61-20 Grand Central Pkwy Unit A1402 · New York, NY
Flood risk 7/10 · Major
- FEMA flood zone
- X (shaded)
- Chance of flooding over 30 yrs
- 0.76%
- Est. flood insurance / yr
- $507 – $1,088
Fire risk 1/10 · Minimal
- Est. fire insurance / yr
- $691 – $1,283
Heat risk 6/10 · Moderate
- Hot days now (above 99°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 15 days/yr
Wind risk 6/10 · Moderate
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
- 27.0%
Air-quality risk 4/10 · Minor
- Unhealthy air days now
- 6 days/yr
- Unhealthy air days in 30 yrs
- 6 days/yr
Risk factors via First Street. Map © Google.
Why this score? — see what drove the F grade
The composite is a weighted blend of 9 inputs, each scored 0–100. Each bar is that input's sub-score; the figure is the points it added to the 100-point composite (weight × sub-score).
- ARV discount +7.5/15.0
- Schools +5.0/10.0
- Rent growth +3.8/5.0
- Livability +3.8/5.0
- 1% rule +3.4/10.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Cash flow +0.0/30.0
- DSCR +0.0/10.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$355,000
🖨 Deal sheet 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks
Newly Resurfaced Parquet Floors. Brand new 5"1/4 base molding. Luxury 2 Bedroom Apartments for Sale in Forest Hills, NY – High-Rise Balcony with Lake Views! If you're searching for 2 bedroom apartments for sale in one of Queens' most desirable neighborhoods, this luxury high-rise unit on the 14th floor in Forest Hills, NY is a hidden gem you don’t want to miss. Located directly across from Flushing Meadows Park, this spacious unit offers breathtaking views of the lake and park, along with a host of premium amenities. Prime Features of This 2 Bedroom Apartment This 14th-floor 2 bedroom apartment for sale is more than just a place to live — it’s a lifestyle upgr
Key facts
- Parquet floors
- Private balcony
- Walk-in kitchen
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Property features AI
Finance
- Other: Building amenities include bicycle room and live-in super
- HOA & community: Elevator(s); Additional monthly fee for real estate tax assessment ($74.16/month)
Exterior
- Parking: On-street parking
- Security: Building security; Key card entry; Doorman/door person; Live-in superintendent
- Utilities: Public sewer; Electricity connected; Natural gas connected; Sewer connected; Trash collection (public); Water connected
- Home design: Stock cooperative; One level; Located on 6th floor or higher
- Construction: Brick construction
- Exterior features: Brick construction; No waterfront; Tennis courts; Basketball court
Interior
- Kitchen: Dishwasher; Gas oven; Refrigerator; Eat-in kitchen
- Bedrooms: First-floor bedroom
- Flooring: Wood flooring; Other flooring
- Bathrooms: One full bathroom
- Heating & cooling: Forced-air heating; Central air conditioning
- Interior features: First-floor bedroom; First-floor full bathroom; Eat-in kitchen; Walk-through kitchen; Walk-in closet(s); Double-pane windows; Accessible approach with ramp; Cats and dogs allowed (no restrictions); Common area laundry and building laundry room; Bicycle room
- Laundry & utility: Common area laundry; On-site laundry room
Neighborhood map
What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath condo listed at $355k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $-2k ($-22k/yr) — negative.
- To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $331k (6.7% below list).
- To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $298k (16.0% below list).
- Recommended offer: $298k (16.0% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
- Cap rate 0.4% vs local median 2.6% in New York — below-typical yield; the buyer is paying a premium for something (appreciation thesis, condition, location) that the cap rate doesn't capture.
Location & tenants
- Location reads 75/100 on livability (#268 in NY, #4,188 nationally) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: amenities A+, commute A+, health & safety A; Watch: crime F, cost of living F.
- Market conditions: Rents rising fast (+5.3%/yr); 612 active listings in the ZIP; 40 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals at typical pace (median 19d on market — plan ~3-4 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); solid renter incomes; 5,302 units permitted in Queens County in 2024 (4,918 in 5+ unit buildings).
- This rent runs 34% of the median local income ($106k/yr) — at the standard rent-burdened threshold; future hikes will face affordability resistance.
