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Old 06-10-2009, 02:41 PM
 
Location: Bay Ridge, NY
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FOREST HILLS! by far. It's a much nicer area that attracts people with higher incomes. Jackson Heights is very sketchy to say the least.
Very sketchy? Right... have you been here? If you consider this area VERY sketchy, then I guess you don't get out much. I guess some parts of Roosevelt Ave. would be less desirable to some, although the people are really harmless, but no one would say an apartment next to a train station is worth more than one in Forest Hills anyway. Compare similar areas in both..

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Old 06-10-2009, 03:55 PM
 
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FOREST HILLS! by far. It's a much nicer area that attracts people with higher incomes. Jackson Heights is very sketchy to say the least.
Roosevelt Ave can feel a bit sketchy at night, but that's only a tiny part of where Jackson Heights meets Elmhurst. I am guessing you've never been to the historic part of Jackson Heights, which is quite large and architecturally beautiful.

Maybe you would like to go to the Garden Tour that is part of the Jackson Heights historic weekend this weekend (June 13-14, 2009).

some photos of historic Jackson Heights, then and nowwhat were the skies like: Jackson Heights Garden Tour

Saturday, June 13: Self-Guided Tour of Private Interior Gardens from 12 noon to 4:00 p.m. These park-like private gardens, surrounded by 1920s-era garden apartments, are open to the public only once a year. Visit up to nine gardens at your own pace, following a map included in your ticket. Tickets can be purchased in advance or in front of the Community Church (81-10 35th Ave), on Saturday morning; $10

Sunday, 6/14
Escorted Walking Tours of the Historic District (rain or shine) at 12 noon. Tickets must be purchased or reserved in advance. The tours will meet in front of the Community Church, on the southwestern corner of 82nd Street and 35th Avenue; $10

Tickets are $10 for one tour, $15 for both tours. Tickets may be purchased beginning June 1 at Espresso 77 (35-57 77th Street) and Beaudoin Realty Group (78-27 37th Avenue, Suite 5, Second Floor) weekdays 11:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. For further information and directions leave a message at 718-565-5344 or email us at info@jhbg.org. Rain date for Garden Tour: June 20. All other events rain or shine.
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Old 06-10-2009, 04:39 PM
 
Location: where my heart is
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Forest Hills.
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Old 06-10-2009, 05:39 PM
 
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Don't buy according to which neighborhood you think will appreciate the most.Buy according to which neighborhood you would rather live in now.Owning a home is about your day to day life in the here and now,not about what it MIGHT be worth in the future.
I don't agree, yes you have to be happy but if you are going to invest in property, appreciation is everything. Noone wants to loose money. Only a homeowner can fully agree with me.
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Old 06-10-2009, 05:45 PM
 
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Very sketchy? Right... have you been here? If you consider this area VERY sketchy, then I guess you don't get out much. I guess some parts of Roosevelt Ave. would be less desirable to some, although the people are really harmless, but no one would say an apartment next to a train station is worth more than one in Forest Hills anyway. Compare similar areas in both..
Mod cut: rude I grew up in Queens and I know for a fact that Jackson Heights is not a great area, especially compared to Forest Hills. If you think it is a good area, then your used to living in that type of place and have not been exposed to better places. Ask any cop who works in that precinct, Jackson Heights is sketchy. The only area in JH that is decent is the area near 25 Ave in the 70s. I would feel safer in Forest Hills on any given day.

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Old 06-10-2009, 05:53 PM
 
Location: Bay Ridge, NY
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Mod cut: rude I grew up in Queens and I know for a fact that Jackson Heights is not a great area, especially compared to Forest Hills. If you think it is a good area, then your used to living in that type of place and have not been exposed to better places. Ask any cop who works in that precinct, Jackson Heights is sketchy. The only area in JH that is decent is the area near 25 Ave in the 70s. I would feel safer in Forest Hills on any given day.
I stand by what I said. Don't presume that I haven't been exposed to better places, because I have.. I never said Jackson Heights was the best neighborhood, but it's not really sketchy. There's no way you can tell me that anywhere I live around 35th Ave. is sketchy.. it's considered the Historical District and is very well kept. Henna said it best for me. I didn't say it was a great area.. it's middle class, but it's not a bad area at all. Some parts might seem to be sketchy-looking to someone who grew up in a higher class neighborhood, but that's just the way things are. It's not particularly dangerous.. bad things can happen anywhere. Why is it that no one's ever bothered me in Jackson Heights yet I've been verbally abused and attacked in Forest Hills? I don't blame the neighborhood, it's just people being people.. but suit yourself.
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Old 06-10-2009, 06:04 PM
 
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Mod cut: rude I grew up in Queens and I know for a fact that Jackson Heights is not a great area, especially compared to Forest Hills. If you think it is a good area, then your used to living in that type of place and have not been exposed to better places. Ask any cop who works in that precinct, Jackson Heights is sketchy. The only area in JH that is decent is the area near 25 Ave in the 70s. I would feel safer in Forest Hills on any given day.
no offense, but i just think your comfort level cannot tolerate what the next man can...which is perfectly fine because different strokes are for different folks. but if you think jackson heights is sketchy....whooo man i can show you some places that will make jakcson heights look like the taj mahal. im not saying jackson heights is the greatest place in the world, but sketchy is an overstatement.....im actually kinda tired of even hearing the word "sketchy" used to define a neighborhood....because sketchy actually means lacking sufficient detail, unclear, or vague. its really a hipster's way of saying "i saw graffiti and a few guys standing on the corner."

and another thing, i've realized that a cop is really not the best person to ask for advice on a neighborhood because they see crime on a daily basis, so their perception is skewed by that, number one. and number two, cops usually dont live in in the area that they patrol....
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Old 06-10-2009, 06:12 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn
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Mod cut: rude I grew up in Queens and I know for a fact that Jackson Heights is not a great area, especially compared to Forest Hills. If you think it is a good area, then your used to living in that type of place and have not been exposed to better places. Ask any cop who works in that precinct, Jackson Heights is sketchy. The only area in JH that is decent is the area near 25 Ave in the 70s. I would feel safer in Forest Hills on any given day.
I gotta disagree... Jackson Heights is a decent neighborhood. and I grew up in Forest Hills.
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Old 06-10-2009, 08:41 PM
 
Location: Beautiful Pelham Parkway,The Bronx
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I don't agree, yes you have to be happy but if you are going to invest in property, appreciation is everything. Noone wants to loose money. Only a homeowner can fully agree with me.
Well,I am a homeowner and I don't agree with you.

Suppose you had a good hunch that there would be a bigger appreciation in values over the next 10 or 20 years in some neighborhood that is a hell hole now.Would you really suffer living in the bad neighborhood for 10 or 20 years because you thought your house would increase in value more than if you bought in a more comfortable neighboorhood now ? That would make no sense to me,sacrificing 10 or 20 years (or 5) for a "potential" better return.

The Op stated that he is going to be living in this "investment". Your philosophy is fine as long as you are not going to be living in the investment.

There is more to life than asset appreciation.
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Old 06-10-2009, 09:03 PM
 
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Well,I am a homeowner and I don't agree with you.

Suppose you had a good hunch that there would be a bigger appreciation in values over the next 10 or 20 years in some neighborhood that is a hell hole now.Would you really suffer living in the bad neighborhood for 10 or 20 years because you thought your house would increase in value more than if you bought in a more comfortable neighboorhood now ? That would make no sense to me,sacrificing 10 or 20 years (or 5) for a "potential" better return.

The Op stated that he is going to be living in this "investment". Your philosophy is fine as long as you are not going to be living in the investment.

There is more to life than asset appreciation.
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