# NEW YORK | The Forge (44-28 Purves St) | 374 FT | 33 FLOORS **URL:** \ **Category:** Completed\ **Created:** [August 6, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588 "2014-08-06T03:12:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MrVenaCava](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mrvenacava/32/1526_2.png) [@MrVenaCava](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/MrVenaCava)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588/1 "2014-08-06T03:12:28Z")
Continuing the discussion from [NEW YORK | LIC Queens Rezoning - Queens Plaza Subdistrict](http://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-lic-queens-rezoning-queens-plaza-subdistrict/241): ## [Environmental survey team returned to 44-30 Purves Street in July](http://liccourtsquare.com/2014/08/05/environmental-survey-team-returns-to-44-30-purves-street/) Posted on August 5, 2014 by CtSqLIC > We haven’t seen any activity on the 44-30 Purves Street site since April, when we saw an environmental study team doing work on the lot. Well, the same kind of work was being done on July 11. As you can see from the photos below, trucks and equipment were on the lot as they prepare for a residential build. > Last June, Brause Realty purchased the lot at 44-30 Purves Street for $17.2 million with plans to build around 250 rental units. Since then, aside from a fence going up, there has been zero activity and no new permits have been filed. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/1/11a816bdab01569c4e5c0cbd16d9bac983df3f41.jpeg) _Environmental survey crews were seen at 44-30 Purves Street_ ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/a/9afb3d05c0a5a9a5cb834625bf8f3550e5fd70c0.jpeg) _An aerial view of 44-30 Purves Street_ ---
**Author:** ![MrVenaCava](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mrvenacava/32/1526_2.png) [@MrVenaCava](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/MrVenaCava)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588/2 "2014-08-20T16:20:04Z")
## [Permits Filed: 33-Story Tower Coming to 44-26 Purves Street](https://www.newyorkyimby.com/2014/08/permits-filed-44-26-purves-street.html) BY: NIKOLAI FEDAK ON AUGUST 20TH 2014 AT 6:00 AM ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/c/5c8867c3dcc5a0367f772a9883253e41aeb9fd2b.jpeg) _44-26 Purves Street, image via Google Maps_ > The first permits are up for a new 33-story residential tower at 44-26 Purves Street, in Long Island City’s Court Square neighborhood; Brause Realty acquired the site at a foreclosure auction in the spring of 2013. > FXFowle is attached as the architect of record, and the building will span 207,053 square feet, split between a 517 square foot commercial component, and 270 apartments. At a total height of 374 feet, ceilings will also be surprisingly generous compared to most new construction in the neighborhood. > The boom in Court Square is finally kicking into high gear, and buildings of 40+ stories are now in the works at 42-12 28th Street (58 stories and 646 feet), 43-22 Queens Street (54 stories and 580′), 43-25 Hunter Street (50 stories and 509′), 22-24 Jackson Avenue (48 stories and 498′), and 23-10 Queens Plaza South (44 stories and 480′). > While 44-26 Purves won’t be quite as tall as the aforementioned towers, FXFowle’s involvement likely signals something of a higher caliber than most new developments in Court Square, and if any crown is included, it will still make a (likely positive) impact on the skyline. > The Court Square boom is accelerating into the stratosphere, and while progress on the ground remains scattered, permits relating to administrative overhead have been streaming in for several months, for projects large and small. The entire neighborhood will soon be a forest of cranes, and next year, the skyline will undergo the most impressive relative change among New York’s peripheral cores, which is especially impressive considering what’s in the pipeline for both Downtown Brooklyn and Jersey City. > No completion date for the site — which also goes by 44-30 Purves — has been announced. ---
**Author:** ![MrVenaCava](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mrvenacava/32/1526_2.png) [@MrVenaCava](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/MrVenaCava)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588/3 "2014-10-02T02:12:35Z")
## [Environmental survey team back at 44-30 Purves Street](http://liccourtsquare.com/2014/10/01/environmental-survey-team-back-at-44-30-purves-street/) Posted on October 1, 2014 by CtSqLIC ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/a/faa7a23a7b4f5613765d01e3880a96a95b6a29c4.jpeg) _Environmental survey teams were seen at 44-30 Purves Street_ ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/4/0461725a88d6804c2e4f4ad2911c2a40de790176.jpeg) _Another look inside the 44-30 Purves Street lot_ ---
**Author:** ![JC\_Heights](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/jc_heights/32/90668_2.png) [@JC\_Heights](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/JC_Heights)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588/4 "2016-06-19T19:16:38Z")
6/17. Tower is about 10 floors from topping out already and is past that first small setback on purves st side. Glass and cladding already going up as well? Tower on right with crane ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/2/261b4137cc9cd8751e2c341f6ebbab619f582e08.jpeg) Left with crane ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/2/27089457bb4007ae430054c6a31720324cc15841.jpeg) On right with crane. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/6/6e7f150ff2aa4253175b4a079d0fbfba810d76ce.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JC\_Heights](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/jc_heights/32/90668_2.png) [@JC\_Heights](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/JC_Heights)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588/5 "2016-06-19T19:19:46Z")
Here are the renders posted by newyorkyimby a couple months ago I think this tower will turn out pretty good. And will look nice on the lic skyline from the lie ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/6/6d69f1638161273b6fcf2eec38180b58be16aee8.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/8/8680119a0984633177bd1cc1f10fa590caf14c09.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/7/7d872bc5529d7a1ab4ef81cea5cb516036804e1f.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/8/8e976c4c4fe65e357de3b1250e22d7a4af389253.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/7/76189e9713434dfaacf070468e6452334f48eb78.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/e/e7934c90aea2359fd5b4ccd13d2230572d776337.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588/6 "2016-08-05T19:52:12Z")
This building should be recategorized as “under construction.” Here are some photos from this morning. ---
