The 18th-tallest building on our year-end construction countdown is 24–19 Jackson Avenue, a 676-foot-tall residential skyscraper in the Court Square section of Long Island City, Queens. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed by Tavros Capital and Charney Companies in partnership with Incoco Capital, the 55-story structure will yield 600 apartments and 10,000 square feet of retail space. The 18,000-square-foot property is bounded by 45th Avenue to the north, Jackson Avenue to the southeast, and 23rd Street to the west.
Crews have formed a large section of the foundation slab around the southern end of the irregular-shaped lot since our last update in early November. A dense cluster of pilings has also been driven within the footprint of the inner core. Based on the pace of progress, work could potentially reach street level sometime this winter.
24-19 Jackson Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
24-19 Jackson Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
24-19 Jackson Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
24-19 Jackson Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
24-19 Jackson Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
24-19 Jackson Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
24-19 Jackson Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
24-19 Jackson Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
24-19 Jackson Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
The main aerial rendering depicts the skyscraper’s southwestern elevation, showing its site and scale relative to the nearby Skyline Tower, the second tallest building in Queens. 24-19 Jackson Avenue’s superstructure will begin with a multistory podium topped with a landscaped terrace along 23rd Street. Above, the main tower rotates roughly 45 degrees to align with Jackson Avenue. The building culminates in a flat roof and a tall mechanical bulkhead, and features a subtle pair of upper setbacks along the upper levels of the southeastern elevation.
The façade will be composed a grid of black paneling framing a reflective glass curtain wall. The bottom half of the tower features a tighter grouping of mullions, while the upper floors have more expansive stretches of glass.
The developers acquired the property from Japanese hotel operator Toyoko Inn for $68.3 million in 2022. The former owner had planned on building a 50-story hotel with 1,200 rooms. The site sat idle and overgrown for some time before crews began clearing it this year.
Chelsea Piers Fitness signed a lease to occupy 72,000 square feet in the building’s podium in a deal brokered by JLL. The facility is slated to feature an outdoor swimming pool, an indoor basketball court, fitness studios, a running track, and athletic training spaces.
24–19 Jackson Avenue’s anticipated completion date is slated for 2028, as noted on site.
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The design is good enough, but LIC really could use a tall building with a brick facade and normal sized windows. It’s hard to imagine a 1,200 room hotel ever working here, but more housing is the obvious choice.
It’s amazing the how the area has transformed over the years. Just a short time ago there was only one skyscraper in LIC the formerly (citicorp tower); 1 Court square. Now LIC has it’s own skyline.
Looks better than anything @ Hudson Yards