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Jackson Heights sales hit the heights, touch 7-year high

Total apartment and home sales up by 50 percent last year

From left: bedroom, kitchen of Jackson Heights co-op at 3730 83rd Street
From left: bedroom, kitchen of Jackson Heights co-op at 3730 83rd Street

Prices and sales of single-family homes are on the rise in the Queens neighborhood of Jackson Heights.

Indeed, sales increased every quarter last year , with fourth quarter sales the highest in 7 years, according to figures from the Beaudoin Realty Group. A total of 15 homes and 153 apartments sold, more than double the 77 sales for the same quarter in 2012.

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For the year, total apartment sales rose 50 percent to 429 deals. Co-op sales were particularly strong. Six-room units at Hawthorne Court, for instance, passed the $700,000 price mark for the first time ever, according to Brownstoner. Currently the most expensive co-op on the market in Jackson Heights is a 1,700-square-foot three-bedroom apartment at 3730 83rd Street for $695,000.

Average sales prices rose 11 percent across all categories, according to the report. [Brownstoner] — Angela Hunt

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