36 The QUEE NS Courier • OCTOBER 6, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com PASSIONATE AND PROFESSIONAL Don’t look to buy in LIC without Silvette Julian BY EMILY DAVENPORT Silvette also noted that this deal is one that stands out when she thinks Long Island City is rapidly growing about her career. into the new place to settle down in After selling the two penthouses Queens. If you’re looking to join the at The View, the developers of the Long Island City community, you’re building gave Silvette the listing. going to need someone passionate Silvette also took over the sales and and knowledgeable to guide you, marketing for The View and sold and that person is Silvette Julian. 60% of the available units for sale Silvette knows Long Island City like within the building. the back of her hand and is ready Since then, Silvette has been handling to help you find the perfect place the sales of high-end properties to live. throughout Long Island City, including Silvette Julian joined the Nest Vere at 26-26 Jackson Avenue, Seekers International team in April which is the first condo complex in 2008, and by the fall of that same Long Island City. Silvette currently year she was already handling the holds the record for the highest sale of The View, which was being condo sale in Long Island City, built that same year. which took place when she sold a Located at 46-30 Center Blvd. in penthouse at The View in the spring Long Island City, The View is a highly of 2014. luxurious residential building “I totally adore Long Island City,” said Julian, who says that she ended up in Long Island City by accident. “I’m knowledgeable about the Long Island City area and I’m passionate about what I do, which I believe has made me well-respected in the community.” Having worked for so long in Long Island City, Silvette sees how Long Island City is becoming a more desirable area for people residentially and LIC CONTINUES BOMING BUT THERE’S STILL ROOM FOR MORE GROWTH BY SUZANE MONTEVERDI [email protected]/@smont76 Long Island City has seen faster and fuller economic growth than previously imaginable, and the LIC Partnership (LICP) is eager to spread the word that there is room for more. Business owners, retailers and developers gathered at M. Wells Steakhouse on Crescent Street to wine, dine and learn more about LIC’s booming economy and retail space opportunities — with a focus on the area between Queens Plaza and Court Square — at the LICP hosted event on Sept. 28. “There’s a tremendous amount of development happening,” said Elizabeth Lusskin, LICP President. “We’ve been working with the developers and the retailers and the brokers in the area and we’ve really found that they have come together to want to try and create an exciting retail environment here to serve all those people coming in— not just sort of cookie-cutter — but to really look for interesting retailers. And they’re willing to construct creative deals with those retailers so that they can create a really great community and build on the existing community.” The numbers back Lusskin’s claims. Since 2006, 253,000 square foot of retail development has been constructed and an estimated 395,000 more is in planning or construction phases. Additionally, approximately 24,500 residential units are in the works, adding a projected 75,000 people to LIC over the next five years. “The amount of square footage that is going on be coming on line for retail in the new term is just enormous,” Lusskin said. “And for every new business that’s come now, 10 or 20 more could come in the future.” For more about the area’s retail listings, neighborhood news or local events visit LICP’s website, www.licpartnership.org, or contact them at 718-786-5300. LICP is the neighborhood development organization for Long Island City, advocating for economic development that benefits the area’s industrial, commercial, tech, cultural, tourism and residential sectors. Photo by Charles Yu/LIC Partnership that spares no expense when it comes to their residents. As The View was being built, Silvette sold two of the penthouses to investors from Long Island City. “They were two investors from the third largest taxi company in the city. I took them to see the building and they loved it,” said Silvette. “They each took a penthouse. We got into contract and one year later we closed the deal.” LIC Partnership President Elizabeth Lusskin speaking at the Sept. 28 event commercially. “The area is really starting to develop,” Silvette said. “There are so many nice things here; more stores and companies are settling down here and the views are to die for. Soon I believe Long Island City will be a proper city on its own.” BUSINESS in the NEWS
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