Construction has topped out on Centric, a 12-story residential building at 58-01 Queens Boulevard in Woodside, Queens. Designed by Tang Studio Architect and developed by New Empire Corporation, the structure will yield 131 condominium units in one- to three-bedroom layouts, as well as a collection of townhomes. The property is bounded by 44th Avenue to the north, Queens Boulevard to the south, and 58th Street to the west.
The rendering above shows a multifaceted massing with numerous stepped setbacks and balconies. The façade is composed of light gray brick surrounding floor-to-ceiling windows, and the building culminates in a flat roof.
The topping out event at Centric. Photo by Tiffany Lin.
“We should all be celebrating the private developers who work doggedly every single day and put their own capital at risk to build projects and employ people, alongside their dedicated partners and suppliers who help bring these developments to life,” said Thomas J. Grech, president and CEO of the Queens Chamber of Commerce. “This is a gorgeous luxury development in a vibrant, growing area with local retail and transportation. It’s a great place to buy and why Queens is the place to live, work and play.”
The property was formerly occupied by a Walgreens and a parking lot, as seen in the below Google Street View image from before the start of construction.
Existing view of Walgreens at 58-01 Queens Boulevard – Google Maps
Other exterior renderings below showcase the complex façade and white brick façade.
58-01 Queens Boulevard. Designed by Tang Studio Architect.
58-01 Queens Boulevard. Designed by Tang Studio Architect.
Many homes feature panoramic Manhattan views, floor-to-ceiling triple-pane windows, open-concept layouts, and finishes including wide-plank hardwood floors, radiant heated bathroom floors, and smart home technology pre-installed in select units. All units are compatible with smart home technology which can be installed by Centric for interested buyers.
Centric at 58-01 Queens Boulevard. Designed by Tang Studio Architect.
Centric at 58-01 Queens Boulevard. Designed by Tang Studio Architect.
Centric at 58-01 Queens Boulevard. Designed by Tang Studio Architect.
Centric at 58-01 Queens Boulevard. Designed by Tang Studio Architect.
Centric at 58-01 Queens Boulevard. Designed by Tang Studio Architect.
Residential amenities will include a lobby, bicycle room, an enclosed parking garage, fitness center, storage, laundry facilities, a pet grooming station, and a podcast/music studio on the first level. The second level will house a coworking center, a game room, dining room, and an expansive outdoor terrace with a pickleball court, mini golf, a jungle gym, and an outdoor kitchen. The rooftop will feature a terrace with pergola, dining and lounge furniture, planters, and outdoor grilling stations.
The outdoor terrace ar Centric at 58-01 Queens Boulevard. Designed by Tang Studio Architect.
The co-working space at Centric at 58-01 Queens Boulevard. Designed by Tang Studio Architect.
The sky floor lounge at Centric at 58-01 Queens Boulevard. Designed by Tang Studio Architect.
The fitness center at Centric at 58-01 Queens Boulevard. Designed by Tang Studio Architect.
The game room at Centric at 58-01 Queens Boulevard. Designed by Tang Studio Architect.
The podcast room at Centric at 58-01 Queens Boulevard. Designed by Tang Studio Architect.
One Realty Global & Bethoney Shen at Nest Seekers International is handling sales and marketing for Centric. The shared sales gallery is located at 12-01 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City.
The nearest subway from the development is the 7 train at the elevated 61st Street-Woodside station, which is situated directly above the Woodside station on the Long Island Rail Road.
58-01 Queens Boulevard is anticipated to be completed next spring.
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The shrinking of the apartments in Queens is getting worse. Here the “living room” is merely an enlarged kitchen. Buildings from the 1950s can have 1150 sq. ft. for a 2 bedroom unit. There appears to be an emulation of apartments in Asia. I would question how many people would want to sit on their balcony to watch the passing traffic on Queens Blvd.
I understand but then the developer who paid for this has a lot of skin in the game. You would think they would know what the market demands well enough.
Whaddaya mean “in Queens?” For the past decade in Manhattan, “open concept” means you get a big kitchen and no living room at all. In many cases, all the other rooms are accessed through the kitchen. In the rest of the country, new apartments have bathrooms inside of closets and closets inside of bathrooms. Haven’t any of these “architects” studied Roth or Candela?
As the ‘resort space’ get larger, the apartments get smaller. Why? I rarely use the public spaces in my building. If I want to be in a public space, I go to a public space.
I like how the sign mentions Sunnyside while this building is 10+ blocks from Sunnyside.
The article reads Woodside? Is that 10+ blks from Sunnyside?
I do not like construccion done by Asians.
Nobody likes a RACIST dumbfuck like you, BOB. Fuck off.
Sounds about white of you BOB.
It’s a definite improvement from what was there before. It’s ironic how kitchens have become the focal point when most people now pay $20 to have cold, expensive meals delivered.
As a resident of Woodside, I prefer the Walgreens.
Please explain. Is that the Walgreens you bought your preparation h?
This is the third article I have read about last week’s “topping out” of this building. This is the first one that didn’t headline the building as being in “Sunnyside East,” a non-existent place name created by real estate developers and brokers. So thank you to YIMBY for that. If they don’t want to say it in Woodside, Maspeth is closer to their location than Sunnyside. People are fools though and will pay more for “Sunnyside East,” than Woodside I guess. But it’s still on Queens Boulevard and 58th Street in Woodside at a busy and noisy intersection, and this location is always going to smell like KFC and sound like ambulances racing by.
I’ve been living nearby in Elmhurst, Queens for the past 33 years, and I’ve never heard anyone saying Sunnyside East.
The article doesn’t mention it, but the property is a 9-minute walk from the 52nd Street stop on the 7 train.
all of queens blvd over in woodside, sunnyside up to LIC here should be upzoned to encourage a Grand Concourse like grand residential blvd. Similar to how Queens blvd is in Forest Hills Rego Park Kew Gardens.
I like this rendering.
thats all
“We should all be celebrating the private developers who work doggedly every single day and put their own capital at risk to build projects and employ people”
lol no thanks