Paul the Wood Floor Guy, aka Paul of Unlimited Hardwood Floors finished up late Friday night. 55 year-old hardwood floors shine up pretty nice, eh?

More pictures after the jump.

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

A boat-lover’s special, for sure. This is a tiny tiny house with a place to keep your boat. Not much to say here except that it’s a bit hard to square the price for this with what 109 Lighthouse went for.

19 Nehring Ave

• MLS# 2184651 – Zillow Page
• Sold: $315,000 – 9/23/2009
• Prior Sales: none
• 3 bedrooms – 1 bath – Ranch
• Taxes: $5,480 – Village Taxes: $636

I wrote about this one back in May. You can my original report here.

As I said then, this house was a tempting proposition. Yes, it’s a small house, but it’s nicely put together and very livable. Plus, with the price and the taxes so low, you could really afford to either finish the basement and get more space there or even dormer out a partial second floor if you were so inclined.

199 Frederick Ave

• MLS# 2197066 – Zillow Page
• Sold: $375,000 – 9/30/2009
• Prior Sales: none
• 3 bedrooms – 1 bath – Ranch
• Taxes: $9,367 – Village Taxes: $538

We went to an open house here, back in August I think. It was a warm, summer day and the big in-ground pool was just so inviting. I was tempted to make an offer right then and there. This was one of the homes that I didn’t write about here on the blog because we were making contemplating an offer.

What struck me most about this house is that it seemed to be set up for entertaining, big pool out back, covered patio area, bar in the finished basement. I liked this house a lot, but Debra thought it was a bit too small and needed too much work.

I meant Monday. Monday for sure.

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 that?

Frankly, I’m not sure that I’d switch. The FiOS HDTV signal is supposed to be better because it’s less compressed than Cablevision/Optimum, but getting FiOS means dealing with the Verizon pit of despair for billing, service and technical support.

I did some research and found that Verizon came to a deal for the FiOS service with the Town of Babylon in 2008. Is there a separate agreement they need to reach with our little village?

Anyone know what the real deal is? Come on, fess up!

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 Meadow Rd

• MLS# 2180392 – Zillow Page
• Sold: $985,000 – 9/10/2009
• Prior Sales: none
• 3 bedrooms – 3.5 bath – Condo
• Taxes: $15,906 – Village Taxes: $1,732

Another one of these Salt Meadow condos. This one goes for just under a million dollars. I could think of a lot of homes in Babylon Village that I’d rather have for that money, but that is one awesome view to be sure.

109 Lighthouse Rd

• MLS# 2192495 – Zillow Page
• Sold: $517,000 – Sold Date: 9/11/2009
• Prior Sales: none
• 4 bedrooms – 2 bath – Farm Ranch
• Taxes: $12,461 – Village Taxes: $1,242

This one looks like a suspiciously good deal. It’s a big farm ranch on a big piece of property right on the canal. No pictures of the inside, so maybe that’s a clue.

40 George St

• MLS# 2157315 – Zillow Page
• Sold: $440,000 – Sold Date: 9/18/2009
• Prior Sales:
     11/12/2004 – $510,000
• 4 bedrooms – 3 bath – Colonial
• Taxes: $8,687 – Village Taxes: $801

This one is right next my former dream home at 44 George. It was on an off the market for years and I was wondering if it might fall into my price range.

In the end, no it didn’t. But $440K is still a pretty big haircut from its 2004 price of $510K

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 as $559K, but there’s no floor plans or model descriptions. I’m not sure if there’s more than one model. The site is a little unclear on the subject.

I assume these are going to be very high-end on the inside, but $559K seems like a lot for an attached townhouse with a scenic view of the Babylon train station.