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OP here. Just to clarify. I really loved Garden City. Many charming neighborhoods. Really good schools too. We were leaning more toward PW b/c I thought it might be a better train ride.
My main point for the post was, guess I should have clarified more...but I was wondering whether this was a sign that real estate prices on long island may be coming down further....
OP here. Just to clarify. I really loved Garden City. Many charming neighborhoods. Really good schools too. We were leaning more toward PW b/c I thought it might be a better train ride.
My main point for the post was, guess I should have clarified more...but I was wondering whether this was a sign that real estate prices on long island may be coming down further....
any thoughts?
Oh, if only we all had the crystal ball.
My DH has lived in GC (grew up there) and PW and although PW has its own line that doesn't have to pass thru the dreaded Jamaica, he actually preferred the GC commute because of the variety of options (however it should be noted he was not opposed to walking from whatever station he ended up at...some people have to end up where they started).
There is only 1 section of Garden City that is under 90% White (the section east of Franklin Avenue), and it's 88% White, still not enough to qualify as White flight.
It makes perfect sense. Old people aren't into buying new stuff. Then they have to learn how to work it. This is the stove/oven that I had to replace when I bought my co-op apt 3 yrs ago:
Correct me if I'm wrong but Garden City is very difficult to get permit for a pool so that excludes a group of buyers looking to have a pool in the backyard making it less attractive than say houses in Roslyn......
How did we get to page 2 without a little map of the Village of Garden City and an explanation about how East Garden City and Garden City Park may share the same zip code, but are not part of the Village. lol
If I were buying a home in the the million dollar range, GC would not be on my list. There are places on the north shore that are more affluent, yet the people seem a little more down to earth.
I would blame the existence other options, taxes, and the selling done by the elderly moving out of the large GC home.
Does Garden City have the snobbery of moneyed professionals (lawyers, doctors, executives, bankers) who carry themselves like late Edwardian British lords? Yes, and so does every other similar town across the United States. If I'm in conversation with them , I just try and find a way to discuss richer communities such as Cold Spring Harbor. The reminder that many towns exist above their still paltry income bracket (in the scheme of things) usually inadvertently ends their blathering.
What does Garden City offer? Its community is pretty, but not uniquely. The shopping stretch along Franklin Ave is long past its glory, in that the Saks, Bloomingdales, and bridal stores are long gone. The schools are decent...similar to most other towns with a similar income level.
Correct me if I'm wrong but Garden City is very difficult to get permit for a pool so that excludes a group of buyers looking to have a pool in the backyard making it less attractive than say houses in Roslyn......
You pretty much can't have a pool in GC. You have to have a certain size property and most lots just aren't that big. Even the bigger houses are not on lots that are that much larger. Often buying a bigger house means getting a much smaller yard. We looked at some big houses where the backyards were about 3 feet by 3 feet. Then the RE agent will tout the great parks system (and it is great) but there's no substitute for having a backyard IMHO.
How would a buyer in GC know if the price offered is too high? What would be the basis of comparison?
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