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Old Posted Aug 29, 2009, 2:14 PM
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Smile NEW YORK (Queens) | Gotham Center (Phase 1) | 325 FT / 99 M | 22 FLOORS | T/O

So now that I have actual photos, and the building(s) is(are) truly under construction looking, I think it's separate thread time for this monster. Just as a quick reminder, here's the only render seemingly ever (thanks curbed):


And here's the outline of the building care of the DOB:


From all of the press releases, it looks like they are starting with the 21 (according to the DOB, now 22) story building on the right (the one the DYCDOH is committed to renting). If that's the case, then the first render is set facing the site from just past the Queensboro Plaza station. From reading the filings, it looks like the basement and first floor are a big chunk of parking. The 22nd floor is mechanical, although not the elevator rooms, as those are listed as being above the 22nd floor.

The various filings for the new building can be found here.

And here's some photos from Thursday evening:






Crane TBD:




And a photo care of liqCity from June 4th to gauge progress:
     
     
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Old Posted Aug 29, 2009, 8:41 PM
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Another cool addition to Long Island City. Here's to hoping that another skyline coalesces there.
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I’m excited to see this and have been waiting for more development such as this since Court Square (Citicorp Center) many years back. Hopefully this will reignite a development trend for LIC which will lead to a stronger skyline in the area.
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Wow. didn't even know the parking garage came down. sweet. new construction in LIC!
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Didn't know we had lost the thread for this one. Didn't know it was under construction either, great news....
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Just for everyone's reference, here's what had been on the site previously:

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honestly, architecturally, it's a little boring and conventional looking. but i'm happy to see they are really truly starting to develop long island city and add more skyscrapers to the skyline. because it is in a prime area that is between manhattan and long island and is directly across from midtown manhattan with a great transporation system consisting of bridges, tunnels, subway and LIRR, it will only attract more businesses and residents and will continue to develop as an extension to manhattan and surpass downtown brooklyn and jersey city as a skyscraper and business hub.
     
     
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...and surpass downtown brooklyn and jersey city as a skyscraper and business hub.
In all seriousness though, that is a far far way away, if ever.
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...it will only attract more businesses and residents and will continue to develop as an extension to manhattan and surpass downtown brooklyn and jersey city as a skyscraper and business hub.
I think the new Sunnyside Station to be built as part of the larger East Side Access project will likely serve as a catalyst to further development. Right now, although there's an LIRR station at Hunter's Point, very few trains stop there even though all trains headed to Penn Station pass through the area. Once Sunnyside Station is open, many more LIRR trains (and some Metro North trains, too) will stop here making it more attractive to businesses.
     
     
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Just for everyone's reference, here's what had been on the site previously:

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Oh wow, that thing came down? Forgotten NY was really hating on this garage...
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Oh wow, that thing came down? Forgotten NY was really hating on this garage...
The Queens Municipal Garage was, roughly, the ugliest thing ever. But now it's gone and being replaced at least something pleasant, if not architecturally striking. Not sure when I'll be over there to take photos again, but this building is going to go up FAST. From the first week I was by and noticed they were steeling up the ground floor to a week later, they already had this next floor up and this was all before the tower crane.
     
     
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Two Gotham Center, the 21-story office building that's been wowing many a 7-train rider zipping through Queens Plaza, has topped out. (That's a recentish photo above.) Will the rest of Tishman Speyer's ambitious Gotham Center get built? Baby steps, people. Two Gotham Center will house the city's Department of Health when completed in early 2011.
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Old Posted Feb 25, 2010, 4:39 PM
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An AWESOME pic from curbed that I was just headed here to post. It sure would be nice to see the second, much taller tower go up on the space at right. It's unfortunate things have gone so wrong for the star tower (hole to the left in the photo). The building that's there was pretty nice, and I think the new tower would be very nice too, but they've had serious problems. It's the same group that did the Fusion across the street (tan building dead center below the crane) and the Bridgeview 59 Apts (white and blue glass building just north of the 59th st bridge). I guess we'll just have to wait and see. I'm really happy how this one is coming out. The glass looks sharp. It's not the most earth shattering of designs, but both building meet the street nicely instead of having the curved sides facing out creating a dead pedestrian zone.
     
     
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AWW SNAP!

From Mister A. Fine (http://afinecompany.blogspot.com/)

Looking East:


Up Close:


Looking North East (Fusion by the Roe Company @right - proprietors of the stalled Star Tower across the street from Gotham Center):
     
     
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Old Posted Mar 3, 2010, 1:26 AM
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Nice package for its size.
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Another photo from liqcity (www.liqcity.com)



I am really loving the glass on this thing. I hope they use the exact same stuff for the other tower if it ever gets built.
     
     
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Old Posted Mar 5, 2010, 5:46 PM
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Great mid-size tower. Simple, classy. New York needs infill like this.
     
     
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