This photo was taken a few days ago from Long Island City. I have made it my goal to check out Queens. Too often you hear about Brooklyn and Manhattan rather than the city’s other boroughs. Did you know that every recognized religion in the world is spoken in Queens? Has anyone been on a bike tour? I think that could be
TF Cornerstone’s latest project is progressing nicely along the East River. The 41-story building is part of a larger 2,000+ unit project featuring both sales and rentals. The latest rendering you see below will have 820 studio, through three-bedroom apartments “Studios start at $2,125/month, one-bedrooms at $2,645/month, two-bedrooms at $3,875/month, and three-bedrooms at$5,390/month” (Curbed)
Gantry Plaza State Park houses the iconic Pepsi sign you see in the rendering. The recently expanded park was once a Pepsi factory. I highly suggest heading out to the park for amazing views of the city, or to check out the sign itself. The picture you see below was taken from TF Cornerstone’s website. With views like that, it is easy to see how the project is commanding those prices.
Take a look at the rooftop amenity spaces in the rendering below.
After recently moving to the Lower East Side, I decided to explore the area and go for a nice, long, run. Manhattan Bridge is an amazing architectural achievement While the bridge may be the ugly step sister of the Brooklyn Bridge, the views along its running and bike paths are nothing short of amazing.
One building off the bridge gives even the 5 Pointz a run for its money:
The bridge also cuts over East Broadway, allowing for some sick photos of Chinatown.
And If those shots are cool enough, here is what you look at during you 2+ mile long bridge.
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