**Author:** ![chris08876](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/chris08876/32/1617_2.png) [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2016, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588/7 "2016-08-06T00:27:01Z")
Great shots. Moved. ---
**Author:** ![nyc1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@nyc1](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/nyc1)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588/8 "2016-08-27T01:15:40Z")
> **[Topping-Out Imminent at 44-26 Purves Street, Long Island City - New York YIMBY](https://www.newyorkyimby.com/2016/08/topping-out-imminent-at-44-26-purves-street-long-island-city.html)** > > YIMBY has a construction update from 33-story, 270-unit 44-26 Purves Street in the Court Square section of Long Island City, Queens. Apparently the bronze panels have been dropped for white paint. Still I think this tower is a great addition to the area, it’s just unbelievable how this specific block was transformed in such a short amount of time. Also, it is about 3 stories from being topped out. ---
**Author:** ![nyc1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@nyc1](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/nyc1)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588/9 "2016-09-10T02:20:35Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/a/a212dce2c36238a60870dc33f9214820d1f7f70b.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![YIMHudson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimhudson/32/2304_2.png) [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588/10 "2016-09-29T17:45:26Z")
**Topped Off** > **[44-26 Purves Street tops out](https://liccourtsquare.com/2016/09/29/44-26-purves-street-tops-out/)** > > We last stopped by at 44-26 Purves Street in early April when construction had reached the midway point.\[1. Construction at 44-26 Purves Street reaches midway point\] When we looked last week, we sa… ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/a/5a3ccf146a4d35f42dda4b8213158e6c667c04ef.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![YIMHudson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimhudson/32/2304_2.png) [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588/11 "2016-10-24T19:30:24Z")
photo by Mitch Waxman [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/2/329eb8c32d3221dac6e014948f1d008bad4340fc.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/M6eScv)[r\_161006091\_beat0067\_a](https://flic.kr/p/M6eScv) by [Mitch Waxman](https://www.flickr.com/photos/mitchwaxman/), on Flickr ---
**Author:** ![JC\_Heights](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/jc_heights/32/90668_2.png) [@JC\_Heights](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/JC_Heights)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588/12 "2016-10-24T21:58:59Z")
The white doesnt look as good and makes the building look boring. Those bronze panels in the earlier renderings would have been awesome on this one. Shame. ---
**Author:** ![bodegavendetta](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/bodegavendetta/32/8361_2.png) [@bodegavendetta](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/bodegavendetta)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588/13 "2016-10-27T00:41:54Z")
According to the article the panels are still happening: “Thankfully, the white paint at 44-26 Purves, which would have been a passable but underwhelming surface finish, is just an underlay for the panel system.” ---
**Author:** ![JC\_Heights](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/jc_heights/32/90668_2.png) [@JC\_Heights](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/JC_Heights)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588/14 "2016-10-27T03:13:12Z")
Glad to hear this will still be getting the nice cladding. Thanks BV! ---
**Author:** ![Tectonic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tectonic/32/186763_2.png) [@Tectonic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Tectonic)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2016, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588/15 "2016-10-31T00:49:07Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/7/2727d1f41dcde49ae6e1c9ac17ad1e199959c516.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/a/ea4593d9483a028cb0c390aeb4439a9ead1ccb0a.jpeg) TECTONIC ---
**Author:** ![JC\_Heights](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/jc_heights/32/90668_2.png) [@JC\_Heights](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/JC_Heights)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588/16 "2016-11-06T18:06:43Z")
11/5. Still no side cladding. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/7/708c6b2dda180ebe7002cc3664e884cf9fdea9cb.jpg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/d/d9373fa7d1c63cebaac735569047dedfba1eec6a.jpg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/a/ad194800794e3add2d374cf1c7125fd4bf1707c4.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![nyc1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@nyc1](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/nyc1)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588/17 "2016-11-22T20:58:10Z")
11/22 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/2/2f03b874ba08149bfd7559f191ba322ca1c567a0.JPG) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/0/09a520eae3ede1f7294c84a4ea93cbe4d9e67f5c.JPG) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/8/83b0c7192ac79539e2ec260690fb1cbf80b319da.JPG) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/d/d05d2bcbe073397dcf1a64550b46ea8ceb9ab464.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![JC\_Heights](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/jc_heights/32/90668_2.png) [@JC\_Heights](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/JC_Heights)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588/18 "2016-12-31T19:56:15Z")
12/30 Still waiting on the copper-color cladding. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/9/9287e90c90049dd8d7a21d68b753890e2a8a2679.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 1:09am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588/19 "2017-02-25T01:09:59Z")
Here’s a photo from this morning. Still no cladding. [https://s10.postimg.org/ggc4ve8on/IMG\_00001865.jpg](https://s10.postimg.org/ggc4ve8on/IMG_00001865.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588/20 "2017-03-07T15:35:37Z")
This morning. It seems that the workers are preparing the north facade for cladding installation. [https://s12.postimg.org/useke1ipp/IMG\_00001980.jpg](https://s12.postimg.org/useke1ipp/IMG_00001980.jpg) [https://s12.postimg.org/qxb6bgzjx/IMG\_00001981.jpg](https://s12.postimg.org/qxb6bgzjx/IMG_00001981.jpg) [https://s12.postimg.org/4a0ij29dp/IMG\_00001982.jpg](https://s12.postimg.org/4a0ij29dp/IMG_00001982.jpg) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-forge-44-28-purves-st-374-ft-33-floors/588.md?page=2)