Construction is nearing completion on Paragon LIC, a 23-story residential building at 45-40 Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Archimaera and developed and built by ZD Jasper, the 262-foot-tall structure spans 192,500 square feet and yields 182 condominium units, down from the 226 units listed in filings. The project will also include ground-floor retail space and a public waterfront park. The property is located between 45th Road and 46th Avenue.
Rendering of Paragon LIC. Credit: Redundant Pixel.
Rendering of Paragon LIC. Credit: Redundant Pixel.
Façade installation has drawn to a close since our last update in November 2025, when the reinforced concrete superstructure had just topped out. The tower is set back 80 feet from Vernon Boulevard behind the restored factory, its massing composed of staggered, double-height balcony boxes in copper-toned projecting frames that reference the site’s industrial past. The frames extend further at the northern end of the eastern profile and both ends of the northern face, forming terraces lined with glass railings, and the structure culminates in a glass-clad crown with vertical bronze fins.
Rendering of Paragon LIC. Credit: Redundant Pixel.
Rendering of Paragon LIC. Credit: Redundant Pixel.
Residences range from studios to four-bedroom layouts. Amenities include a roof terrace with barbecue grills beneath a solar canopy, a sky lounge, an outdoor pickleball court, a golf simulator, and a karaoke room.
Rendering of Paragon LIC. Credit: Redundant Pixel.
Occupancy at Paragon LIC is slated to begin this fall, with completion anticipated by the end of the year.
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Could we get an updated photo ?
It looks exactly the same as the rendering, except that landscaped Plaza pictured is occupied by a decrepit single story building. So there’s no plaza there. Also as I mentioned below, the lot next-door to this development that used to be a surface parking lot is being redeveloped as a building. My job used to rent parking space there to park our trucks. The lot closed for this reason. The lot owners told us this.
Keeping some of old LIC while expanding with a decent designed tower should be the standard, not the exception.
Agreed LIC craves texture and variety it is a soulless wasteland at the moment
Agreed with both of you.
Some of the old LIC buildings are concrete and have to be painted. Often, they have spalling above the window lintels. A new facing would make sense.
The lot next-door to this that used to be a surface parking lot is going to be redeveloped into a new building. This is something to look out for.