2518 Union Street 5A

Why rent when you can own for less? With 20% down, your monthly payment to own this fetching apartment, before tax breaks, would be less than $2,200. And every month you pay your "rent," you invest in yourself and build your own equity!! This immaculately maintained one-bedroom coop features a stylishly undated kitchen and bath, and the low Maintenance of $881 per month includes both cooking gas and electricity! It comes with a parking permit, affording access to outdoor parking lots in the rear of the building, for only $25 a month. Step into this move-in ready, 5th Floor co-op, and you will be greeted by welcoming sunlight from morning to late-afternoon. The entry to this apartment features ample space for a dining table or home-office. The renovated eat-in-kitchen features custom cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, black granite counter-tops with imported tile black-splash, and room for a breakfast table. The quiet corner bedroom, with windows facing East and North, has a large double closet, and enough space for a King-sized bed, dressers, and a desk. The bath has also been renovated, with variegated quartz wall tiles, and features a walk-in shower with added wall-mounted storage / bench. Although covered in wall-to-wall carpeting now, the floors throughout this unit are oak, laid in a parquet pattern. Remove the carpeting, and they will need a quick cleaning to shine in the sunlight. Although "only" a one-bedroom, this apartment also features five spacious closets, and there is available storage and a bike room in the lower level. There are also laundry rooms, party rooms, and a gym, on the same level, as well as two convenient ramps for wheeling your groceries, packages, etc. into the building. Mitchell Gardens 3 is known as one of the most well-run and financially solid co-ops in all of Queens. Composed of six free-standing buildings, with over 500 units, it has a full-service staff of Superintendents, Porters, and an onsite Management Office. When it comes to convenience, its location in the prime Mitchell-Linden is ideal. Situated off of the Eastern side of the Whitestone Expressway, Mitchell-Linden is an ideal neighborhood for commuters, with express buses to Manhattan, and easy access to highways. It's convenience for local residents is underscored by its "Walk Score" of 86! This area is near Citi Field, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Botanical Garden, and the scenic shores of Flushing Bay. It is a ten minute walk to three shopping centers, with grocery stores, restaurants, and merchants providing a wide variety of products and services, public and private schools, the Queens Public Library, and about 20 minutes to the bustling Downtown Flushing business district. Sorry but no subletting is allowed at Mitchell Gardens, and no dogs are allowed either. Indoor parking is currently on a waiting list, but storage and bike parking is available when you move in.