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Kutoka : NEWSDAY
Tanzanian mission buys Great Neck house
Wednesday August 17, 2011 11:59 AM By Ann Smukler
Orly Hollander of Laffey Fine Homes can now add the United Republic of Tanzania to her list of buyers. She was the listing agent on a Great Neck center hall Colonial that recently sold to the Tanzanian mission for $1.26 million, according to the Long Island Real Estate Report.
How different was the experience for Hollander? She needed the U.S. Department of State to OK it. “This is the first deal I ever did where I needed the government’s approval,” Hollander says. She adds the home is for the family of an attaché with four children.
The home has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and an open floor plan. The master bedroom has a bath with a Jacuzzi and shower. A two-car garage is attached. The deal closed at the end of June, according to public records.
The State Department statement indicated that requiring government approval is standard practice and in accordance with the Foreign Missions Act. Any foreign mission is required to obtain the U.S. Secretary of State’s approval before any acquisition, sale or disposition of real estate is completed.
The statement says there is usually no impact to a community from the presence of a diplomatic residence, and, yes, the State Department has turned down applications in the past.
By the way, the Tanzanian government will be coughing up $22,093.66 a year for property taxes (or almost 36 million Tanzanian shillings).
Wednesday August 17, 2011 11:59 AM By Ann Smukler
Orly Hollander of Laffey Fine Homes can now add the United Republic of Tanzania to her list of buyers. She was the listing agent on a Great Neck center hall Colonial that recently sold to the Tanzanian mission for $1.26 million, according to the Long Island Real Estate Report.
How different was the experience for Hollander? She needed the U.S. Department of State to OK it. “This is the first deal I ever did where I needed the government’s approval,” Hollander says. She adds the home is for the family of an attaché with four children.
The home has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and an open floor plan. The master bedroom has a bath with a Jacuzzi and shower. A two-car garage is attached. The deal closed at the end of June, according to public records.
The State Department statement indicated that requiring government approval is standard practice and in accordance with the Foreign Missions Act. Any foreign mission is required to obtain the U.S. Secretary of State’s approval before any acquisition, sale or disposition of real estate is completed.
The statement says there is usually no impact to a community from the presence of a diplomatic residence, and, yes, the State Department has turned down applications in the past.
By the way, the Tanzanian government will be coughing up $22,093.66 a year for property taxes (or almost 36 million Tanzanian shillings).
