36 DECEMBER 6, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
REAL ESTATE
LIC homeless shelter sold to Brooklyn investor for $23.2M
BY MARK HALLUM
MHALLUM@CNGLOCAL.COM
The Fairfi eld Inn in Long Island
City, which was controversially
converted into a homeless
shelter by the city Department of
Homeless Services (DHS) in May,
has been sold to Brooklyn investor
Shulem Herman.
According to city records, at least
$23.2 million was exchanged for the
property which became one of three
shelters to occupy the five-block
Blissville section of Long Island City,
igniting backlash from residents who
claimed the shelters put undue burden
on their community.
According to a DHS spokesman, the
property being sold to a new owner
won’t change the shelter’s current operations.
The facility serves about 150
adult families under the same services
provider.
The city spends roughly $175 per
day for each room at hotel locations,
but the DHS declined to share exactly
how much is spent at specifi c locations.
The Fairfi eld Inn, however, is not
treated as a commercial hotel but rather
as a shelter, so it costs $170 per day. When
factoring in social services provided on
site, each room costs about $238 per day.
Shelters set up by the city and serviced
by independent providers have mental
health staff on-site to help residents
transition to being independent, as well
as providing other forms of support.
Van Dam Terrace LLC is the entity
that purchased the property; according
to property records, the holding
company is registered to the same
address as Herman’s real estate fi rm,
Brooklyn-based KNG Realty Inc., for
which he serves as CEO.
As per Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Turning
of Tide on Homelessness, each community
board in the city will receive
their fair of shelters to accommodate
the estimated 63,000 homeless people
in across the city.
But Blissville residents have argued
that the three shelters in their neighborhood
was beyond their fair share
at a March public hearing and later
at a demonstration in May in front of
Gracie Mansion.
Many argued that the little pocket of
Long Island City had no services such
as laundromats or grocery stores to
service homeless individuals and the
nearest hospital is in Manhattan. The
majority were disconcerted at the fact
that the population of their community
was now about to be outnumbered
by homeless individuals.
Ridgewood Times Sales Guide
Listings selected at random. Courtesy MLS
RIDGEWOOD
70th Avenue Central Avenue 70th Street 69th Street
Under $600,000
53-24 Metropolitan Ave., Ridgewood
$558,000
Condo
2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom
Malgorzata Pieniadz
Realty By The Park
$600,000-$1,000,000
16-69 Decatur St., Ridgewood
$790,000
Colonial, 2 families
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Ioana Karanikolas
Winzone Realty Inc
Over $1,000,000
60-16 70 Ave., Ridgewood
$1,049,000
Colonial, 2 families
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Shuang Ye Xia
Winzone Realty Inc
GLENDALE
Under $600,000
90-50 Union Tpke., Glendale
$325,000
Co-Op
2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom
Michal Marek
Keller Williams Landmark II
$600,000-$1,000,000
84-26 Doran Ave., Glendale
$759,000
Tudor
2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Century 21 Amiable Rlty Grp II
Century 21 Amiable Rlty Grp II
Over $1,000,000
64-41 Central Ave., Glendale
$1,100,000
Colonial, 2 families
7 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Gladys Martinez
Keller Williams Realty Liberty
MASPETH
Under $600,000
60-32 60th Dr., Maspeth
$555,000
2 story
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Sal Crifasi
Crifasi Real Estate Inc
$600,000-$1,000,000
53-29 70th St., Maspeth
$749,999
2 story, 2 families
5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms
Tao Zhang
N & H Realty Group Inc
Over $1,000,000
61-49 56th Ave., Maspeth
$1,449,000
2 families
6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms
Jaroslaw Kaszuba
Exit All Seasons Realty
MIDDLE VILLAGE
Under $600,000
69-06 78th St., Middle Village
$539,000
2 story
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
David Kueber
Coldwell Banker Kueber Realty
$600,000-$1,000,000
61-63 69th St., Middle Village
$619,900
Colonial
3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom
Abdool Rahaman
ERA/Top Service Realty Inc
Over $1,000,000
79-38 69th Rd., Middle Village
$1,100,000
Townhouse, 2 families
2 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
Anna Szymanska
Marko Polo Realty Group LLC
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