Building on the leasing momentum at their neighboring development, QLIC, World Wide Group just bought the apartment building next door. Luna, a 124-unit property at 42-15 Crescent Street in Long Island City, was sold by Meadow Partners, who converted the 111,000 square foot development from office use to residential. The Real Deal reported that Meadow… Read more »
LIC Post • QLIC Developers Buy Nearby Building With 124 Apartments, includes Rooftop Movie Theater
The developers of QLIC have hopped across the Queensboro Bridge with the purchase of a 124-unit apartment building on Crescent Street. The building, called “Luna” and located at 42-15 Crescent St. includes a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments and is scheduled to begin leasing in May. Developers describe Luna as a boutique apartment… Read more »
Oculus • Queens Plaza: Finally a There There
A fresh swath of green brings a sense of community to a Long Island City transit hub; high-rise development brings residents to use it.
Curbed • The 41 New Developments Hitting The Market This Spring
This 21-story, 421-unit rental tower is one of Long Island City’s many residential projects on the rise, and it’s almost done. (It was also almost done bright red terraces take longer to finish than they thought.) Now set to launch leasing in late spring, studios will start at approximately $1,975, one-bedrooms at $2,400, two-bedrooms at… Read more »
New York Times • Affordable and Reliable, Queens Real Estate Ascends
Long the Toyota Corolla of New York City real estate — affordable, reliable and unassuming — Queens is finally getting some respect. The Michelin Guide just anointed four Queens restaurants with the coveted star. Ridgewood is being heralded as the new Bushwick. And the offerings for apartment hunters are growing as developers and landlords rush… Read more »
DNAinfo • Thousands of New Apartments Coming to Queens Plaza and Court Square
QUEENS — Thousands of new apartments are set to come to Queens Plaza and nearby Court Square in the next several years — an area that is crammed with construction sites and soon-to-be developed lots. Interest in the neighborhood is fueled not only by easy access to transportation and proximity to Manhattan but also an… Read more »
The Real Deal • Queens Plaza, Court Square Getting Thousands of Units: MAP
Developers are flocking to the Queens Plaza and Court Square areas in Queens as dozens of real estate projects are in the pipeline over the next few years. The World-Wide Group topped out construction in September on a 21-story residential rental property, known as QLIC, at 24th Street and Queens Plaza North. The building will… Read more »
New York Real Estate Journal • World Wide Group tops out 21-story QLIC residential building; Project partners include Rabina Properties and Cammeby’s International Group
Long Island City, NY Executives at the World Wide Group (www.wwgny.com) gathered to celebrate the topping out of the 21-story, 421 unit QLIC, the residential building located at Queens Plaza North and 24th St. The $155 million QLIC, which is set to open in early 2015, will contain 275,000 s/f of residential space and 8,200… Read more »
YIMBY Today • QLIC Tops Out, Development Potential at 27 Beekman, More
QLIC — at 41-42 24th Street, in Long Island City — has topped out at 21 stories; the façade has yet to be installed, but the 421-unit mixed-use building is set to open late next year.
LIC Post • Another High-rise Rental Building to go up by Queens Plaza
A 21 story rental building is about to be constructed on an empty lot in the Queens Plaza North section of Long Island City. The World-Wide Group, a decades-old real estate firm, is spending $157 million on the development, which is located at 41-50 24th Street (btw. 41st Ave. and 42nd Road). The building is… Read more »
Curbed • The 44 New Developments Hitting The Market This Fall
Just because fall is coming doesn’t mean things are about to cool down. From 57th Street to City Island, the real estate market is still booming, with 44 developments preparing to unleash hundreds of new homes—both condos and rentals—onto the market. Highly anticipated projects like the conversion of the Verizon Building and the glitzy 515… Read more »
Buzz Home • 21-Story, 421-unit QLIC by World Wide Group has topped out
Long Island City rental project QLIC has topped out. Located at Queens Plaza North and 24th Street, the building by World Wide Group rises 21 stories tall. The finished development will have 421 studio, one- two- and three-bedroom units. World Wide Group partnered with Rabina Properties and Cammeby’s on the building, which is anticipated to… Read more »
Brownstoner Queens • QLIC Tops Out at 21 Stories
That was fast! The World-Wide Group topped off construction at QLIC, the 21-story, 421-unit rental building at at 41-42 24th Street. Construction started in January of this year. Pictured above, World-Wide executives celebrate the milestone with an awesome view of Manhattan in the background. Construction on the tower is expected to wrap in early 2015…. Read more »
Commercial Observer • RKF to Market Retail Space at World-Wide Group’s QLIC
World-Wide Group has appointed RKF as the exclusive agent for 8,300 square feet of ground-level retail space at QLIC, a 21-story residential building in Long Island City, according to a release issued by the company. The retail space for the development is situated on Queens Plaza North from 23rd to 24th Street, and has 186… Read more »
Real Estate Weekly • New Development: Cast Iron House launches sales, TF Cornerstone’s final LIC building starts leasing
Knightsbridge Properties, a Tribeca-based real estate company, announced that Cast Iron House has launched sales. The interiors of the building have been reimagined by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, who was recently awarded the 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize. Located at 67 Franklin Street, the building contains 11 uniquely crafted duplex condos and two penthouse “Cast Iron… Read more »
Brownstoner Queens • A Construction Check In at QLIC
Here’s what the construction site at 41-42 24th Street looks like, just off Queens Plaza North. The World-Wide Group is building a 21-story, 421-unit rental building which will be called “QLIC.” The development will have 5,000 square feet of amenity space, including a rooftop outdoor pool, landscaped deck, fitness center, private gardens, indoor parking and… Read more »
Real Estate Weekly • WORLD-WIDE GROUP: Milestones in LIC
As The World-Wide Group’s 21-story, 421-unit multi-family development continues to rise at Queens Plaza North and 24th Street in Long Island City, the company announced that it has reached two significant project milestones. The building will officially be called “QLIC,” a name chosen to celebrate the flourishing Long Island City neighborhood. Additionally, aptsandlofts.com has been… Read more »
Curbed • Q LIC Coming to 24th St.; Walk to Commemorate Jane Jacobs
LONG ISLAND CITY—The massive, 421-apartment building with red terraces coming to 41-42 24th Street has a name, and it’s—drumroll please—Q. (QLIC, to be precise) A tipster sent us a batch of photos that catch up on the construction progress and reveal the new name and teaser site. The building is expected to be complete in… Read more »
LIC Post • Another High-rise Rental Building To Go Up By Queens Plaza
A 21 story rental building is about to be constructed on an empty lot in the Queens Plaza North section of Long Island City. The World-Wide Group, a decades-old real estate firm, is spending $157 million on the development, which is located at 41-50 24th Street (btw. 41st Ave. and 42nd Road). The building is… Read more »
Curbed • 21-Story Rental Tower Breaks Ground in Long Island City
Long Island City welcomed the start of another new apartment tower today, as the World-Wide Group—best known around here for their planned tower at 250 East 57th Street —broke ground on its first residential development outside of Manhattan in a decade. Locate at 41-50 24th Street at the corner of Queens Plaza North, the building… Read more »