By Bill Parry
A newly released rendering shows how the recently landmarked Clock Tower building in Long Island City will be dwarfed by a 77-story skyscraper to be called the Queens Plaza Park. Queens Plaza Development LLC, including Property Markets Group and the Hakim Organization, reached a $56 million deal for air rights with the MTA in late March that will allow them to build the largest tower outside Manhattan.
When it was built in 1927, the 15-story Clock Tower, officially known as the Manhattan Bank building, was the tallest in Queens and it held the title until the 50-story Citigroup Building opened in 1990. Queens Plaza Park, located at 29-37 41st Ave., is expected to be completed in 2019.
The luxury condo will boast up to 858 residential units and more than 19,000 square feet of retail space.
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