Durst Starts Leasing Units in Its 71-Story Long Island City Apartment Complex
The Durst Organization announced Thursday that it has started leasing units in its 71-story luxury building that has recently gone up in Queens Plaza The development, which is located adjacent to the historic Clock Tower at 29-27 Queens Plaza North, features 928 apartments, with its market-rate units renting for between $2,950 and $6,000 a month. The building, called Sven, is the second-tallest building in Queens—with the Skyline Tower being the tallest—and offers residents views of the Manhattan skyline and surrounding boroughs. The building, which has a unique curved shape façade, wraps around the historic Clock Tower. The development is close…
Date 2021-11-24
Author Christian Murray
New tower gives residents app to controls NYC spire colors
Residents of a new Queens rental can soon light up the city that never sleeps Sven, a 958-unit Durst Organization property in Long Island City — where 288 apartments are income-restricted — will offer a dazzling amenity far beyond the typical luxury-market trappings of a screening room, a gym and a pool. When leasing soft-launches on Monday, Sven will become the first building in New York where residents can illuminate the tippy tops of city towers — such as the 300-foot spire at One Bryant Park in Midtown — with just the tap of a finger. Every tenant will receive…
Author Tales Buzz
Leasing launches at Queens’ second tallest tower, with rentals priced from $2,950/month
Leasing officially kicked off this week at the second tallest building in Queens, a 71-story rental in Long Island City. Located at 27-29 Queens Plaza North, the building, dubbed Sven, has 958 apartments, with a mix of studios to three-bedroom units priced from $2,950/month. Originally expected to become the borough’s tallest building when plans were announced, the tower was surpassed by the Skyline Tower in 2019. Not only do the rentals come with stunning skyline views, but the building is the first in New York City to offer “Spireworks,” an app that lets users change the colors of lights at…
Date 2021-11-24
Author Devin Gannon
Tenants At New LIC Tower Can Control The Color Of NYC Skyscrapers
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — Some Long Island City residents will soon be able to light up the New York City skyline Leasing at the Durst Organization's 958-unit skyscraper, known as Sven, launched this week, with rents ranging from $2,922 for a studio to $6,048 for a three-bedroom apartment at the high-rise located at 29-37 41st Avenue. People who can afford the building's hefty price tag will get the usual host of luxury apartment amenities — like a gym, pool, and movie room — and one light-up perk that's a cut above the rest: Sven residents can illuminate the tops…
Date 2021-11-24
Author Kayla Levy
After virus claims bar owner, his son steps in to revive it
NEW YORK -- Adam Glenn pulled the tap handle, poured a Bud Light and passed the glass to a patron at Jimmy's Corner, his family's dive bar just off Times Square He kept an eye on the front door as customers returned for the first time in 18 months, and Etta James's "At Last" played on the jukebox. The house rule -- Let's Not Discuss Politics Here -- remained posted behind the bar, and new regulations were enforced. "Can I see your I.D. and vaccination card?" he asked. Sam Gong, a newcomer, furnished both. Glenn examined them. "Just pull down…
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