Posted May 25, 2016, 8:41 PM
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http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article...ng-island-city
Queens' tallest tower proposed for busy Long Island City
Rezoning spurs a building boom in an industrial neighborhood
By Tom Acitelli
May 25, 2016
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In early April, Queens-based United Construction and Development requested permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to build a 984-foot, 79-story tower on nine parcels centered on 23-15 44th Drive in Long Island City, adjacent to the City University of New York’s law school. The building, dubbed City View Tower, would be the tallest in the borough. By a lot.
If approved by the FAA and the Buildings Department, City View Tower would be more than 300 feet taller than the current record holder, a 50-story tower at One Court Square built in 1990, which sits with its 15-story annex (built in 2007) just across 44th Drive. Originally built and occupied by what is now Citigroup, it was LIC’s lone tower into the 21st century. Real estate investment firm Savanna bought One Court Square in 2014 and last year briefly considered converting the taller building into residences.
At least four residential buildings are either proposed or underway near City View Tower, which itself would be a residential project. The 16-story United Nations Federal Credit Union headquarters at Court Square Place opened in 2006, replacing a two-story warehouse. It was the first Long Island City commercial building constructed without an anchor tenant (the credit union took only six floors). More low-rise buildings are coming down as the neighborhood transitions from its manufacturing and industrial past to a mixed-use future.
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