Forward outlook
- Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $2k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $11k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
- Queens County population projected at +16% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
Negotiation context
- It's been on market 439 days — a 12% lower offer ($312k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
- 5 sale attempts since 9y ago; this cycle's ask is 11733% above the opening price — seller raised mid-cycle; expect resistance to lowballs.
Risks & watch-outs
- Watch-outs: flood insurance adds $66/mo; HOA is 56% of rent.
- Climate carrying-cost: major flood risk; major wind risk, 27% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→15/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Questions for the listing agent
- What do current leases actually rent for vs. the listed asking? Can we see a recent rent roll and the last 12 months of T-12 income?
- It's been on market 439 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 16% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
- Built in 1964 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
- What's the actual annual flood-insurance premium (NFIP or private), and is the property in a SFHA with mandatory coverage?
- What does the HOA fee cover, when was the last increase, and are there any pending special assessments or reserve-fund shortfalls?
- Any open or pending special assessments — roof, HVAC, plumbing, elevator, façade? What's the per-unit balance and payoff schedule, and is the seller paying it off at close or rolling it to the buyer?
- Why hasn't it sold? Are there any deal-killer items the seller is aware of (foundation, flood, title, zoning, code violations)?
- Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
- Schools are B-rated — typically a magnet for longer-tenancy family renters. What's the average tenant stay here, and is there a school-zone premium baked into asking?
- Crime grade is F in this area — have there been break-ins, vandalism, or insurance claims at this property in the last 3 years? What carrier currently insures it and at what premium?
- The area grade is low — what's the realistic commute time and amenity access for the typical tenant pool here? Any planned neighborhood developments (good or bad) we should know about?
- What's the average days-on-market for RENTAL listings here right now (not sales)? A rising rental-DOM trend means longer vacancies and softer asking-rent achievability than the comps imply.
- What's the recent tenant-quality profile in this submarket — average credit score on applications, eviction rate, late-payment / NSF rate, and stable-employment percentage? A property-management company in the area should have these aggregated.
- How much new apartment / multifamily construction is in the pipeline within 1–3 miles? Heavy new supply (>2% of stock underway) typically softens rents 12–24 months out; light construction supports rent growth.
Investment metrics
- 1% rule
- 0.84% ✗
- Cap rate
- 0.36%
- Cash-on-cash
- -21.20%
- DSCR
- 0.06
- GRM
- 9.9
CMA / ARV
No comps found within radius.
Projected returns pro-forma
-3.0% appreciation · 5.3% rent growth · sell at horizon
- IRR
- -56.4%
- Equity multiple
- -0.66×
- Total profit
- $-165,416
- Equity at exit
- $52,932
- IRR
- -82.4%
- Equity multiple
- -1.60×
- Total profit
- $-258,630
- Equity at exit
- $30,694
Cash invested: $99,400 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (CITY)
- 0 Strongly Tenant-Friendly
- State New York
- 15 Strongly Tenant-Friendly · D+10
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City New York
- 0 Strongly Tenant-Friendly · D+34
ZIP-level market 11375
- Rents YoY
- 5.3%
- Active inventory
- 612
- Price-to-rent
- 9.9×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $2,982 high interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$1,862
- Tax est. 1.5%
- −$444 /mo · $5,325/yr
- Insurance
- −$148
- Flood insurance flood zone
- −$66 /mo · $798/yr
- HOA est. from 5 same-building comps
- −$1,658
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$626
- Net cashflow
- $-1,822
Break-even live
UW: 25.0% down · 7.5% · 30yr · 1.5% tax · 5.0% vac · 8.0% maint · 8.0% mgmt
Financing live
Cash to close
- Down payment
- $88,750
- Closing costs
- $10,650
- Reserves months
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- Total cash needed
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Loan-product check · same deal, 3 products live
Conventional
25% down · 7.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
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- Monthly P&I
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- Monthly cashflow
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- DSCR
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- Eligible?
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Personal DTI + credit; lowest rate.
DSCR
20% down · 8.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
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- Monthly P&I
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- Monthly cashflow
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- DSCR
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- Eligible?
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No personal income docs; deal must DSCR.
Hard money
10% down · 12.0% · 12mo
- Down + closing
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- Monthly P&I
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- Monthly cashflow
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- DSCR
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- Eligible?
