Carter's Review

This 5-story apartment building at 26-14 28^th Street near Astoria Boulevard in Queens was built in 2016 by MCV Developers and World Holdings LLC.

The building is known as BLVD and was designed by CB Architecture and Engineering.

It has 11 condominium apartments.

Bottom Line

A pleasant, modern, low-rise, brown-brick framed, apartment building in Astoria with a mostly glass front with glass-railed balconies in with a bold, projecting entrance surround and sidewalk landscaping.

Description

The building has a very elegant ground floor with a handsome, projecting entrance marquee and sidewalk landscaping.

The top four floors have framed in brown brick and have glass-railed balconies and a high fenestration ratio.

Amenities

The building has a roof deck, a virtual doorman, a garage, a bicycle room, a gym, a children’s playroom and two lounges.

Apartments

Apartments have Fisher & Paykel refrigerators, Bosch appliances, and a quartz kitchen backsplash.  They also have washers and dryers, white oak flooring and Toto toilets.

Apartment 5A is a two-bedroom unit with 1,202 square feet and a large living/dining room with an open kitchen with an island and a broad terrace.  The master bedroom has a small balcony.

Apartment 2A is a two-bedroom unit with 1,105 square feet with a large living/dining room with an open kitchen with a breakfast bar.

Apartment 4C is a two-bedroom unit with 867 square feet and an entry adjacent to the open kitchen with an island that leads to the living/dining room with a balcony.

Apartment 2B is a one-bedroom unit with 601 square feet and a 19-foot-long living/dining room with an open kitchen with a breakfast bar.