Richmond Hill Gets This Old House-Approved

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Is this the year for Queens to shine? Richmond Hill was just voted the best place in the state to buy an old house, and the title comes from none other than This Old House magazine (the show recently did their first ever NYC renovation in Brooklyn). A spokeswoman for the mag told NY1, "We picked Richmond Hill Queens because it's got lots of old homes that retain their beautiful original period details like wrap around porches and interesting siding details and things like that." She also notes that a starter home there will likely cost you less than $300,000. And what's this? The founder of the Richmond Hill Historical Society says, "for the price of a studio in Manhattan or in Park Slope or parts of Brooklyn, you can get an entire house here complete with a pool and porch. And maybe if you are lucky, a sleeping porch on the second floor." Okay, we were sold with the whole sleeping porch thing, but would you make the move? Either way, maybe this will help get the district landmarked, which has been an ongoing battle for over a decade. And perhaps This Old House can help out Far Rockaway next.

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By Jen Carlson in Arts and Events on July 6, 2009 4:26 PM

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garyneal

I would love a house like this! But, alas, bronx real estate is simply too enticing to consider moving out to Richmond. There's just something about living in the city that makes me come back every time. And studio's do have their own kind of beauty in and of themselves.

Jack Darrington

This is fantastic. Old houses are so beautiful. The only problem is that you have to make sure you get a decent home inspector to check it out before you move in. You never can be too sure about structural integrity in older homes.

Darla Kay

That is so awesome. I love the architecture of old houses. It's beautiful. I'm glad it got approved. http://www.shortsaledenver.com...

Lilia Billman

That's amazing! I was actually in Richmond Hill the other day, thinking about how cool the old houses were. I'll be moving to Sequim, WA, but I wish that I could keep a house in Queens.

bluerain

This is awesome! As a someone from Kew Gardens/Richmond Hill, I moved out here for the space.

I sold my place in downtown new york before the crash and bought a 2 bedroom for 1/2 of the money.

Bargains galore exist out here, and the food is much better than Manhattan. They steal our recipes.

Kevin Walsh

The Landmarks Preservation Commission refuses to landmark the neighborhood -- which means it remains open to the predations of Fedders Special-loving developers.

www.forgotten-ny.com