Comments on: Update on Casa Vizcaya, 1040 46th Rd, Hunters Point http://www.liqcity.com/new-development/update-on-casa-vizcaya-1040-46th-rd-hunters-point A Blog About Life and Real Estate in Long Island City, Queens, NYC Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:55:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Anonymous http://www.liqcity.com/new-development/update-on-casa-vizcaya-1040-46th-rd-hunters-point#comment-5635 Anonymous Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:36:36 +0000 http://beta.liqcity.com/uncategorized/update-on-casa-vizcaya-1040-46th-rd-hunters-point#comment-5635 More Communist housing for Queens. The Soviet bloc gave this shit up years ago, but only China & New York seem to be LOVING IT. How FAB! Tell that to earthquake victims & their families. More Communist housing for Queens. The Soviet bloc gave this shit up years ago, but only China & New York seem to be LOVING IT.

How FAB!

Tell that to earthquake victims & their families.

]]> By: lic.resident http://www.liqcity.com/new-development/update-on-casa-vizcaya-1040-46th-rd-hunters-point#comment-5634 lic.resident Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:33:01 +0000 http://beta.liqcity.com/uncategorized/update-on-casa-vizcaya-1040-46th-rd-hunters-point#comment-5634 Yes, the LIC bar is fabulous. Yes, LIC is fabulous. What makes it fabulous WAS the absence of over development and construction out of scale of the neighborhood. LIC is an old, under utilized neighborhood just 2.5 minutes from Grand Central and 2.5 minutes to CitiCorp at 53/Lex. A neighborhood that time forgot.... until greed became the code word for entry to luxury living -- neglecting the history of manufacturing and toxicity that lay beneath the street level. The residents and businesses that have held this neighborhood together for years are now penalized by the over-building in their backyards. Pollution has been unleashed by the deeper digging into the most toxic areas - including most of the waterfront. Much of the toxic waste left behind by manufacturers has lay buried for over 100 years. The area was safe according to Public Heath officials, as long as the dumping was left alone underground. But now with the amount of excavation, this toxicity has been released airborne and waterborne . Example - A typical 2 to 4 storey building requires a simple 8 foot tall basement. Build a 5 story building, well, you do the math.... You need to dig much deeper for support for a building of that size and weight. Just how much and what kind of toxicity are you digging up and exposing to the current and future residents? Buyers, do some reseach before you spend your money here. Has there been sufficient remediation and clean up. What is the water level on your block? Has the infrastructure been upgraded for that amount of population added to this small neighborhood. 8 years ago, the population of the entire LIC was 3500 people. Today, that number represents just one building on the waterfront. LIC is built on a swamp. A very high water table. High water table means water in your basement, it also means polluted water supply with all this excavation. Look into just what was under that building and in the area BEFORE you buy. Buyer beware. If it's a good deal, there's probably a reason. Yes, the LIC bar is fabulous. Yes, LIC is fabulous. What makes it fabulous WAS the absence of over development and construction out of scale of the neighborhood. LIC is an old, under utilized neighborhood just 2.5 minutes from Grand Central and 2.5 minutes to CitiCorp at 53/Lex. A neighborhood that time forgot…. until greed became the code word for entry to luxury living — neglecting the history of manufacturing and toxicity that lay beneath the street level.

The residents and businesses that have held this neighborhood together for years are now penalized by the over-building in their backyards. Pollution has been unleashed by the deeper digging into the most toxic areas - including most of the waterfront. Much of the toxic waste left behind by manufacturers has lay buried for over 100 years. The area was safe according to Public Heath officials, as long as the dumping was left alone underground. But now with the amount of excavation, this toxicity has been released airborne and waterborne . Example - A typical 2 to 4 storey building requires a simple 8 foot tall basement. Build a 5 story building, well, you do the math…. You need to dig much deeper for support for a building of that size and weight. Just how much and what kind of toxicity are you digging up and exposing to the current and future residents?

Buyers, do some reseach before you spend your money here. Has there been sufficient remediation and clean up. What is the water level on your block? Has the infrastructure been upgraded for that amount of population added to this small neighborhood. 8 years ago, the population of the entire LIC was 3500 people. Today, that number represents just one building on the waterfront.

LIC is built on a swamp. A very high water table. High water table means water in your basement, it also means polluted water supply with all this excavation. Look into just what was under that building and in the area BEFORE you buy. Buyer beware. If it’s a good deal, there’s probably a reason.

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