Arris Lofts, 27-28 Thomson Avenue: Review and Ratings

Review of 27-28 Thomson Avenue by Carter Horsley

Located at 27-28 Thompson Avenue in Long Island City, Arris Lofts is an attractive, 8-story, former Eagle Electric factory building that was converted in 2008 to condominium apartments. 

The building, which was originally built in 1920, has 237 apartments. 

It was developed by the Andalex Group and designed by Costas Kondylis. 

The triangular building is also bounded by Court Square and Sunnyside Yards.

Bottom Line

A mid-rise, triangular building with interesting layouts overlooks Court Square and Sunnyside Yards in Long Island City and offers convenient public transportation and many amenities.

Description

The building’s simple, light-colored façade offers little hint of its interior amenities that include a large triangular landscaped courtyard with a very handsomely landscaped pond and its adjacent interior lap pool surrounded by very large and attractive columns and large windows overlooking the garden.

Amenities

The building is located only one subway stop to Manhattan and offers such amenities as a 4,700-square-foot lobby attended by a full-time doorman/concierge, a live-in superintendent, a children’s playroom, valet parking service, a garage, a roof deck, a fitness center, a lap pool and a Japanese-style courtyard.

Apartments

Ceilings are more than 10 feet high.  

Apartment 204 has an entry foyer that leads to a gallery that is past a 13-foot-long home office and leads to a 26-foot-long great room with an open kitchen and 14-foot-high ceilings. 

Apartment 411 has a 22-foot-long entrance gallery that leads to a 19-foot-long great room and two bedrooms. 

Apartments 210, 310, 410 and 510 has an angled entry foyer and a very long gallery that leads to three bedrooms, a library, and a great room with a open kitchen. 

Apartment 403 has an entry foyer that leads to an angled 19-foot-long living room with an open kitchen, and a 13-foot-long bedroom. 

Apartment 806 has a 21-foot-long gallery that leads past a 12-foot-long home office to a 18-foot-long great room with an open kitchen and a 16-foot-long master bedroom and a dressing room and it has a very large roof terrace.