NEW YORK | Sven (29-37 41st Ave) | 751 FT | 63 FLOORS

[yankeesfan1000]

New height looks to be 751 to the parapet, courtesy of CityRealty.

[Submariner]

Mediocre...and the integration with the clock tower looks like an afterthought.

[Busy Bee]

None of the proposals have integrated the Clock tower at all. How hard is it to wrap a 12 story base around the west side of the Clock tower and have it be a part of the design? Who the hell are these architects?

[tdawg]

I agree. The clock tower is such an iconic structure in this area. Something mimicking Art Deco or using brick could have been wonderful. Construction is picking up though I noticed a lot of interior work happening inside the clock tower the other day.

[streetscaper]

We don't know what the materials (or detailing) will be though. All we still have is a massing.

Not to say I'm expecting much (this is still LIC, after all), but I think we're jumping the gun on judgment

[chris08876]

Architect: Handel Architects (Design) & Selldorf Architects (Interior & Amenity)
Total Square Feet: 978,000

Extra Info:

Queens Plaza Park

Queens Plaza Park is a mixed-use development that includes residential rental residences along with retail and offices. The 978,000 square foot tower will house 958 residences nearly 300 of which will be affordable units. Queens Plaza Park is projected to be the tallest building in Queens.

Included in the development is the adaptive reuse of the historic Clock Tower building, a land-marked 1927 building that originally housed the Bank of Manhattan. The renovated building accommodates over 50,000 square feet of commercial and retail spaces. The site also features a one-half acre public park that fronts the new residential tower.

Other amenities offered include an outdoor pool, 20,000 square foot retail gym, resident library, co-working areas, kids' playroom and a demonstration kitchen.

The project is being designed by Handel Architects with interior, lobby and amenity design by Selldorf Architects. Queens Plaza Park is being designed to achieve LEEDv4 certification and conforms to The Durst Organization's own rigorous sustainability standards.

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https://www.durst.org/properties/queens-plaza-park

[antinimby]

At least it’s not rectilinear, like just about every tower in LIC has been. Now about the pervasive blue/green glass...

[NYguy]

https://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/long-...oulevard/61934

[mrnyc]

interesting -- i was just over there saturday.

i like the curved bldg, but the crown needs work -- the other one looks ok.

there is so much high gear action and change going on around queensboro plaza, i highly recommend taking a walk around there if you have not been lately, it's really something to see!

[Busy Bee]

A part of me wishes they could just move the Clock Tower building so it would make a better base possible for the new tower.

[mrnyc]

yeah i know what you mean, and the clocktower actually does deserve its own setting.

its such an icon, now sadly forelorn.

a big positive is the curve of the new tower will reflect it excellently from the ground view and the el train views. i dont expect great shakes from these two new bldgs looks-wise, but i do expect that the curve and the glass will mirror the old clocktower well for us.

[tdawg]

The rendering Chris posted actually looks pretty nice, forgoing the fact that it looks plopped behind the clock tower rather than incorporating it or reflecting it in the architecture.

[chris08876]

New Design Revealed For Durst’s Queens Plaza Park Tower, Borough’s Future Tallest Skyscraper

A new look is out for the residential building rising up next to the historic Long Island City Clock Tower. The development, rising at 29-37 41st Avenue, is expected to have the distinction as the Borough’s tallest building, bringing with it a new retail center, plenty of tenant amenities, and half an acre of public park space at its base. The building is located just a block away from the Queens Plaza subway station, an intersection with the E, M, and R trains. The 7, N, and W trains can be accessed two blocks away. The project is positioned to become a focal point of Queens’ rising downtown district in Long Island City, and the Durst Organization is responsible for development.

The 710-foot tall tower is at slight risk of having its title as Queens’ tallest tower taken away after completion. This would be due to the rise of 23-15 44th Drive, a nearby construction site expected to top-out at 752 feet. The two projects share a similar history, having both been expected to reach near-supertall heights. For the development at 29-37 41st Avenue, earlier plans by the Property Markets Group and Hakim Organization would have produced a 915 feet tall skyscraper. The team dubbed the project the Queens Plaza Park. That name managed to stick after Durst purchased the site in 2016 for $175 million.

Handel Architects is responsible for the architecture, with Selldorf Architects designing the interiors. Renderings show a concaved façade hugging the historic building. While it does not bulge as ludicrously as London’s concaved 20 Fenchurch Street, lovingly called the Walkie Talkie, its restrained yet distinctive aesthetic in the context of the cluster of towers in Long Island City may afford the project it’s own recognition. Hopefully, it doesn’t do so by melting cars.

