Prism Condos, Borden Ave, LIC
Broker blogger Andrew Fine has the scoop on the building quietly (haha) going up next to One Hunters Point on Borden Ave, between Vernon & 5th St. Facing the LIRR Railyard.
“”The Prism” (working name for now), an 81 unit condo building, will rise 125 feet on Borden Avenue between 5th Street and Vernon. This no ordinary condo comes with a 24 hour color light clock. As you can see from the rendering »
Two Gotham Center, Queens Plaza South & Jackson Ave, LIC
The municipal parking garage at Queens Plaza South and Jackson Ave, an eyesore dubbed the “white elephant” by local residents, is continuing its transformation into a Class A, LEED Certified Green Building:
“First phase construction has started for a mixed-use development here in Long Island City, Queens–dubbed Gotham Center »
Vere Condos, 2626 Jackson Ave, LIC
liQcity welcomes its newest sponsor Vere Condos, the latest condo building to pop up in Court Square at the corner of Purves St & Jackson Ave. We’ve been watching this building for a while, and the general development in Court Square which rivals the Long Island City waterfront in development activity.
Purves St, a small street off Jackson which dead ends at the railroad tracks, is undergoing probably the most major transformation of all the little streets in Court Square.
Vere Condos is hitting the market »
OCA & CUNY development site, 5th Street, Hunters Point, LIC
Long Island City developers O’connor Capital Partners won a long fought variance for their development site on 5th Street between 47th Ave & 46th Road. This means »
View from the Vere Condos 26-26 Jackson Ave & Purves St, Court Square, LIC
1) Vere Condos is hosting an opening party this evening from 6-9pm at their sales office located at 26-23 Jackson Ave, across the street from the building. At the corner of Purves St. Free, just drop by.
2) Elliman’s hosting “A Night in LIC” tonight from 6:30-8pm at three Hunters Point development projects »
Here’s some more low-rise real estate action on 5th Street, a 5-story rental building with ground floor commercial at 49-09 5th St, between 50th & 49th Aves. Brought to us by Plaxall, who also have another rental building in the works, around the corner on 49th Ave adjacent to the 5th st site. Both sites are currently beautified with artwork provided by The Space.
In the last 5 years, 5th street has undergone a serious transformation »
Prestige Condo Development, 5th St & 50th Ave, Hunters Point, LIC,
The Prestige Condos (formerly known as Greenview) at the corner of 50th ave are hitting the market in the fall. Loft units in a low rise building, with staggered roof-decks and rolling Hunters Point views… and of course, the skyline of an other unmentioned borough, as per the standard luxury amenities in LIC »
Casa Vizcaya - circa Aug 2008, Hunters Point, Long Island City
Last we checked into Casa Vizcaya, they were having some trouble regarding damage to a neighbor’s home. Work on the new dev was shut down for a couple months, and we checked in with the sales office and the neighbor for an update on where things are.
Casa Vizcaya has 4 units left for sale, all 1-2BRs with 1000+SF of space. Looks like the sales office on Vernon is being transitioned by Corcoran for another new condo project further down Vernon in Astoria/LIC, called the Orient.
Corner of Purves & Jackson, mystery Scarano building dubbed Vere 26 Condos, LIC
Around the time we first launched, liQcity covered the Scarano designed building at the corner of Purves St and Jackson Ave as a mystery development. Today, the name of the condo building has been revealed as Vere, or Vere26 Condos as indicated by the website address on the new signage. Currently, nothing on the website except for a holding page.
The L Haus Condos are materializing. Pulaski Bridge, Hunters Point, LIC
OCA/CUNY Dev Site, July 2008
The next BSA hearing for the very controversial OCA/CUNY development site on 5th Street is set for next Tuesday, August 19th. According to Queens Chronicle, the latest issue on the table is whether or not the OCA’s granting of space to the Queens Council on the Arts (QCA) counts as an official community benefit:
There’s one spot at the intersection of 11th street and Jackson Ave where you can stand in place and swivel around to catch four new developments taking shape around the Pulaski Bridge base. We checked in during the spring, and here’s the summer update:
First up is Hunters View, brother of One Hunters Point on Borden Avenue. The outer facade is almost finished, and it’s starting to look more like the condo building we all knew it would be. (Live like a rocket, right?) According to the sales agent, both buildings of the Hunters Point Condos are just over 50% sold.
Hunters View condo building, Jackson Ave, Pulaski Bridge, LIC
Hunters Point South pre-posthumous, Long Island City, 2008
It’s busy season these days for both developers & activists, especially in LIC. While the battle over the OCA/CUNY development plan continues, another controversial project a little further downstream, hits the boardroom again…Hunters Point South. Promise Land or Promissory Note Land? »
CUNY CUNY CUNY. Need we say more?
CUNY dorm proposal, LIC
Yes. A couple of weeks ago, the CUNY dorm proposal went before the BSA, as it’s final hurdle. We can smell blood in this thread already, but here’s an attempt to sort out the complicated situation »
Clarion Hotel, just built in Dutch Kills, Long Island City
There’s some chatter today in Crains about the rampant development of hotels in the city, especially in light manufacturing districts that are still waiting for rezoning: our beloved LIC of course (Dutch Kills in particular, though Court Square is certainly seeing some activity), and Gowanus, a neighborhood in Brooklyn similar to LIC in that its transitioning from industrial to more residential. Its also on the water, and has extreme toxicity issues to overcome, but that’s best left to a separate post.
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