A nine-story, 86-condo building is on the rise at the corner of 43rd Avenue and Hunter Street in Long Island City. Developer Ekstein tapped architecture and design firm GF55 Partners to create a building for the site that sits on top of a subway tunnel. Because of the site’s limitations, GF55 developed an exterior brace system not totally dissimilar from 170 Amsterdam’s, which gives the new development an industrial vibe while also, importantly, making sure the building stays standing. It’s rising on the former site of a three-story house and two small factories that have since been razed. The building is expected to be complete in 2017.
25-21 43rd Avenue
25-21 43rd Avenue Queens, NY
USA
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