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Twin-towered residential project 1515 Surf Avenue nears completion in Coney Island
The imminent completion of LCOR’s 1515 Surf Avenue is the best news Coney Island has seen since the Parachute Jump was designated as a city landmark. The twin-towered apartment building just a short walk to the ocean brings the neighborhood just what it needed: more market-rate housing. Wall Street-area office market sees strong leasing activity in May, CBRE report finds Michelin-starred chef James Kent, who spearheaded the FiDi area’s culinary revival, dead at 45 The project’s 16 and 26-story towers will have 324 apartments, of which more than half are market-rate. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR MORNING REPORT NEWSLETTER The rest are “affordable,” a product which Coney Island has in abundance. There’s nothing wrong with lower-priced new homes, but the area needs more middle-income residents to support better stores and restaurants than now exist. The building also has 10,600 square feet of retail. LCOR, an experienced, major-league developer, can surely draw the kinds of ground-floor businesses that local residents at every income level need. For top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com.
This historic N.J. mansion is on the market for the first time in eight decades
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was in the White House. The U.S. hadn’t yet entered WWII. And the average U.S. salary was $1,299. This was 1940. It was 84 years ago. And that’s the last time this house in Perth Amboy was listed for sale. The historic mansion, built in...
First-Time Home Buyer Seminar To Be Held In Roselle
ROSELLE, NJ - Interested residents are invited to attend a First Time Home Buyer Seminar on Thursday, July 11. The event will be at Legislative Office 20 on 129 East 1st Avenue from 7 to 8 p.m. Interested participants will be able to learn information and strategies from industry experts and bankers. This includes the buying process, how to get qualified, financing options, local market stats, the closing process, and more. A complimentary dinner will be provided. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Registration is free and can be done online or by calling 908-445-7154. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
See all homes sold on the South Shore, June 3 to June 9
The following is a listing of all home transfers in South Shore reported from June 3 to June 9. There were 14 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,960-square-foot home on Figurea Avenue that sold for $735,000. Staten Island. 21...
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