Queensbridge Collective - 1 tower, maybe 2

[SydneyCarton]

Have concrete columns already risen above ground?  I didn’t see them when I went by just a few days ago.

[DJ8hep]

The progress is really getting visible now! 

Edited January 15 by DJ8hep

[Genesis704]

We’re Vertical Woot! Woot!

[KJHburg]

This article is about the flight to quality office buildings and quotes Riverside VP about trophy projects.   

Read what he says.

Trophy Office Space Is Hot. What Will It Take To Build More? (bisnow.com)

Edited January 17 by KJHburg

[RANYC]

34 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

This article is about the flight to quality office buildings and quotes Riverside VP about trophy projects.   

Read what he says.

Trophy Office Space Is Hot. What Will It Take To Build More? (bisnow.com)

Sounds like Uptown needs new office buildings to respond to the flight to quality trend, including at 7th & Tryon and elsewhere.

[Guest]

Hmm we have a lot of office space that is old and not in demand. It’s expensive to convert it to anything else, but less so to renovate for office use. Seems to me like the solution would be to just completely renovate these empty towers to the highest current standard to meet this “flight to quality”. Except that’s too obvious a solution, so why exactly is the media assigning this exodus to quality? I think the idea of a shiny, new building in likely a shinier, newer area is what is most appealing, or something else. And if it is quality, then why not just renovate existing space?

Edited January 17 by MothBeast

[KJHburg]

My photos this cold morning.  Queensbridge rising.

[QCxpat]

Today 8:25 a.m. - Queensbrige Collective Residential Tower, 45 stories, 409 apts., height: 596 ft. / 181.6 m. 

Edited January 22 by QCxpat

[KJHburg]

this marketing video shows the office tower about the height of the apartment building and says 4th quarter 2025 delivery.  

1111 South Tryon — Riverside Investment & Development (riversideid.com)

maybe there is nothing new here but this video has a new ending with the delivery date.  

Edited January 23 by KJHburg

[CLT Development]

10 hours ago, KJHburg said:

this marketing video shows the office tower about the height of the apartment building and says 4th quarter 2025 delivery.  

1111 South Tryon — Riverside Investment & Development (riversideid.com)

maybe there is nothing new here but this video has a new ending with the delivery date.  

There is no scenario where an office tower delivers in 2025, so don't be using that as an indication of anything

[JorgiPorgi]

I’m honestly not looking forward to this Apartment building sticking out like a sore thumb, from the rest of the skyline. Hopefully the offices close by get built to accompany it. 

[Reverie39]

The Carson site next door will help too.

[DonkeyKong]

19 hours ago, JorgiPorgi said:

I’m honestly not looking forward to this Apartment building sticking out like a sore thumb, from the rest of the skyline. Hopefully the offices close by get built to accompany it. 

The area around this building will eventually be redeveloped with height, so this building will blend with its neighbors over time.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, DonkeyKong said:

The area around this building will eventually be redeveloped with height, so this building will blend with its neighbors over time.

Right, unless you don’t want any height at all you have to start somewhere. The first high rise in any area sticks out like a sore thumb. Like the new tower on Morehead and the soon to be built tower at the Met. Lowes Tower used to stick out too.

Edited January 25 by MothBeast

[Hushpuppy321]

4 hours ago, MothBeast said:

Right, unless you don’t want any height at all you have to start somewhere. The first high rise in any area sticks out like a sore thumb. Like the new tower on Morehead and the soon to be built tower at the Met. Lowes Tower used to stick out too.

I agree, you’ve gotta start somewhere.  The 50 Story Vue up in 4th Ward does stick out and won’t have any substantially Tall neighbors for the foreseeable future (10+ years or more) but at least the Queensbridge Residential Tower under construction has a much better chance of being in a neighborhood of other high-rises (within 5 years or less) although none will rival its height (except the office component of this same project) but rather only compliment it.

[DJ8hep]

This site is looking so good! (Yesterday)

[SydneyCarton]

I’ll be there in two weeks.  I look forward to seeing the progress.

[Genesis704]

On 1/25/2024 at 11:27 AM, Reverie39 said:

The Carson site next door will help too.

What is the forecast on this project?

[KJHburg]

44 minutes ago, Genesis704 said:

What is the forecast on this project?

45 story residential tower underway office tower not started yet.  

[QCxpat]

Today 8:30 a.m. - Queensbridge Collective, 45-story residential tower, height: 596 ft. / 181.6 m.

Edited February 6 by QCxpat

[Hushpuppy321]

On 2/2/2024 at 6:26 PM, Genesis704 said:

What is the forecast on this project?

Word on the street is the Developer has moved to getting permits issued.  Turning dirt could take place later this year, probably sometime in Q3 or Q4 would be my guess. (For the Carson planned for across the street)

Edited February 5 by Hushpuppy321

[KulBC]

From today:

[SydneyCarton]

I’ll be there tomorrow.  I look forward to seeing this.  

[SydneyCarton]

[KJHburg]

Today lots of vertical construction on this site.