I couldn’t find a thread for this tower here, but according to FAA proposal submissions from April 4th, this will be the first Supertall (not a solid 1000 feet, but 300 meters) in Queens.
[quote]
[…]
It will contain 660 luxury residential units and 100,000 square feet of
commercial spaces. It’s a 78-story high rise with total square feet of
969,000.
[…]
This project will break ground in 2017.
[…][/quote]
Looks like a lot of cleanup/prep wprk on site Friday. The article above states groundbreaking in 2017, but it could start much sooner since the site will be clear of this debris very shortly.
The debris seem to have been cleared. Can’t wait for this to rise! LIC is beautiful and with the addition of all these new fabulous skyscrapers it’s going to be much better. All these developments are rising within, literally ten blocks from each other, it’s amazing! For me personally, I’m stuck in between which is more amazing, Hudson Yards or LIC development, both amazing locations and both are getting new and modern towers.
Once this tops off, LIC could easily stand on its own as a skyline that would fit into most medium - large sized American cities. Same goes for Downtown Brooklyn and Jersey City.
Plus, hopefully another 900+ ft tower 5 min walk across court square at the old clocktower site. Durst has more potential to actually build something there than the previous owner.
Also in my pic above - Tokoyo hotels will build one of the largest hotels in NYC right above the citi and pumpernickel signs. About 1300 rooms planned. 50-60 floors probably.
752ft!? Well that’s a bummer… Should have seen it coming when articles mentioned a drop from 78 to 66 stories… So NY to be disappointed with what will still be a gigantic building by most standards
