Construction has begun rising above street level on 30-25 Queens Boulevard, a 46-story residential skyscraper in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture and developed by Baron Property Group and Largevista, the 525-foot-tall structure will span around 511,000 square feet and yield 561 units, including 169 designated for affordable housing. The project will also include 21,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The property is alternately addressed as both 29-00 Northern Boulevard and 29-10 Queens Boulevard, and is located at the corner of Queens Plaza East and Queens Boulevard, directly west of the Sunnyside Yards rail tracks.
Significant progress has unfolded since our last update in December, when excavation was just ramping up following a stall in activity. The foundations are now built up to street level and a tower crane has been erected to aid in the formation of the superstructure, which is beginning to rise at the western corner of the lot.
30-25 Queens Boulevard. Photo by Michael Young.
30-25 Queens Boulevard. Photo by Michael Young.
30-25 Queens Boulevard. Photo by Michael Young.
30-25 Queens Boulevard. Photo by Michael Young.
30-25 Queens Boulevard. Photo by Michael Young.
The renderings depict a reflective glass curtain wall with vertical strips of copper-hued paneling running the height of the tower. The massing incorporates angular volumes at the northern and eastern corners that slope upward to staggered setbacks. The cladding on the shorter northern portion of the superstructure features a checkerboard pattern of bronze-hued paneling. The rest of the tower culminates in an angled crown topped with a mechanical bulkhead. While the skyscraper seems to be leaning in the above image, this is likely just an error in the rendering, as the building appears squarely vertical in the visuals below.
30-25 Queens Boulevard. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture.
The building also appears to feature a subtle concave geometry, as seen in the following image.
30-25 Queens Boulevard. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture.
Below is an additional street-level rendering showing the base of the tower looking east from beneath the elevated subway tracks.
30-25 Queens Boulevard. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture.
The residential programming will be comprised of 451 rentals and 110 condominium units in studio to two-bedroom layouts. Amenities will include a basketball court, pickleball court, outdoor barbecue grilling stations, a fitness center, meditation studio, game room, coworking lounge, and a private rooftop swimming pool perched 500 feet above street level.
The property was once occupied by an open-air parking lot, a gas station, a low-rise commercial structure, and a vacant lot at 29-00 Northern Boulevard. 30-25 Queens Boulevard sits directly adjacent to the entrance to the Queens Plaza subway station, served by the E, M, and R trains. The 7, R, and W trains are also accessible across Queens Boulevard East.
Baron Property Group and LargaVista Companies are completing the project with $388.5 million in construction financing backed by Starwood Capital Group, Gotham Organization, and Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies. The deal was facilitated by HKS Real Estate Advisors and DIA Capital Group.
30-25 Queens Boulevard’s anticipated completion date is slated for 2028, as noted on site.
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Queens, or Las Vegas?
I was going to say, the article preview photo looks like Dubai! I love it!
It’s doesn’t seem to be at 30-25 Queens Boulevard; more like 1-10 Queens Boulevard…
I was really hoping this would get redesigned before construction restarted but I guess that’s not to be. The feng shui of this one is pretty bad.
Edward Adrion : Queens address numbers are based on cross streets. This is at 30 St.