The 63-story tower will yield 978,000 square feet, creating 958 residences, 300 of which will let at affordable prices. Tenants will have access to an outdoor pool, 20,000 square foot gym, resident’s library, co-working space, children’s playroom, and a demonstration kitchen.

Construction is already underway, though the formal completion date has not yet been announced.

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[JMKeynes]

What a beautiful building. I like how it contrasts with the flat building that stands across from it.

[chris08876]

Credit: JC_Heights

[chris08876]

Credit: Tectonic

[HiRiser]

Originally Posted by NYguy

https://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/long-...oulevard/61934

Terrible rendering! The scale of the glass is all out of whack, unrealistically large glass panels in height. Remember most curtainwalls have 2 glass panels per floor, 1 vision/1 spandrel. Some nowadays have 1 glass panel per floor. Mr. Architect you should know better!

[chris08876]

Credit: JC_Heights

[chris08876]

Second Round Of Long Island City’s Skyscraper Boom Gets Underway As Durst’s 67-Story Queens Plaza Park Begins Rising At 27-29 Queens Plaza North

Located in Long Island City at 27-29 Queens Plaza North, Queens Plaza Park will soon be one of the tallest skyscrapers in both Queens and New York City. It is also addressed as 29-37 41st Avenue. The 755-foot-tall, 67-story tower is nearing completion of its concrete foundations, and vertical ascent should begin sometime in the first half of 2019. A new updated design by Handel Architects was revealed back in April, and features a concave-shaped glass building. Selldorf Architects is designing the interiors while The Durst Organization is in charge of developing the 978,000 square foot tower.

Photos taken by Yimby user, JC_Heights, show the foundations close to completion and almost ready for the construction crane. The foundation walls are also mostly finished. Due to the unusual shape in the building’s footprint, the adjacent Long Island City Clock Tower and elevated subway lines along Northern Boulevard, the foundations were a little tricky to get started earlier this year. The Long Island City Clock Tower sits next to the site and will not be demolished.

The landmarked Art Deco structure and its interiors will be restored and included in the new project’s retail base, which will measure about 50,000 square feet. Thanks to its close proximity to the E, M, and R trains at the Queens Plaza subway station, access to Queens Plaza Park and the retail and commercial space should be fairly easy for those living nearby or locals and tourists coming from the other parts of New York City.

Inside, there will be 958 residential units. 300 of them will let as affordable housing. Amenities include an outdoor pool, a 20,000 square foot gym, a resident’s library, co-working space, a children’s playroom and a demonstration kitchen. A public park will sit at the base measuring half an acre when completed.

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[chris08876]

Exclusive New Rendering Revealed For Durst’s Queens Plaza Park In Long Island City

YIMBY recently featured an update on the construction of Queens Plaza Park, aka 29-37 41st Avenue, as part of our December series on New York City’s tallest new skyscrapers. Now, we have an exclusive first look at a new rendering for the 755-foot-tall and 67-story tower, and its impact on the neighborhood skyline as it rises above Long Island City, Queens. The Handel Architects-designed skyscraper is being developed by The Durst Organization and will soon contain 978,000 square feet of space.

The new rendering shows the view looking west towards Manhattan, highlighting both the future glass residential tower and the adjacent landmarked Long Island City Clock Tower at the base of the building’s southern footprint. That component will be restored and renovated to become part of the retail and commercial space on the lower floors of Queens Plaza Park.

The massing of the skyscraper is uniform from the lower floors to the roof parapet, and consists of a curved floor plan. The interiors of the residential units are being designed by Selldorf Architects.

With 958 residential units, residents have the choice of either choosing a view facing south towards Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, or looking north, toward the downtown Long Island City skyline and the morning sun. Windows that face west will have ideal perspectives for viewing the entire span of the Queensboro Bridge, Roosevelt Island, and the Central Park South skyline. There will also be a new, small public park on the north side of the tower, adding more greenery and public space.

Residents will benefit from nearby subway and street access, but beyond transit accessibility, the gradual infill of the surrounding neighborhood with new residential towers and their street-level retail is finally yielding sufficient numbers of pedestrians for a more vibrant streetscape.

Foundations are currently under construction, with a completion date to be announced.

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