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24-16 Queens Plaza South
New Development
Last updated on Jan 21, 2026

Hero LIC,
24-16 Queens Plaza South

Hero LIC is a 22-story luxury condo in Long Island City combining a pre-war facade with a new high-rise tower, offering 109 units and 15,000 square feet of amenities. The building features a unique design with black and white horizontal stripes, undulating balconies, and common areas including a fitness center, outdoor terraces, and panoramic views of the Long Island City skyline and Manhattan. Currently, 2 apartments are for sale.

24-16 Queens Plaza South Location Map
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Overview of Hero LIC at 24-16 Queens Plaza South

Hero LIC is Silverback Development’s 22-story, 109-unit luxury condo at at 24-16 Queens Plaza South at the foot of the Queensboro Bridge in Long Island City. The Woods Bagot-designed building combines the façade of a pre-war building with a new high-rise tower, adorned with black and white horizontal stripes and undulating balconies in sleek Art Moderne manner. The junction of the pre-war base and the tower conists of an indoor-outdoor common area with a sunlit fitness center and a 3,000-square-foot outdoor terrace. Another lounge and deck perches atop the high-rise and offers sweeping panoramas of the Long Island City skyline, the graceful span of the Queensboro Bridge, and Midtown Manhattan across the East River. 

 

In all, Hero LIC offers its residents a total of 15,000 square feet of amenities, which include a 24/7 doorman-attended lobby, a yoga studio, a multipurpose dining space, a package room, barbecue grills, bike storage, and a pet spa. Units are outfitted with washers and dryers, oak floors, Caesarstone counters in the kitchens, and tempered-glass showers in the bathrooms. Loft duplexes comprise the building’s penthouses. The building sits steps away from the Queensboro Plaza station of the N, W, and 7 trains, which offers one-stop commute to Midtown, and within walking distance to the dining strip at Vernon Boulevard and the parks at the East River waterfront, as well as numerous other public institutions and entertainment destinations.

Doorman
Part Time
Type
Condo
Year Built
2020
Apartments
Floors
22
Neighborhood
Min Down
20%

Amenities

  • Attended Lobby
  • Concierge
  • PT Doorman
  • High-Rise
  • Health Club
  • Rooftop Terrace
  • Elevator
  • Mail Room
  • Business Center
  • Event Room
  • Lounge
  • Fitness Center
  • Rooftop Terrace
  • Outdoor Entertainment Space
  • Laundry Room
  • In-Unit Washer/Dryer
  • Bike Room
  • Common Dining Room
  • Game Room
  • Pet Grooming / Pet Services
  • Screening Room
  • Terraces / Balconies
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  1. N
  2. Q
  3. 7
at Queens Plaza North and 27th 0.05 miles
  1. M
  2. R
  3. E
at Northern Blvd and 41st Ave 0.23 miles
  1. F
at 41st Ave 0.27 miles
  1. G
at Jackson Ave and 45th Ave 0.31 miles

Pros & Cons

  • Roof deck with pergolas and grills
  • Part-time doorman
  • 24/7 attended lobby
  • Pet spa
  • Yoga studio
  • Dining space
  • Asymmetric design
  • Package room
  • Impressive vistas
  • Pre-war base
  • Imressive three-story high rear loggia
  • Curved balconies
  • No sidewalk landscaping
  • Many apartments

CityRealty Rating

20
/44
Architecture
+
23
/36
Location
+
22
/39
Features
+
9
Editor’s Points
=
74
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  • How is the CityRealty Rating calculated?

    Architecture
    • 30+ remarkable
    • 20-29 distinguished
    • 11-19 average
    • < 11 below average
    Location
    • 27+ remarkable
    • 18-26 distinguished
    • 9-17 average
    • < 9 below average
    Features
    • 22+ remarkable
    • 16-21 distinguished
    • 9-15 average
    • < 9 below average

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