Vere, 26-26 Jackson Avenue: Review and Ratings

Review of 26-26 Jackson Avenue by Carter Horsley

This 11-story residential condominium building at 26-26 Jackson Avenue in the Hunter’s Point section of Queens is known as Vere and is distinguished by its rather unusual “exoskeleton” on a couple of its sides that loops over one of its terraces.

The building, which is also known as 44-01 Purves Street, has 43 apartments and was completed in 2009.

It was developed by Henry Zilberman.

It was designed by Robert S. Scarano Jr.

Andres Escobar designed the interiors.

Bottom Line

An elegant, mid-rise, glass tower with a “penthouse gym” that shows off its aesthetic muscles with exterior struts.

Description

A very slick mid-rise glass tower that is enlivened by has some framework “accents” along two of its sides and across much of the top of one of its terraces. 

The “accents” are not random remnants of deconstructivist theory but “free-range” adornments that work rather well in creating an unusual “allure” for the development. 

To some, they might conjure a playground’s “jungle gym” and a princely pergola and to others mere whimsy, but because the building’s curtain wall is so elegant, not a folly.  They might not be stairways to paradise, but they definitely are an architectural enhancement. 

The lobby has a handsome mix of leather and limestone and walnut and ebony. 

Amenities

The building has a doorman, a live-in superintendent, a roof deck and a “sky gym.”

Apartments

Apartments have ceilings ranging in height from 9 feet six inches to 13 feet six inches.  

Many units have balconies. 

Floors are American walnut and kitchens have Liebherr refrigerators, Bosch ovens, cooktops and dishwashers, Graff faucets, Blanco stainless steel undermount sinks, Italian glass tile backsplashes and Macassar ebony cabinetry. 

Baths has radiant heated floors. 

Apartments 401-901 are studio units with 9-foot-long entry foyers that lead to a 19-foot-long living/dining room with an open kitchen and a 12-foot-long sleeping alcove and a 33-square-foot balcony. 

Apartments 304-904 are one-bedroom units with long entry foyers that lead past an open, pass-through kitchen to a 15-foot-long living and dining area. 

Apartment 302 is a two-bedroom unit with a 16-foot-long entry foyer that leads to a 13-foot-wide dining area across from a 13-foot-wide open kitchen with an island and a 15-foot-wide living area. 

Apartments 405-905 are one-bedroom units with a 10-foot-long office, an 8-foot-long entry foyer that leads to a 17-foot-long living/dining area with an open 10-foot-long kitchen and a 32-square-foot balcony. 

Apartments 1101-1201 have a 7-foot-long entry foyer next to a 9-foot-long home office and a 18-foot-foot-long living dining area with an open, pass-through 13-foot-long kitchen and a wrap-around, 111-square-foot balcony.   The units also have a 13-foot-square bedroom with a 30-square-foot balcony. 

Penthouse 1001 is a two-bedroom unit that has a 7-foot-long entry foyer that leads past an open, pass-through kitchen to a 20-foot-long living dining area with a 907-square-foot terrace. The 16-foot-long master bedroom has a 30-square-foot balcony.