Low taxes, new development attracting homebuyers to Uniondale
Homes on Liberty Street in Uniondale, which has housing stock of mostly Capes, high ranches and Colonials. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost
THE SCOOP People are attracted to Uniondale for its low taxes, says Ruby Jones Ford, a real estate agent with Charles Rutenberg Realty. "It’s a quiet and peaceful neighborhood," she says. "It attracts people from the city and it attracts families."
According to Town of Hempstead Senior Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, Uniondale recently added two new rental-apartment complexes: The Brix, a 180-unit building, and Sutton Landing, a 192-unit 55-and-over community. A few other residential developments are currently in the planning stages, she says.
Punto Rojo Bakery is one of the shops lining commercial Front Street. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost
The Uniondale School District is now led by an all-female school board, all of whom are people of color, reflecting the community’s growing diversity. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 40% of Uniondale residents are Black and more than 39% of residents are Hispanic of any race.
The playground at Bernard Brown Park. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost
The area is home to Hofstra University’s north campus, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, and, at 615 rooms, Long Island’s largest hotel, the Long Island Marriott. Close by in neighboring Garden City are Roosevelt Field mall, and in East Meadow, Eisenhower Park.
Uniondale’s housing stock consists of mostly Capes, high ranches and Colonials, with prices ranging from about $500,000 to $650,000.
Parking can be an issue in the community, notes Goosby, but the hamlet is addressing it by aggressively ticketing illegally parked vehicles.
Opened in 1972, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum underwent a renovation completed in 2017. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost
In September, Academy Charter School opened a high school specializing in culinary arts, technology, and medical fields training. That same month, the road outside Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Park was renamed Catanese Way for Ernest and Marie Catanese, who spent a lifetime beautifying and protecting the community.
"The parks are great in Uniondale," says Goosby, adding that the town recently added a turf field and bottle-filling water fountains, upgraded pathways, and renovated the bathrooms at Uniondale Park.
CONDOS AND CO-OPS There are no condos or co-ops on the market.
SALE PRICES Between Dec. 31, 2020, and Jan. 31, 2022, there were 126 home sales with a median sale price of $520,000, according to OneKey MLS. The low price for that period was $260,000 and the high was $700,000. During that period a year earlier there were 97 home sales with a median sale price of $445,000. The price range was $245,000 to $625,000.
OTHER STATS
Town Hempstead
Area 2.7 square miles
ZIP code 11553
Population 32,473
Median age 33.2
Median household income $85,471
Median home value $525,000*
Monthly LIRR ticket from Hempstead $270
School district, graduation rate Uniondale, 78%
Parks Mitchel Athletic Complex, Uniondale Park
Library Uniondale
Hospitals Nassau University Medical Center, Mercy Hospital, NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island
Transit NICE Bus Routes 43, 48, 49, 54, 55
SOURCES: 2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; OneKey MLS; LIRR, data.nysed.gov *Based on 53 sales in the past six months, according to OneKey MLS
NOW ON THE MARKET
Priced at $650,000, this Cape on Greengrove Avenue features updated bathrooms. Credit: Charles Rutenberg Realty
$650,000
This 1,159-square-foot four-bedroom, two-bath Cape features hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances and a finished basement. Recent updates include bathrooms, windows and roof. The home is on a 0.12-acre fenced-in property. Taxes are $8,989. Ruby Jones Ford, Charles Rutenberg Realty, 516-575-7500.
Priced at $625,000, this Cape on Smith Street has a full, finished basement. Credit: Jump Visual/Lois Robles
$625,000
At about 1,800-square feet, this updated, dormered four-bedroom Cape has three new bathrooms, new roof, updated kitchen with stainless steel appliances, granite counters and oak cabinets, hardwood floors, a finished basement with high ceiling, and solar panels. The fenced-in 0.14-acre property has a patio, attached one-car garage and shed. Taxes are $9,214. Carolyn Campbell Gould, Douglas Elliman Real Estate, 516-921-2262.
Priced at $560,000, this Cape on Summer Avenue is close to shops and Hofstra University. Credit: Barry Anthony Hall Photography
$560,000
Close to mass transit, shops and Hofstra University, this 1,197-square-foot Cape features four bedrooms, two baths, hardwood floors and stainless steel kitchen appliances. The house is on a 0.16-acre property with a fenced-in yard. Taxes are $8,420. Leonna Hall, Keller Williams Realty Elite, 516-795-6900.
RECENTLY SOLD
$630,000
Berkley St.
Style Other
Bedrooms 4
Bathrooms 3
Built 1953
Lot size 0.17 acre
Taxes $11,400
+/- List price +$30,000
Days on market 90
$495,000
Midland St.
Style Exp Cape
Bedrooms 3
Bathrooms 2
Built 1951
Lot size 0.11 acre
Taxes $6,824
+/- List price -$4,000
Days on market 103
$385,000
Knabbe Ct.
Style Cape
Bedrooms 4
Bathrooms 1
Built 1950
Lot size 0.14 acre
Taxes $8,020
+/- List price -$15,000
Days on market 79
ON ONEKEY MLS
Number of listings 11
Price range $375,000 to $689,000
Tax range $7,164 to $12,754
