Pricing, housing, transportation, places to eat, & additional

The northeastern Queens community of Douglaston, exactly where dancer Ginger Rogers and actress Angela Lansbury lived and in which tennis star John McEnroe uncovered to perform, is town clever with a compact-town experience.

The dual-zip code community—11362 and 11363—is next to Nassau County, a fact mirrored in its serene, suburban-like atmosphere (but minus the suburban-model home taxes.)

In this week’s Invest in Curious, David Esposito, an agent at Century Households Realty Group, and Donna Demkowicz, operator/broker of Donna Demkowicz Real Estate Co., give us the inside story on Douglaston.

The question:

I have heard that there may perhaps be some promotions on actual estate in Douglaston. What can you notify me about that?

The actuality:

“You will not discover any bargains,” suggests Esposito, who notes that house charges in Douglaston are about the identical as all those of the bordering Queens neighborhoods.

“It’s an exclusive location,” Demkowicz claims. “Depending on the assets, Douglaston may well be a very little much more high-priced than Bayside or Glen Oaks.”

The place is it?

Douglaston is bounded on the north by Minor Neck Bay, on the west by Bayside, on the south by Glen Oaks, and on the east by Nassau County’s Great Neck.

Why would NYers want to move to Douglaston?

“It’s a quite helpful and welcoming group,” Esposito states. “You get to know your neighbors and the regional store proprietors. Absolutely everyone claims hi, and quite a few people meet and dangle out at the diner or the espresso shop.”

Demkowicz suggests Douglaston is eye-catching to these who want to get absent from “the hustle and bustle of the normal Queens community. It is shut to the suburbs of Nassau County, and it has the Very long Island Rail Road, but the residence taxes are reduce than they are on nearby Lengthy Island communities.”

Exactly where in Douglaston really should you dwell?

Douglaston Manor, which is in the historic district of the identical identify, consists of some 600 properties on Small Neck Bay. The waterfront homes day from 1840 to the present, the streets are tree-lined, and some are paved with cobblestones. “You would not consider you are in Queens,” Esposito says. “We like to connect with it the most effective-retained key. The views are amazing—you can see all the way from Kings Place to Bayside.”

Douglaston Hill Historic District, which is not on the drinking water, is a little space with big properties as on large plenty. The residences day from the early 1900s to the existing.

The “P.S. 98 Region” is an informal name coined by longtime citizens that refers to the one-household housing, largely 1970s raised ranches, at the rear of that university.

What are housing and pricing like?

Most of the housing stock is detached single-spouse and children residences that day from the 1900s to the existing. They are in a mix of common styles, notably Colonial and Tudor. Yards, driveways, and garages are common.

Listings are restricted suitable now: There are only 11 single-spouse and children properties, condos, and co-ops on the current market in Douglaston, in accordance to StreetEasy.

Hobbled by greater home loan curiosity rates and sellers’ inflated value expectations, “the market is in changeover,” Esposito states, including that correctly priced homes still promote quickly.

In accordance to Esposito, the median household price tag is $1.1 million, with $2.5 million being top price for a significant waterfront estate. He adds that $850,000 would invest in a handyman’s unique that requires various hundred thousand bucks of function. 

There are some mid-rise co-ops, with rates ranging from $270,000 for a a single bed room to $380,000 to $450,000 for a two-bed room unit, Esposito claims, introducing that all those on the north side of Northern Boulevard, which bisects the group into north and south, command bigger price ranges.

Condos, which are scarce, normal $200,000 for studios and $400,000 for a single bedrooms. Rates major out all-around $750,000, he suggests, noting that “there was just one for $1 million, but it was a double-device penthouse, and there is not something else like it in the local community.”

Renters have a preference of four-family members residences or condominium structures. Studios regular $1,500 to $1,900, a single bedrooms $2,100, and two bedrooms $3,200, Esposito suggests.                                                                                                                                                                               

Is there a large amount of new progress? 

Two new condominium buildings are in the functions, Esposito claims, but the only other advancement is the renovation and/or rebuilding of one-family properties. “There’s no a lot more vacant land,” he says.

What’s the transportation condition?

Whilst there is no subway company in Douglaston, the Long Island Rail Street has two stops in the local community, and the Q12, Q30, Q36, QM3, QM5, QM8, and QM35 buses run as a result of the community. Another bus (the n20G) also runs with out stops to neighboring Great Neck.

The Extensive Island Expressway and the Cross Island Parkway go by way of Douglaston, and the Grand Central Parkway is on the community’s southern boundary.

“Douglaston is only a 15-moment generate from just about every airport,” Esposito notes. (That would clearly rely on traffic.)

What is there to do?

In addition to various compact parks with benches, there are some greater eco-friendly areas.

Douglaston Park has an 18-gap golf program, which, according to its web page, is the next busiest in the town and “offers a region club experience at a portion of the price tag.”

People head to Alley Pond Park at the southern conclusion of the neighborhood for tennis, biking, mountaineering, soccer, basketball, and children’s playgrounds.

Douglaston Club, opened in 1918, is a personal yacht, tennis, and pool club that offers eating, events catering, and sailing lessons. “There are parties with dwell songs,” Esposito claims. “And this is the place they do the once-a-year blessing of the boats.”

What’s the restaurant/nightlife scenario?

Douglaston has a casual dining scene, Esposito states, incorporating that Il Toscano, a Northern Italian restaurant that was recognized in 1985, is the only official, fine-eating establishment in the neighborhood.

Well-known places include Il Sapore Italiano Pizzeria, Picciotto (a new pizza position), The Parkway Diner, and Aegea West Mediterranean Kitchen for Greek just take-out fare.

“People also like to go to Mike & Faye Deli Grocery for their early morning coffee and cling-out whilst they are ready for the train,” Esposito suggests.

How about grocery outlets?

Foods Bazaar is the only supermarket in the community. People also go to Douglaston Deli for essentials.

Examine out these listings in Douglaston.

Created in 1925, this single-relatives Tudor has been not too long ago renovated. The 1,376-sq.-foot detached household has three bedrooms, one particular full bath, and one fifty percent tub. Other capabilities incorporate a new wooden-burning fireplace and mantel, concluded basement with separate entrance, detached garage, private driveway, and backyard. The selling price has been reduced from $950,000 to $898,000.

Listed for $1.298 million, this one-relatives detached dwelling, on an oversize good deal, has a few bedrooms, two entire baths, and one 50 percent tub. The renovated circa-1920 home has an open up-strategy kitchen, a household home, an connected garage, a deck, ductless AC units, and a concluded basement with an outdoors entrance. The large amount up coming doorway is also for sale at an extra expense.

This 3,825-sq.-foot detached modern-day Colonial, which was created in 2002, is shown for $1.785 million, down from $1.88 million. It has 4 bedrooms, two full baths, one particular half bathtub, a kitchen area with an island, two living rooms, a fireplace, completed basement, separate garage, entrance garden, and backyard with a porch.

Crafted in 1940, this 1,533-square-foot Tudor Colonial has 4 bedrooms and two baths. The eat-in kitchen area has new appliances. Other characteristics include things like a leaded-glass window in the lobby, French doorways that direct to the living room, a formal dining room, central air, hardwood floors, a finished basement, and fenced lawn. It is outlined for $899,000. 

Originally stated for $1.35 million, this two-story detached brick household, created in 1997, is on the market place for $1.19 million. It has 3 bedrooms, two complete baths, just one half tub, a living area, dining home, customized kitchen area with an island, sunroom, backyard, an connected garage, and a private driveway.

Nancy A. Ruhling is a freelance author based in New York Metropolis.