Carter's Review

This handsome, grey-brick, 6-story rental apartment building at 46-09 Eleventh Avenue in Long Island City was erected in 2014 by Eckstein Development and designed by GF55. 

It has 59 apartments, of which 12 are “affordable.”

It is close to several subways.

Bottom Line

Subtle masonry elevates this boxy, mid-rise, rental apartment building with an off-center, metallic woven façade element that rises a bit above its roof line in Long Island City to a sophisticated and artistic modern design statement.

Description

The brickwork at either end of the long façade and on both sides of the off-center pier of metallic panels in basketweave pattern is “pixelated,” that is, individual bricks project from the façade in vertical groups of three, each differently spaced horizontally.

The effect is quite textual but also very subtle as is the basketweave pattern of metal panels and the angled metallic entrance market.

The windows have two vertical panes and are over discrete air-conditioners that contribute nicely to the façades texture.

Amenities

The building has an entrance marquee, a landscaped courtyard, a fitness center, parking, roof deck and bicycle storage.

Apartments

Apartment G is a two-bedroom unit with a small entry foyer across from an open kitchen with a breakfast bat and a 19-foot-long living/dining room flanked by the bedrooms.

Apartment H is a one-bedroom unit with a small entry foyer that leads to a larger space by the enclosed kitchen and a 17-foot-long-living/dining room.

Apartment K is a one-bedroom unit with a small entry foyer leading to a 15-foot-long living/dining room with an open kitchen.

Apartment L is a studio unit with a small entry foyer that leads to a 23-foot-long living/dining room with an open kitchen.