Long Island City real estate is renowned for its exceptional collection of luxury high-rises that enjoy the best of both Manhattan and Queens. The former manufacturing hub along the East River has been replaced with a neighborhood that mixes and balances vestiges of its industrial history with city treats: corner parks, local coffee culture, weekend markets, and outdoor events, to name a few.
For those who want to make this city lifestyle their own, check out the available luxury real estate in Long Island City below.
Long Island City: Real estate snapshot
Located in the westernmost tip of Queens along the East River, Long Island City residential real estate is characteristic of New York City’s urban neighborhoods. Three enclaves are located within Long Island City: Dutch Kills, Hunters Point, and Blissville.
Luxury high-rise condos are prominently featured in the local skyline, arranged in neat residential blocks. These real estate properties are a mix of old, historic, and new—well-established doorman buildings, factory conversions, and new high-rise developments can be found throughout the neighborhood.
Long Island City real estate also offers a few surprises up its sleeve. Along Hunters Point Avenue, for instance, is a small but nonetheless lovely collection of walk-ups and brownstones, both classic New York City real estate offerings.
Median listing home prices in Long Island City average at $1.1 million. The median sold home price is roughly the same. For those who are renting, rentals in Long Island City have a median rent price of $3,850.
Last year, Long Island City real estate fared well despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The neighborhood recorded a total of 821 sales, more than double the figures from 2020. The trend is likely to continue this year.
Notable luxury condos and apartments in Long Island City
- Skyline Tower
3 Court Square, Long Island City, NY
The tallest high-rise in Long Island City, Skyline Tower stands at 67 stories tall, dominating over the entire neighborhood and overlooking Manhattan across the water.Floors 3 to 63 offer well-appointed luxury dwellings that range from studio units to three-bedroom residences. 155 of these feature outdoor terraces so residents can enjoy sweeping, panoramic views of the nearby Manhattan skyline. Skyline Tower’s luxury residences feature high-end finishes such as quartz-slab countertops, Bosch kitchen equipment, Kohler bathroom fixtures, and walk-in closets.
Meanwhile, Skyline Tower’s penthouses occupy the remaining upper floors of the building. On offer are one-bedroom to four-bedroom luxury penthouses with 360-degree skyline vistas, hardwood floors, floor-to-ceiling picture windows, welcome foyers, and other top-of-the-line features.
- Factory House
42-60 Crescent Street, Long Island City, NYFactory House is emblematic of Long Island City’s industrial past with the hard edges and clean lines of its facade. True to theme are the building’s 37 residential units, spread across 10 floors and featuring functional and beautiful design touches such as concrete slabs, double-pane windows, masonry walls, and a variety of wood, tile, and stone treatments, giving each residence character.
Apart from the stylish dwellings, Factory House offers a laundry list of amenities exclusive to residents: These include a library lounge, dedicated children’s playroom, a high-end fitness facility, and landscaped outdoor spaces, providing bright splashes of greenery. Residents with cars do not need to worry about finding parking— Factory House solves this perennial problem by providing residents an on-site parking garage. And for those who travel in and around the neighborhood sustainably, bicycle storage is available.
- Star Tower
27-17 42nd Road, Long Island City, NYSoaring 25 stories tall, Star Tower is a beautiful steel-and-glass building that houses 182 well-designed and pet-friendly luxury residences (available in one- and two-bedroom configurations). The tower makes use of its central urban location; each unit features floor-to-ceiling windows so residents can enjoy breathtaking views of the neighborhood regardless of the floor where their residence is located. And with Star Tower’s southern orientation, all of the building’s units get bathed in natural light throughout the day, no matter the season.
One of Star Tower’s main attractions is over 14,600 square feet of space dedicated to resident-exclusive amenities— the largest amenities package in all of Long Island City. Residents get to enjoy the following: a residents-only, in-building private park; the SkyDeck cabana area; an outdoor children’s playground; a zen garden; a theater/media lounge; and a state-of-the-art gym with an indoor waterfall. On the more practical side of things, Sky Tower also offers bike storage and on-site parking equipped with an automatic car parking system.
Star Tower’s biggest draw, however, is its 15-year tax abatement. It is the last luxury high-rise condo in Long Island City that offers this.
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