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Short-term bridge; refi at stabilization.
Rent comps 40 comps
| Address | Beds | Baths | Sqft | Rent | $/sqft | DOM | Units | Dist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61-20 Grand Central Pkwy Unit Bb706 Forest Hills, NY | 2.0 | 1.0 | 970 | $2,850 | $2.94 | 19d | 1 | 0.02mi |
| 61-20 Grand Central Pkwy Unit A 106 Forest Hills, NY | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1300 | $3,100 | $2.38 | 19d | 1 | 0.14mi |
| 110-55 64th Rd Unit 25 Forest Hills, NY | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1300 | $3,400 | $2.62 | 8d | 1 | 0.32mi |
| 102-45 62nd Rd Unit 7J Forest Hills, NY | 1.0 | 1.0 | 770 | $2,950 | $3.83 | 25d | 1 | 0.42mi |
| 11105 66th Ave Unit 2B Forest Hills, NY | 1.0 | 1.0 | 850 | $2,600 | $3.06 | 15d | 1 | 0.42mi |
| 6405 Yellowstone Blvd Flushing, NY | 1.0 | 1.0–1.5 | 920 | $3,075 | $3.34 | 25d | 2 | 0.46mi |
| 6405 Yellowstone Blvd Unit 403S Forest Hills, NY | 1.0 | 1.0 | 720 | $3,100 | $4.31 | 25d | 1 | 0.46mi |
| 54-01 108th St Unit 2R Flushing, NY | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1000 | $3,050 | $3.05 | 25d | 1 | 0.47mi |
| 10525 65th Ave Unit 4F Forest Hills, NY | 2.0 | 1.0 | 980 | $3,998 | $4.08 | 15d | 1 | 0.49mi |
| 102-06 63rd Ave #2 Queens, NY | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1000 | $3,000 | $3.00 | 25d | 1 | 0.51mi |
| 10523 65th Rd Forest Hills, NY | 2.0 | 2.0 | 760 | $3,200 | $4.21 | 25d | 1 | 0.52mi |
| 10533 66th Ave Unit 3F Forest Hills, NY | 1.0 | 1.0 | 775 | $2,200 | $2.84 | 5d | 1 | 0.55mi |
| 10530 66th Ave Unit 3F Forest Hills, NY | 1.0 | 1.0 | 800 | $2,200 | $2.75 | 25d | 1 | 0.57mi |
| 102-39 66th Ave Unit 1 Flushing, NY | 2.0 | 1.0 | 981 | $3,000 | $3.06 | 1d | 1 | 0.60mi |
| 9941 64th Ave Rego Park, NY | 1.0–2.0 | 1.0 | 975 | $3,200 | $3.28 | 19d | 2 | 0.60mi |
| 10869 50th Ave Corona, NY | 3.0 | 1.0 | 912 | $3,300 | $3.62 | 25d | 1 | 0.61mi |
| 4911 108th St Unit 4A Corona, NY | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1027 | $3,600 | $3.51 | 17d | 1 | 0.66mi |
| 105-25 67th Rd Forest Hills, NY | 1.0 | 1.0 | 750 | $1,800 | $2.40 | 19d | 1 | 0.67mi |
| 6145 98th St Rego Park, NY | 1.0–3.0 | 1.0 | 825 | $2,850 | $3.45 | 25d | 3 | 0.68mi |
| 6145 98th St Rego Park, NY | 1.0–3.0 | 1.0 | 825 | $2,775 | $3.36 | 3d | 3 | 0.68mi |
| 6336 99th St Unit 5E Rego Park, NY | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1333 | $4,600 | $3.45 | 5d | 1 | 0.68mi |
| 10210 66th Rd Unit 17B Forest Hills, NY | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1175 | $3,350 | $2.85 | 5d | 1 | 0.70mi |
| 6155 98th St Unit 8B Rego Park, NY | 1.0 | 1.0 | 700 | $2,500 | $3.57 | 5d | 1 | 0.73mi |
| 102-45 67th Rd Forest Hills, NY | 1.0 | 1.0 | 700 | $2,350 | $3.36 | 19d | 1 | 0.75mi |
| 9825 64th Rd Unit 8F Rego Park, NY | 2.0 | 1.0 | 850 | $2,400 | $2.82 | 1d | 1 | 0.77mi |
| 6771 Yellowstone Blvd Unit 2R Forest Hills, NY | 1.0 | 1.0 | 700 | $2,550 | $3.64 | 25d | 1 | 0.78mi |
| 9810 64th Ave Rego Park, NY | 1.0 | 1.0 | 825 | $2,125 | $2.58 | 18d | 2 | 0.78mi |
| 9810 64th Ave Unit 3A Rego Park, NY | 1.0 | 1.0 | 850 | $2,450 | $2.88 | 2d | 1 | 0.79mi |
| 10240 67th Dr Unit 1C Forest Hills, NY | 1.0 | 1.5 | 780 | $2,500 | $3.21 | 25d | 1 | 0.80mi |
| 10025 Queens Blvd Unit 3M Forest Hills, NY | 2.0 | 1.0 | 925 | $2,900 | $3.14 | 25d | 1 | 0.80mi |
