REAL ESTATE
Queens broker weighs in on Amazon HQ2 as company opens in Astoria
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
edavenport@qns.com / @QNS
Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International
Realty has expanded further into Queens
with a new offi ce in Astoria. Th e offi ce,
which is marketed as the company’s
Astoria-Long Island City offi ce, offi cially
opened on Nov. 15 in the WeWork
Building at 35-37 36th St.
Th e move to the Long Island City/
Astoria area has been a long time coming,
Sales in Queens HOMES COOPS CONDOS Listings and photos courtesy MLSLI
NORTHEAST NORTHWEST SOUTHEAST SOUTHWEST
BAYSIDE WOODSIDE ST. ALBANS KEW GARDENS
Under $500,000
44-55 Kissena Blvd., Flushing
$455,000
Co-Op
2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom
Yan E
Chous Realty Group Inc
$500,000-$900,000
20-12 126th St., College Point
$709,900
Contemporary
3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms
Xiao Ding
Yaos Realty LLC
Over $900,000
36-19 203 St., Bayside
$1,198,000
Colonial
4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms
Maureen Ramsbottom
Maureen Folan R E Group LLC
Under $500,000
41-12 41st St., Sunnyside
$320,000
Co-Op
1 bedroom, 1 bathroom
Chun Liu
HomeDax Real Estate LLC
$500,000-$900,000
50-48 46th St., Woodside
$899,000
Colonial, 2 families
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
William Kokoris
Compass Greater NY LLC
Over $900,000
36-13 Greenpoint Ave., Long Island City
$1,150,000
2 story, 2 families
5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Christopher Espinal
Douglas Elliman Real Estate
Under $500,000
227-01 Hillside Ave., Queens Village
$219,000
Co-Op
2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom
Jessica Akde Elmazi
Anne Donohue Real Estate Inc
$500,000-$900,000
194-47 114 Rd., St. Albans
$569,000
Colonial
4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms
Gregory King
Kings Home Realty Advisory Grp
Over $900,000
247-17 88th Rd., Bellerose
$998,888
Colonial
4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
John Vaccarino
Century 21 Sewanhaka Realty
Under $500,000
83-75 117th St., Kew Gardens
$428,000
Condo
1 bedroom, 1 bathroom
Ying Jian Fung
Century Homes Realty Group LLC
$500,000-$900,000
64-73 Austin St., Rego Park
$688,000
Condo
2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Ken Fai Wong
Perfect Group Realty Inc
Over $900,000
85-46 76th St., Woodhaven
$988,888
Contemporary, 3 families
8 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
Oscar Lopez
Century Homes Realty Group LLC
according to Donna Rubertone,
manager of Daniel Gale’s Bayside/
Flushing offi ce. Since the company
opened their Bayside/Flushing offi ce fi ve
years ago, one of Daniel Gale’s longterm
goals was to expand further into
the borough.
“Th e move to Long Island City and
Astoria was strategic. We’ve been looking
at the area for awhile,” said Rubertone,
who started selling real estate with Daniel
Gale 17 years ago. “Th e growth in the
neighborhood is exponential. Between
the two offi ces, the company could market
to the east, west and everything in
between.”
While Daniel Gale has done business in
Long Island City and Astoria in the past,
Rubertone, who will also be managing
the Astoria-Long Island City
offi ce, acknowledges that
opening an offi ce will help
further expand their presence
in the area.
Rubertone noted that
Astoria and Long Island
City has grown immensely
in recent years, with 41
apartment buildings being
built and attracting younger
buyers and renters.
“Millennials are attracted
to the area,” Rubertone said.
“Th ey’re being priced out of
Manhattan, and they’re seeing
areas like Long Island
City, Astoria, Woodside and Jackson
Heights as good alternatives.”
Right aft er Daniel Gale opened their
new offi ce, Amazon announced the
two new locations of their HQ2, one of
which is coming to Long Island City. To
Rubertone, the arrival of Amazon will
bring a lot of positive things to the neighborhood.
“I think it’s a win-win: New York will
profi t from Amazon and Amazon will
profi t from New York,” said Rubertone.
“Th e Amazon eff ect has always been positive.
It’ll bring 25,000 new jobs, which
will ultimately bring more money to the
economy, and local businesses will start
to thrive.”
Daniel Gale is teaming up with its
affi liates at TRR Sotheby’s International
Realty, which is located in Arlington,
Virginia, to help with fi nding homes for
potential Amazon employees in Crystal
City.
“Residential sales and rentals will
increase substantially in both areas,” said
Rubertone. “Our Sotheby’s International
Realty affi liates are a global network, and
we’ll work with Amazon to help place
these new employees into homes.”
For more information about Daniel
Gale, visit danielgale.com.
Photo via Google Maps, inset courtesy of Daniel Gale
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