At number 27 on our annual countdown of the tallest buildings under construction in New York is 30–25 Queens Boulevard, a 525-foot-tall residential skyscraper in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture and developed by Baron Property Group and Largevista, the 46-story 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,
Below-grade work has resumed since our last update in late June, when new renderings were revealed amid a stall in progress. Several excavators are busily unearthing the 25,177-square-foot site, which has been surrounded by temporary perimeter walls as crews descend below street level. A piling machine is operating around the western edge of the lot, and bundles of steel rebar sit ready for use in the new foundations.
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.
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 appears 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.
29-00 Queens Boulevard. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture.
The building also appears to feature a subtle concave geometry, as seen in the following image.
29-00 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 feature 451 rentals and 110 condominium units in studio to two-bedroom layouts. Residential amenities will include a basketball court, pickleball court, outdoor grills, a fitness center, meditation studio, game room, coworking lounge, and a private rooftop swimming pool 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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I wonder when the large railroad yard will attract the attention of developers.
Bloomberg’s worth 135 billion . He should build like 50 of these for middle residents and overnight no shortage of housing . Spend 10 billion and overnight total change.
Bloomberg is a pretty smart and successful businessman, if he thought that was a good business preposition and fit his expertise, he would. So clearly it’s not.
He’s also 83. What type of legacy does he want to leave?
He’s donated over $20 billion (with a B), much of that going to Hopkins Medical School, so I’d say that’s an impressive legacy. His businesses also provided thousands of people in NYC with high paying careers, which helped generate millions in tax revenue for the city and state. And maybe best of all, he was among the best Mayors we’ve ever had.
Looks more like a hotel than a residential building, but always nice to see an empty plot of land being developed.
A train yard does not much of a neighborhood make..
Wow, giant and looks appropriate for the area.
Why not rezone the other side of queens blvd from vandam to 39 st.
As these towers continue to rise around the elevated trains of Queens Plaza, the echo chamber will really be quite something. A metal tunnel shed would be the only remedy.
Just curious what type of business establishment Lisou Tionnive is.
Whoever made that first rendering clearly can’t line things up vertically
CLICK, CLICK, CLICK, CLICK, CLICK, CLICK… time to get up!! 🙂
Get rid of all the elevated train structures in LIC south of 39th Av, including the Queensboro Plaza station and tge #7 Court House Sq station. No more elevated train structure in the entire neighborhood, period. How? Put the R on the Astoria line and let it ramp down onto the local track of the Queens Plaza station. Move the N train onto the Queens Blvd line and send it into Manhattan through the 63rd St tunnel along with the F train, The E, M and R would serve the Queens Plaza station. Send the #7 train from Hunters Point direct to 36th Street — no more elevated #7 train at Courthouse Square.