Friday, August 5, 2016

Another zombie house in Flushing


From the Queens Chronicle:

State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) and homeowners are calling for an abandoned house at 25-18 163 St. in Flushing that has not been used for 13 years to be maintained.

“Once again I’m standing in front of an abandoned property here in what is a very nice quiet residential neighborhood,” said Avella, who recently urged the city to remove two dangerous cars from an abandoned property in Fresh Meadows. “As you can see from behind me, the property is overgrown, the building itself is in terrible condition and we believe one of the banks that has a mortgage on the property may be responsible for putting a tarp over the roof to prevent further deterioration.”

A car at the property, the senator added, has not been registered in 12 years and has dirt and weeds growing inside of it.

There are two mortgages for the home, both of which are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. According to the senator, at least one of the loans was part of a package of bad loans related to a scheme to defraud investors involved in a State of Virginia pension plan. Because the people behind the second mortgage are in jail, the senator said, he could not contact them.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you Tony. Avella for mayor.

Anonymous said...

Mr. Avella should go down the block to 160th and 25th to visit the big mansion on the corner, at least is occupied and maintained.
By gamblers, tax cheats and such making the area's residents life miserable in a 5 block radius.
There are almost 100 complaints to 311/NYC and nothing is being done?
Who is getting paid off here?

Anonymous said...

Ironic isn't it? This website broadcasts the non-stop overbuilding of Queens, yet this property in a nice neighborhood, which probably could be picked up for next to nothing, sits abandoned. Makes no sense.

(sarc) said...

At least they are quiet...

Anonymous said...

The grounds are kept well. Who pays for that?

Anonymous said...

A house in Springfield Gardens has been a zombie property for over 15 years.

Anonymous said...

The grounds are kept well. Who pays for that?

The Google map is from September 2014.
You should see what it looks like today!
Heard the owner is using the house for storage.
I'll say some luxury using a great property at a great location for storage - if true.

Anonymous said...

Who's the zombie who thinks that Avella can successfully win a run for mayor?
LOL! Great idea but highly unlikely.

Anonymous said...

>who recently urged the city to remove two dangerous cars from an abandoned property in Fresh Meadows

How could a non-working car be dangerous?

Anonymous said...

>Who's the zombie who thinks that Avella can successfully win a run for mayor?

At this point, Osama bin Laden would win a race against the incumbent.