Two Gotham Center hits its mark: topped off at 21 stories in Queens Plaza

Two Gotham Center shot from Queensboro Plaza platform, Long Island City

Tishman Speyer’s mixed-use Queens Plaza giant, the Class A office tower Two Gotham Center, was officially topped off in Long Island City last week at 21 stories. They’re looking forward to a ribbon-cutting in early 2011, but although that’s still some ways off, this is a definite step towards completion of the proposed 3.5-million SF Gotham Center development.

Via Tishman Speyer’s blog:

“The office portion of the 662,000 square-foot, Class A office tower, which is being developed by Tishman Speyer on the corner of Queens Plaza and 28th Street, will be occupied by the New York City Department of Health (DOH). Once the tower is completed in early 2011, the DOH will begin relocating staff members from many of its 15 Manhattan locations.

The $316 million project, which replaces the Queens Plaza Municipal Parking Garage, also will include approximately 8,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 160 parking spaces. The tower is the first phase of the proposed 3.5-million-square-foot Gotham Center development. This initial stage is responsible for the creation of about 1,400 construction jobs.“

• Tishman Speyer completes 1st Gotham Center building [Tishman Speyer Blog]

• Last beam laid on Gotham Center [Queens Chronicle]

• First building of Gotham Center tops off [Curbedwire]

• The white elephant rises from the ashes as Gotham Center [liQcity]

• LIC’s real estate garden still blooming despite development slowdown [liQcity]