Define the right search.
Discuss your timing, intended use, budget parameters and renovation priorities. Decide whether your search centers on the designated district or includes nearby houses and other property types.
WORK WITH LAUREN
A considered search starts with a conversation.
You may have a particular stoop in mind—or simply know you want a historic house in Long Island City. Bring that starting point to Lauren Bennett.
THE MIJALKOVIC BENNETT TEAM · THE CORCORAN GROUP
Lauren Renee Bennett
Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
New York license 10301212820
Lauren is a founding partner of The Mijalkovic Bennett Team at The Corcoran Group. She and Ivan Mijalkovic represent buyers and sellers in Long Island City. Historic LIC brings a focused buyer’s lens to Hunters Point’s designated historic houses.
This guide connects the district’s architectural story with a practical real estate search. Use it to get specific about the home you want, then bring that starting point to Lauren.
Read Lauren’s professional biography ↗
Let’s make your search specific.
Start with your preferred timing, the space you need, your appetite for renovation and any listing or address that has caught your attention. Lauren can discuss representation and the next steps for evaluating suitable properties.
Email Lauren about your search ↗Call 718.612.9922
lauren.bennett@corcoran.com
A local professional connection.
The Corcoran Group
47-34 Vernon Boulevard, Suite 1L
Long Island City, NY 11101
Office: 929.487.3500
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Also exploring Queens’ historic houses? Visit Lauren’s Sunnyside Gardens Guide for a separate district and its own architectural story.
BUYER REPRESENTATION WITH A CLEAR STARTING POINT
From the first address to an informed offer.
Compare actual properties.
Bring the listings that interest you. Look at layout, condition, available records and relevant transaction evidence together, with the questions that matter to your ownership plan.
Prepare the right questions.
Identify the documents and property questions to raise with the seller and your attorney, inspector, architect, lender and insurance professional. Separate what is established from what still needs review.
Discuss an offer strategy.
With representation in place, discuss the evidence, terms and timing behind an offer and the negotiation ahead. Lauren’s real estate role works alongside your legal and technical advisers.
Send an address or listing link, your preferred timing and the features you want in your next home. Still exploring? A short description of your priorities is enough to begin.
Start a conversation with Lauren ↗LAUREN’S NEIGHBORHOOD RESEARCH & REAL ESTATE PRACTICE
A wider view of your next home.
ANOTHER HISTORIC QUEENS NEIGHBORHOOD
The Sunnyside Gardens Guide
Considering historic houses beyond LIC? Explore Sunnyside Gardens’ house types, shared courts, history and preservation context in Lauren’s companion guide.
Explore Sunnyside Gardens ↗WEIGHING A TOWNHOUSE AGAINST A CONDO
LIC Condo
Compare Long Island City condominium buildings and development research, then bring the specific residences you are considering into your buyer conversation.
Explore the LIC Condo Atlas ↗FROM RESEARCH TO REPRESENTATION
The Mijalkovic Bennett Team
Meet Lauren and Ivan at The Corcoran Group, learn about their Long Island City practice, and discuss the purchase or sale you are planning.
Meet the team ↗