Updated 9 years ago
Off Market
21-20 45th Ave
Long Island City, Queens | 21st Street & 23rd Street
5 Beds3.5 BathsMulti-Family
$3,300,000
floors / apts3 / 2
Lot Size20'x100'
Built Size20'x36'
ZoneR6B
Building TypeHouse
RE Taxes$5,730
Listing Features
- Original Details
Building Amenities
- Garden
Property Description for 21-20 45th Ave
Rarely available, a historic, 20-foot wide townhouse located in the Hunters Point Historic District in Long Island City is now available for sale. Currently configured as two duplexes, this townhouse stands as one of the finest examples of Italianate row houses in New York City. Built by developers Root and Rust in 1870, the use of Westchester stone, a durable sandstone resembling marble, has allowed this and other townhouses along the row to survive almost 150 years looking almost as good as the day they were built. Original details including tin ceilings, marble mantels and exposed brick are found throughout the house. The townhouse also boasts a magnificent garden filled with flowering plants and vegetation so lush that you won't believe you are just minutes from the center of Manhattan. Renovate this home into a single family or keep the configuration as is and rent out one or both of the duplexes. Incredibly low taxes make this townhouse a great investment. Just a few stops into Long Island City, this neighborhood boasts MoMA PS1, Silvercup Studios and is called 'the new outpost of cool' by Brownstoner. The house will be delivered vacant.
LAYOUT:
Bottom Duplex
Enter into the bottom duplex under the stoop. There is a large, eat in chef's kitchen in the front that flows into the adjacent living room. A glass roofed extension was added at the back and is used as a yoga and meditation room. This sunny atrium opens into a lush and verdant garden that is currently in full bloom. An interior staircase leads to the parlor floor where there are two bedrooms and a full bath.
Top Duplex
The top duplex is accessed via the stoop and up one flight of stairs. The 3rd floor has a renovated kitchen in the front and an open living/dining room. In the back there is a bedroom and a full bath. On the top floor there are two additional bedrooms, an office and another full bathroom. Views from both floors are of the tree lined street below.
LAYOUT:
Bottom Duplex
Enter into the bottom duplex under the stoop. There is a large, eat in chef's kitchen in the front that flows into the adjacent living room. A glass roofed extension was added at the back and is used as a yoga and meditation room. This sunny atrium opens into a lush and verdant garden that is currently in full bloom. An interior staircase leads to the parlor floor where there are two bedrooms and a full bath.
Top Duplex
The top duplex is accessed via the stoop and up one flight of stairs. The 3rd floor has a renovated kitchen in the front and an open living/dining room. In the back there is a bedroom and a full bath. On the top floor there are two additional bedrooms, an office and another full bathroom. Views from both floors are of the tree lined street below.
Building Details for 21-20 45th Ave
OwnershipMulti-Family
Building TypeHouse
AgePre-War
AccessWalk-up
Year Built1891
Floors/Apts3/2
Transit and Citi Bike
Subway
Court Sq-23 St
0.08 miles
Court Sq
0.09 miles
21 St
0.25 miles
Hunters Point Av
0.35 miles
Queensboro Plaza
0.43 miles
Railroad
Hunterspoint AvenueLong Island Rail Road
0.32 miles
Citi Bike
45 Ave & 21 St
0.05 miles
44 Dr & 21 St
0.07 miles
Co-exclusive agents
Co-exclusive agents
Jennifer Cooke
Brown Harris Stevens
Robert Kessler
Brown Harris Stevens (Hamptons)
Long Island City | Queens
Quick Profile
Long Island City, the name does sound a little far away, like it requires a lengthy drive to get to. Think, again. Long Island City, also known as LIC, is nestled in the western corner of Queens along the East River. Midtown Manhattan is closer to Long Island City than it is to downtown Manhattan.
LIC is bordered by Sunnyside to the east, the East River to the west, Astoria to the north, and Newton Creek which separates Queens from Greenpoint Brooklyn to the south.
A once-shabby manufacturing epicenter, the neighborhood is a mix of industrial, commercial and residential. In recent years it’s seen a rise in some seriously cool factors. Populated by young professionals, multi-ethnic immigrants, and hipsters, LIC has a happening nightlife scene, fantastic restaurants (some of them Michelin starred), art museums and galleries. Much of the waterfront access has been redeveloped into sustainable public green spaces with modern design.
Although much of the industrial / manufacturing companies have since left LIC, many still reside there. They tend to co-exist with new residential building development the same way they do in other neighborhoods like Williamsburg and Greenpoint.
Office building developers and business tenants play a vital role in LIC too. It’s considered New York City’s fourth central business district next to Midtown, downtown Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn.
As you traverse the streets of LIC, you’ll notice the change from block to block. Industrial warehouses on one block, a bustling Main Street, followed by a park block with sleek luxury high-rise buildings. It’s all part of the LIC vibe.
For a small neighborhood, the transportation links are excellent. For starters, you just can’t beat living one subway stop from Manhattan (7 train). Other train lines include E, M, R, N, Q, and the G lines. There are also less conventional methods of transportation like the NYC Ferry, which offers three ferry landings. There is no shortage of CitiBike’s in LIC either. Many folks commute to work by way of cycling over the Queensboro Bridge.
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OLR ID: 69326TH
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