The developments around here are moving at such a clip, sometimes it’s hard to keep up with them. The weather’s been pretty dismal for photos, but here’s a nice one of the progress on Hunters View. It’s part of the Hunters Point Condos double whammy - between both buildings they’re 40% sold according to them. Enjoy the view

Digging around online yesterday, I found this hilarious video by Ins & Outs Magazine chronicling the arrival of 2 bus loads of Douglas Elliman brokers to Long Island City. I know some of you are gonna hate that I posted it, but c’mon… bus loads of brokers?? That’s good stuff. Also interviewed are Patrick Smith of the Hunters Point Condos double whammy, and Rick Rosa of Elliman. If you don’t like broker speak, then don’t watch the video. But if you like to laugh…you’re in for a tickle.

The mantra of ‘Condo Condo Condo!’ is a special bonus.

Very heavy real estate weekend. I went to the Infofest thrown by Hunters Point Condos on Saturday at Lucky Mojo on 51st Ave. Unfortunately, I missed the speakers so I can’t tell you anything about that, but there was a strong attendance which was very well catered to by LM. Most of the sushi was gobbled up by the time I got there - for those of you who made cracks about free sushi - but I did finally get a chance to sample some of the BBQ and I will say that it was quite yummy.

On Sunday, the Puck building played host to what I’ve been calling the Condo Festival. Really it was the Observer’s Luxury Living Showcase, where the latest condo developments showed us their stuff. It was PACKED. Chaotic. Brokers everywhere. Booze before noon. The booths threw tons of free stuff at us, all emblazoned with the condo logos. Most notable was a new development offering their own condo branded hot sauce.

I have to say, I’m a little generally disappointed by the new breed of architecture. Most of the developments were barely indistinguishable from each other. An overabundance of big glassy towers. And not just in LIC… but all over the boroughs. NYC is getting buried in glass. There were a few nice brick developments, but that’s it.

The View at East Coast by Rockrose was the only LIC development on hand. And they were definitely under assault by throngs of brokers. I heard lots of questions about how one gets to LIC… and are there any restaurants there yet. Haha. Isn’t that the question of the month?

Legal streetart coordinated by Chashama, Vernon & Borden Ave, LIC

5pointz may have been the first legal walls for streetart in Long Island City, but now they’re not the only ones. Simone Development, the developers behind the Hunters Point Condos double whammy, have collaborated with Chashama, an non-profit arts group, to beautify their construction site walls with streetart created by local artists.

“The creators described the idea »