Under the state multiple dwelling law, property owners who want to convert basement apartments within existing two-family homes would be required to make a number of costly upgrades that advocates say do not improve basement safety - like digging out the building’s foundation to add a few inches of ceiling height.Ĭellar apartments, on the other hand, would be banned altogether outside of the pilot program.

I think by the next 10 years if not before it will level out to the rest of Central and Western Queens.Ī number of the illegal immigrants in Jackson Heights and Corona have been pushed further out into poorer neighborhoods across the city.The state’s basement conversion pilot program, approved last week by the Legislature as part of the state budget, is meant to clear that red tape by waiving stringent elements of the state’s multiple dwelling law, allowing homeowners a pathway to legalize existing basement and cellar units by meeting city health and safety standards. Corona still isn't where Astoria, Forest Hill, or Rego Park is and still the worst neighborhood in that part of Queens, but that's being worked on. I wouldn't call Lefrak all middle class-YET, nor would I say all thug elements have been totally eliminated yet! But I do agree with you that it has had big improvements in the last 10 years, and I would say the same for the rest of Corona. So that maybe part of the reason for the cleanup and rent increase.Ī number of people were found out to be living in apartments leased to other people living elsewhere.

The apartments are big ,and if they cleaned all the trash inside they could get a lot of money for LeFrak if they sold. There are rumors from people living in and near LeFrak that they've gotten bids for LeFrak City. Many of the apartments were renovated and obviously the prices were increased, partially in order to price out the welfare tenants. They did everything they could to get underclass people out, and they basically don't take in new people on programs like Section 8. A number of people from hood Lefrak got evicted. His son Richard Lefrak, and his grandsons have a different management policy. Henna understood what I meant when I brought up the price point. Yeah - my point was that the apartments are priced for a middle class working family. I did it for you, and you're still arguing with me. It's your problem if you can't do the 5-second search to see that the apartments over $2000 are 3 bedrooms. He said, 'They got apartments in there for $2000 a month now.' THIS IS TRUE. I specifically only work with Property Management.Īctually, no, it doesn't make a difference that you are in 'real estate' since the information on rental prices in Lefrak is readily available online with a 5 second search. I rather quit the whole business then to deal or have my clients deal with any humans on that terrible site. Now if it were $2000 for a 1 bedroom or studio then I could see what he meant by saying lefrak is laughable.ītw Craigslist is a terrible site filled with criminals.

$2000 for a 3 bedroom seeks OK given the rent rates of this city as a whole. And that's why I told him to be more clearer. Yes it does because I see the facts from the complex itself straight to my email inbox.

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