REAL ESTATE DECADES-OLD FACTORY IN LIC WILL NOW HOUSE TECH AND MEDIA COMPANIES BY ANGELA MATUA [email protected]/@AngelaMatua A Long Island City envelope factory that has been underutilized for years is in the process of becoming Sales in Queens HOMES – CO-OPS – CONDOS Listings and photos courtesy MLSLI NORTHWEST NORTHEAST SOUTHWEST SOUTHEAST SUNNYSIDE BAYSIDE MIDDLE VILLAGE PICTURED LISTING BELLEROSE Under $500,000 35-20 73rd St., Jackson Heights $339,500 Co-op 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom Asli Ak Vision Global Realty $500,000-900,000 29-14 Newtown Ave., Astoria $875,000 Condo 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom Foti Bouklis Bouklis Group Marketing Corp. Over $900,000 39-76 44th St., Sunnyside $1,198,000 1-family home 3 bedrooms, 1 ½ bathrooms John Keane RE/MAX Team Under $500,000 43-04 158th St., Flushing $469,000 Condo 2 bedrooms, 1 ½ bathrooms Emmy Cai RE/MAX City $500,000-900,000 149-35 12th Ave., Whitestone $750,000 1-family home 4 bedrooms, 2 ½ bathrooms Ernest Gorriti Home Spring LLC Over $900,000 64-33 211th St., Bayside $1,298,000 1-family cape 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms Maureen Ramsbotton Folan Real Estate Group Inc. Under $500,000 89-01 151st Ave., Howard Beach $249,000 Co-op 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom Joseph Donofrio B L Management Corp. $500,000-900,000 62-16 Eliot Ave., Middle Village $790,000 2-family home 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Viorel Ardelian Campione Realty Over $900,000 71-52 68th St., Glendale $1,049,000 2-family home 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms Maria Strbik Werba Realty Under $500,000 89-09 237th St., Bellerose $499,000 1-family home 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Austine Moline Chandu Langer Realty Group Ltd. $500,000-900,000 214-16 110th Ave., Queens Village $549,000 1-family home 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms Jeffrey Langer Langer Realty Group Ltd. Over $900,000 166-07 Grand Central Pkwy., Jamaica $950,000 1-family home 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Shadi Ahadian Douglas Elliman Real Estate a “green” offi ce and retail complex. The former Apple Tag & Label building, located at 30-30 Northern Blvd., is an eight-story, 213,00-square-foot building that bares a large neon apple sign. Alma Realty, which purchased the site, redeveloped the structure and is planning to lease the space to top-tier tech, media and other creative companies, according to the company’s statement. “We are investing in this community because Queens is our home and we believe strongly in the neighborhood,” said Peter Kosteas, commercial property manager of Queens-based Alma Realty. “In a matter of months, the building will become home to what we envision as a world-class group of tenants who will enliven and enrich the community as well as provide further economic development to positively impact the whole area.” Re-named The Apple Building, developers are planning to refurbish the iconic apple sign, which will become an illuminated building topper. Floor plates range from 26,000 to 30,000 square feet and the ceilings are 12 to 15 feet high. A spokesperson for Alma Realty said no leases have been signed yet but they are confi dent they will be ready to open this fall. The 7,200 square feet of groundfl oor retail space will “reinvigorate” the block and connect it to an area that has seen an infl ux of commercial and residential development, the press release said. According to the Daily News, the building was also home to a topless dance club at one point in its long history. The building is expected to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certifi cation and will also include a full-service fi tness center that will be free to tenants, LED motion sensor lighting and offi ce terraces on the sixth and seventh fl oors. Bicycle racks will also be installed to encourage employees to bike to work. A park-like roof deck will feature benches, plantings, landscaping and views of the Manhattan skyline. The $60 million project is expected to be completed this fall. Alma Realty will keep the apple sign as a throwback to the area’s industrial past where companies such as Pepsi-Cola, Lockheed, Breyers, Eveready Flashlights, Swingline Staples, Packard and Pierce- Arrow Automobiles, Sunshine Biscuits and Dentyne Chicklets called Long Island City home. “The once great and glorifi ed heritage of the Queens Plaza corridor and greater Long Island City as a home to top-tier businesses is being restored and Alma Realty is proud to play a role in that effort,” Kosteas said. Photo courtesy of Alma Realty A former envelope factory in LIC will be redeveloped.
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