+ for a renovated unit. You might be able to snag a deal on an estate deal if you can get an in and buy something off-market. My suggestion - if you REALLY want to find a deal is to send an unsolicited mailing to EVERY unit in the condo buildings offering to buy their place. Do this 4x a year and you might get a couple of promising leads. It shouldn't cost you more than $250 in stamps and envelopes and you could save a $100k if it works out.

There are a number of coop buildings in Jackson Heights without any underlying mortgages on the buildings and healthy reserves - remember we are talking about buildings that are built in the 1920's! Those buildings tend to have lower than average monthlies but higher than average sales prices.

Whatever you do, get the skid proof base.  It's extra, but once re-glazed, it is very slippery and without some skid proof material added to it, you'll slip and slide.

shoot, wish i knew this

I just used AZ Reglazing. They were quite responsive, accommodated a few reschedules I needed to make and did a great job. 929-240-3358 - Luda is the woman I spoke with there who set everything up.
The entire process took about 2.5 - 3 hours and they recommended not using the space for at least 12 hours. We were out of town so it we were able to let the job dry for five full days before using the tub again.

Also, been annoyed by their business model...blocking streets and especially idling their trucks with their noisy refrigeration motors.  This morning a truck sat outside my window for 15 minutes at 8 am.  The NYC law is not to idle for more than 3 minutes. 

In short, it seems a great solution would be for FreshDirect to upgrade their fleet to more eco-friendly vehicles. That is very costly - perhaps they can be incentivized to do so through some mix of federal, state and city tax credits.

Any update?

photo or link to FB post?

MAGA!