what/where is that?
Originally Posted by RoldanTTLB
Is that a new rendering for one of the next 2 towers, or is that a rendering for one of the as-yet-unseen final 2 towers? For reference, here's the most recent "shots" of the next two that were shown previously:
And looking at this model, it might be this one.
The photos are from Curbed, the models are sitting in the lobby at EC2 (you can just walk over and see them.). I wouldn't mind some new photos of them, but I'm not really around to be able to do that. I have some old photos floating around somewhere that I took when it was just EC1, EC2, and The View. It's funny because despite the numbering, they're working around the building sites in reverse order (7 first). I generally like the project, although it has too much parking.
2501 43rd Avenue:
http://www.showcase.com/reubenrhr@ya...73DvvyceY6NF8b
With the over supply of hotels in LIC this probably wont see the light of day, thankfully.
Like it or not, zoning is presently the key to an area’s development.
The powers at Planning could recognize that Manhattan’s economic success means that its most immediate transit-connected outliers –Astoria and Long Island City—are the inheritors of a golden mantle.
But that mantle is presently Manhattan’s alone –and there’s not much good reason for this. The key is to lift the dead hand of zoning, so as to recognize that these two places are logically extensions of Manhattan’s zoning.
This means not much more than: tall buildings (preferably on small lots), mandated street walls, ground floor retail, and zero parking requirement.
With its great subway connections to Midtown, Long Island City should be the new Hoboken --only better.
Oh, and if improved zoning generated better immediate streetlife, and if I were Sam Chang, I'd think of it as hotel heaven.
Fifty bucks less for the Holiday Inn Express than in Manhattan proper.
And with the revived streetlife: a strip club or two at a safer walk.
Gotta maintain the streetwall, the continuous retail; and gotta lose the parking lots. All of them.
I was just thinking that the other day myself. The way this part of Queens is zoned seems to me to be a complete waste since these buildings will be standing for at least 40 years. The zoning here could require less block busting towers, which seems to be the only thing that is rising in Queens West. A total waste of an opportunity.
Want to warn everyone regarding TF Cornerstone. They are running a scam there. Entered into a deal w/ them (gave them $100 chk to hold the agreed offer) in purchasing a condo on LIC waterfront. Lawyer was already engaged and paid and contract was drafted up and sent. They were "dragging out" the process not signing to the agreed deal and meanwhile, in secret, readjusting the condo price. They eventually refused to honor the price at which they agreed and ask for 25% more in price. So if the unit is 1 Mil, they want 250K more. YUP. They are scamming people there. Accepted your offer, waited for you to spend time/resource/$ to get a contract going… then leave you hanging dry while looking for the next sucker to pay more for the same unit. beware.
The $100 was likely for a copy of the offering plan, not to hold an offer. There is no enforceable agreement until the purchase contract is signed - developer can walk away just like you can before signing.
Latest LIC article in the NY Times-
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/realestate/09cov.html
Nice coverage. It's all good if you got in at the right time. Not so much if you bought new construction there in 2007.
the $100 was NOT for a copy of the offering plan, i checked. it was to hold the apartment so that they cannot sell it to someone else. tf cornerstone is nothing but a bunch of greedy lying bastards who operate their business in the most unethical and scamming way.
People are still building in LIC? No way... Here's some pics... (sorry about any graininess, I'm running low on space on my picasa account and I wanted to maximize the number of photos I could upload)
That ^ last one looks good (even with the balconies, which is unfortunate). The rest are garbage.
The smaller scale stuff out there can be pretty interesting. The big stuff is shit.
Keep the ball rolling LIC. This is all very exciting.
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