Category Archives: Babylon

A Tale In Pictures

February 9, 2010 – 1:12 am
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Final Walkthrough

February 8, 2010 – 10:11 am

And then off to the closing table. Wish me luck.

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Sold Homes In Babylon Village – September 2009 – Part 3

February 6, 2010 – 6:44 pm

Here’s the third part of the September 2009 sold homes report for Babylon Village. You can find parts one and two here and here.
10 W Pershing Ave

MLS# 2183498 – Zillow Page
Sold: $395,000 – 9/22/2009
Prior Sales: none
2 bedrooms – 1 bath – Cape
Taxes: $6,221 – Village Taxes: N/A

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What’s The Deal With FiOS In Babylon Village?

February 1, 2010 – 12:42 am

When I first checked for FiOS availability here at the Fairfield, it was a no go. I was a little disappointed, but I figured it was because I was living in an apartment building. But last week I checked for FiOS in my new house and it’s it not available there either. What’s up with [...]

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Sold Homes In Babylon Village – September 2009 – Part 2

January 26, 2010 – 8:11 pm

Like I said in the last post, I’m chopping September’s sold home into three posts. For those of you who are interested, here’s part 1
This middle section of three homes doesn’t interest me much, so my commentary will be brief to nonexistent. As always, feel free to leave your impressions in the comment section.
15 Salt [...]

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Village Park Condominums

January 25, 2010 – 9:31 pm

There were some questions about these on some other posts, so I figured I’d share what I know, which isn’t much.
They’re making some nice progress. I see them every day on my way to work. Georgia Westcott is listing them and she’s got a website up with more info.
The site lists the prices as starting [...]

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Sold Homes In Babylon Village – September 2009 – Part 1

January 18, 2010 – 7:05 pm

September was another busy month with MLSLI listing 10 houses sold in our little village. Just like last month, I’m going to be splitting September up into three parts so that the houses don’t get lost in the shuffle.
I don’t have a lot to say about most of these. If you have some information, feel [...]

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The NY Times Loves Barrique

January 17, 2010 – 10:54 am

As Metroproletarian mentioned in the comments yesterday, The New York Times trekked out to our little village to review Barrique, the new restaurant/wine bar on Deer Park Ave.
Full Bottles to Light Pours: A Spot for Wine Lovers
Barrique takes its name from a type of barrel used in winemaking; bottles, barrels and wooden wine crates make [...]

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Sunday Night Updates

January 10, 2010 – 9:13 pm

Hey there HIB readers! Well, between work, trying to get the house situation locked down and chasing Aurora around I haven’t had much time for posting. Here are some updates, for those of you who are interested.
As of Tuesday last week, we are officially in contract. Yay! The documentation showed up at my lawyer’s office [...]

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Happy New Year

January 2, 2010 – 1:36 pm

Hi there, HIB fans! I know I haven’t been around much. Sorry about that. I’ve been trying to get this house purchase thing locked down and I really haven’t been interested in writing about other people’s homes.
I think we may finally be in contract now. It’s hard to know for sure because everyone is gone [...]

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