Right up there with Hudson Yards, Queens’ Long Island City is the city’s hottest neighborhood in terms of new development. One modest-in-scale condo that is making its way to market is QNS44 at 11-12 44th Drive. In fall 2016, we uncovered the first renderings of the project and now the team has debuted a website and released a new suite of glossy images.
The eight-story condo replaces a pair of single-floor industrial buildings located around the corner from the recently spruced-up John F. Murray Playground. The developers, RYBAK Developmentand BK Developers, purchased the site from Alice Welsh Corp. for $14 million in 2006 and wasted no time filing construction permits that same year. The building designed by RYBAK’s favored architect, Zproekt. It will don a modern vocabulary, a “concrete matrix of varisized bronze windows,” says the website. Supposedly, the smart façade is a dramatic expression of the bustling, multicultural, waterfront enclave of Long Island City,
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Rendering credit: RYBAK Development
Entrance (RYBAK Development)
Inside will be one- to three-bedroom units priced from $764,000. Per our listings, available studios in LIC have a median price of $640K and one-bedrooms $865K. Homes in QNS44 will have 10-foot-high ceilings, 8-foot-tall doors, Scavolini kitchens, central heating and cooling and herringbone flooring.
Fitness Center (RYBAK)
Common perks are to include an attended lobby and package room, on-site parking, bike storage, a state-of-the-art fitness facility, “media/social room” with a full-scale entertainment system, Wi-Fi, comfy seating, coffee maker and refrigerator. Also slated is a rooftop pool deck with a saltwater swimming pool, lounge seating, full grill, wet bar, and, most importantly, breathtaking views of the Manhattan skyline. The building is two blocks from the Court Square subway station where commuters can catch the 7, E, M, and G trains. More details on pricing and availabilities are expected to be released later this spring.
Rooftop pool and deck (RYBAK)
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