| 98-81 Queens Blvd Unit 14K Rego Park, NY | 2.0 | 2.0 | 950 | $4,490 | $4.73 | 13d | 1 | 0.82mi |
| 98-81 Queens Blvd Unit 15E Rego Park, NY | 1.0 | 1.0 | 700 | $3,335 | $4.76 | 5d | 1 | 0.82mi |
| 9710 62nd Dr Unit 9F Rego Park, NY | 1.0 | 1.0 | 750 | $2,700 | $3.60 | 4d | 1 | 0.83mi |
| 9707 63rd Rd Unit 15B Rego Park, NY | 1.0 | 1.0 | 700 | $2,300 | $3.29 | 2d | 1 | 0.84mi |
| 9725 64th Ave Rego Park, NY | 1.0 | 1.0 | 760 | $1,800 | $2.37 | 19d | 1 | 0.86mi |
| 9876 Queens Blvd Unit 3A Rego Park, NY | 1.0 | 1.0 | 820 | $2,900 | $3.54 | 25d | 1 | 0.87mi |
| 63-39 136th St Unit 2 Flushing, NY | 3.0 | 2.0 | 800 | $3,200 | $4.00 | 25d | 1 | 0.89mi |
| 97-12 65th Rd Apt 5D Rego Park, NY | 1.0 | 1.0 | 800 | $3,395 | $4.24 | 5d | 1 | 0.89mi |
| 10010 67th Rd Unit 6L Forest Hills, NY | 1.0 | 1.0 | 845 | $2,700 | $3.20 | 22d | 1 | 0.92mi |
| 13225 58th Ave Flushing, NY | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1300 | $3,500 | $2.69 | 4d | 1 | 0.95mi |
HOA detail condo
- Monthly dues
- $0 · $0/yr
- Assessments
- None detected in remarks — confirm with the listing agent.
Listing history 25 events
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2026-06-18days on market $355,000 Active 439 DOM
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2026-06-17days on market $355,000 Active 438 DOM
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2026-06-15days on market $355,000 Active 436 DOM
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2026-06-13days on market $355,000 Active 434 DOM
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2026-06-10days on market $355,000 Active 430 DOM
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2026-06-08days on market $355,000 Active 429 DOM
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2026-06-03days on market $355,000 Active 424 DOM
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2026-06-01days on market $355,000 Active 422 DOM
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2026-05-31days on market $355,000 Active 421 DOM
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2026-04-06status Active
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2026-04-03historical
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2026-03-05price $355,000
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2025-12-31historical $2,850
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2025-12-16price $365,000
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2025-11-14price $369,000
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2025-11-06price $2,850
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2025-09-28price $3,000
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2025-08-25price $2,800
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2025-07-15$3,000
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2025-05-10price $387,000
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2025-04-02$397,000 Active
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2019-07-23historical
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2018-07-23$429,000 New
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2018-07-11historical
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2017-07-12$379,000 New
ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot
backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.
