Construction is finished on The Lionheart, an eight-story transitional housing complex at 92-62 Queens Boulevard Rego Park, Queens. Designed by Aufgang Architects and developed by Slate Property Group, the 83-foot-tall structure spans 57,407 square feet and yields 88 affordable rental units with an average scope of 798 square feet, as well as a community space with a 591-square-foot daycare center, a cellar level, and a 30-foot-long rear yard. A portion of the units are reserved for residents with mobility, hearing, and visual impairments. The property is located on an interior lot between Eliot and 62nd Avenues.
Photographs show the completed look of the building’s façade, which is composed of red brick surrounding a grid of recessed windows framed by black mullions and gray spandrels on the northern elevation. The structure features a stepped massing following the angle of Queens Boulevard, subdividing the exterior into a series of offset vertical planes. The ground floor is enclosed in contrasting gray paneling and the a flat rooftop caps the building.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
The eastern lot line wall is adorned with a 3,600-square-foot WXLLSPACE mural by Sonny Sundancer titled “Queens Pride,” featuring two lions.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
The lot was formerly occupied by a one-story retail building, as seen in the below Google Street View image.
92-54 Queens Boulevard via Google Maps
92-54 Queens Boulevard via Google Maps.
The rear yard features a half-basketball court, a children’s playground, and additional windows on the southern side of The Lionheart.
The nearest subways from the site are the F, M, and R trains at the Woodhaven Boulevard station to the west.
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This immediate block has some skewed lot lines which explains the decision to have this unusual angled front elevation. It’s okay. I don’t hate it but I don’t love it. Overall the design could use a bit of additional imagination. That said, this larger corner would have been an excellent location for a larger, taller development. Something in the 15-20 floor range with a curved corner at 62nd would have looked great here.
Maybe the corner building might come down one day and fulfill that idea for a taller denser structure?