I've been lurking on these boards (and on this thread) for about a month now, and figured it was good time to come out of the shadows, considering my wife and I have just entered into contract. Specifically, on the unit I think some people might have been watching (and was posted about in this thread): E61/62. The 4BR/3BA.
We want this to be our "forever home."
That being said, I'm looking forward to joining the Jackson Heights community. I think many people had this notion that the folks who were going to buy the more expensive units were going to come from Manhattan or Brooklyn. But my wife and I (along with our two year old), live in LIC now. And before that, we lived in Jamaica, where I went to school (St. John's). So, we're coming from having experienced living at various ends of the Queens spectrum.
All that being said, I'm a bit in the same boat as Lilybell (who seems to be the matriarch of this thread — hi!). I get the impression it's a long road ahead before our unit will be complete. There are literally no walls in there right now. So, we're taking the "it'll be done when it's done," approach. We're deeply invested in LIC as civic leaders in the community. So, there's really no rush for us to pick up and leave. We kid of expected to wait about six months. Until I read Lilybell's surprisingly long timeline for what is a smaller apartment. You are like a Buddhist monk.
Nice to meet you all!
P.S. My handle is MrPlaza because my last name is Plaza, not because I'll be living in Washington Plaza. Haha.