Climate risk First Street
- Flood 7/10 Severe FEMA zone X (shaded) · 76% chance over 30 yrs
- Wildfire 1/10 Low
- Heat 6/10 Major 7 d/yr ≥99°F today · 15 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 6/10 Major 27% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
- Air quality 4/10 Moderate 6 unhealthy d/yr today · 6 by 30 yrs out
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Walkable amenities ~0.75 mi
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Taxation est. · year 1
- Rental income
- $35,782
- − Mortgage interest
- −$19,886
- − Property taxes
- −$5,325
- − Insurance
- −$2,572
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$2,863
- − Management
- −$2,863
- − HOA
- −$19,896
- − Depreciation
- −$10,327
- Taxable loss
- −$27,950
- Est. tax savings @ 24.0%
- +$6,708
- After-tax cash flow
- $-15,158/yr
For passive investors: Depreciation is non-cash, so a rental often shows a tax loss while cash-flowing — sheltering income. Rental losses are passive: they offset passive income freely, and up to $25,000/yr can offset ordinary (W-2) income if you actively participate and your MAGI is under $100k (phasing out to $0 by $150k); unused losses carry forward. On sale, claimed depreciation is recaptured at up to 25%, and gains may owe capital-gains tax (a 1031 exchange can defer both). Figures are a year-1 estimate at your 24.0% rate — not tax advice; consult a CPA.
Schools (NCES district)
No district data.
Livability — New York
- Score
- 75/100
- State rank
- #268
- US rank
- #4188
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- Census place
- New York, NY
- County
- Queens County · 1,914,869 people
- City population
- 7,731,280
- Metro
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Population (ZIP)
- 76,839
- Household income
- $105,904
- Rent vs Own
- Severe rent burden
- 4101.0
Population outlook (Queens County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 2,546,320 people
- By 2030
- 2,643,059 · +3.8%
- By 2040
- 2,815,563 · +10.6%
- By 2050
- 2,944,423 · +15.6%
- By 2075
- 3,123,338 · +22.7%
- By 2100
- 3,098,688 · +21.7%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Diverse neighborhood (Simpson 0.67)
- Race & ethnicity
- White 47% Asian 28% Hispanic / Latino 16% Two or more races 11% Black 3%
- Hispanic origin (detail)
- Mexican 2% Puerto Rican 4% Dominican 1%
- Common ancestry
- Scotch-Irish 8% Romanian 4% Italian 2%
- Foreign-born
- 43% · China, Canada, Jamaica
- Languages at home
- 46% English-only · Chinese 12% Spanish 12% Russian/Polish/Slavic 11%
Political lean MEDSL · Queens
- 2024 margin
- Strong D (+24.6) · D 62.3% · R 37.7%
- 2008→2024 swing
- -26.2pp toward R · 2008: 50.8pp · 2024: 24.6pp
- All cycles
- 2024: D+24.6 2020: D+45.2 2016: D+53.4 2012: D+58.5 2008: D+50.8
Not yet ingested
- Civics
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Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -155.54%
- Current HPI
- 224.4903
- Rent YoY
- ▲ 5.30%
- Metro
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 2.60%
- F500 in state
- 92
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in NY)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Services | 10 | $950B |
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| Consumer Goods | 9 | $162B |
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| Insurance | 4 | $225B |
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| Telecommunications | 2 | $144B |
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| Pharmaceuticals | 2 | $112B |
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| Media / Entertainment | 2 | $69B |
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Price history
-6.3% since first listed16 events — show timeline
- 2026-04-06 Relisted — OneKey® MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
- 2026-04-03 Listing Removed — OneKey® MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
- 2026-03-05 Price Changed $355,000 OneKey® MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
- 2025-12-31 Rental Removed $2,850 ONEKEY
- 2025-12-16 Price Changed $365,000 OneKey® MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
- 2025-11-14 Price Changed $369,000 OneKey® MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
- 2025-11-06 Price Changed $2,850 ONEKEY
- 2025-09-28 Price Changed $3,000 ONEKEY
- 2025-08-25 Price Changed $2,800 ONEKEY
- 2025-07-15 Listed for Rent $3,000 ONEKEY
- 2025-05-10 Price Changed $387,000 OneKey® MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
- 2025-04-02 Listed $397,000 OneKey® MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
- 2019-07-23 Listing Removed — OneKey® MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
- 2018-07-23 Listed $429,000 OneKey® MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
- 2018-07-11 Listing Removed — OneKey® MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
- 2017-07-12 Listed $379,000 OneKey® MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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