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Durst Organization pays $173.5M for LIC site once slated for tallest tower in Queens

Back in 2015, Property Markets Group and the Hakim Organization announced plans to erect the tallest

Back in 2015, Property Markets Group and the Hakim Organization announced plans to erect the tallest tower outside of Manhattan in Long Island City at 29-37 41st Avenue. The residential building, then dubbed Queens Plaza Park, would rise 914 feet atop a Queens Plaza site and boast high-end condos and a projected $363.2 million sellout. However, in July 2016, the developers abandoned those plans, putting the site up for sale for an undisclosed amount. Now, as the Times reports, the Durst Organization has scooped up the site for $173.5 million and is considering going forward with the massive construction, but as a rental tower with […]

Durst Organization pays $173.5M for LIC site once slated for tallest tower in Queens : 6sqft