NY Post
They made him many offers he could only refuse.
A Long Island City man rebuffed what could have been a multi-million dollar payout for his home, and now a 45-story condo tower will be built surrounding his property.
Benito Barba’s brick rowhouse with its red trim will be all that’s left on a stretch of 23rd Street next to the elevated 7 subway tracks and a block from the Citigroup tower.
Tavros Capital snatched up seven similar surrounding homes on 23rd Street and on 45th Avenue for prices that ranged from $3.75 million to $6.8 million. Demolition permits were recently filed with the city.
But Barba didn’t budge. He didn’t even want to entertain the offers for his valuable corner property, which is more than 100 years old. The home still has Ely Avenue — the original name for 23rd Street — etched in stone on its front facade.
“This house is very precious to him,” explained his grandson, Omar Aboelneil, 24, who lives with Barba.
He said his 86-year-old grandfather was a retired baker who bought the house with a cousin decades ago.
14 comments:
I admire his principled stance but this is a dumb move that he and his family will come to regret
You hit the nail on it's head.
You must be a real estate broker. Who are you to say what’s good for him?
No pictures of his home? Its like the lady who refused to sell for the now Target mall on queens blvd.
no worries, de Blasio will send someone to vandalize his house..
its a shame that his photo was taken against his will.
sentimental moron, take the money, its over Johnny, ITS OVER!
The target homeowner was offered 2 million and eventually sold for $200,000.
"sentimental moron, take the money, its over Johnny, ITS OVER!"
Blockhead you do what you do and he the "Home Owner" will do what he wants !
Good for him I guess. Enjoy your construction noise.
Let him lay out in the sun nude everyday, and they will quickly double the price they offered.
Good for him to sticking to his guns. Some people do have sentimental feelings towards the houses that THEY worked hard to get. I admire him for this. I know alot of crap might happen to his house with all the construction going on around him but atleast he has balls unlike alot of others who just want to sell out then complain about the changes.
there are no fools like old fools....queens is a dump!
I would see the damned thing and move to another state.
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