Carter's Review

This attractive, 9-story, red-brick building at 41-07 Crescent Street at 41^st Avenue in Long Island City was erected in 2016 and has 48 rental apartments.  It is known as The Baker House because it is located on the original site of the Bakers Union Local 3.

It was developed by Ranger Properties and designed by Fogarty Finger Architects.

It is a block away from the Queensboro Plaza elevated subway station.

Bottom Line

A handsome, mid-rise rental building with an attractive and complex fenestration pattern one block away from the Queensboro Plaza elevated subway station in Long Island City.

Description

Above a dark ground-floor façade, this building’s red-brick façade has a complex and attractive fenestration pattern.  The 4^th and 5^th floors have some thin windows adjoining the corner windows and the center of the end façade has a thin window in its center.

Windows are multi-paned and the building has discrete air-conditioners.

It has a recessed entry with an entrance marquee and sidewalk landscaping.

Amenities

The building has a roof deck, a fitness center, a bicycle room, a lounge, a virtual doorman, a rear garden, and a laundry.

Apartments

Apartments have white oak floors and Pedini cabinetry and Bosch appliances in the kitchens.

Penthouse A is a corner, two-bedroom unit with a 19-foot-long living room with an open kitchen with a breakfast bar and a 23-foot-wide terrace.

Apartment 6E is a corner, two-bedroom unit with an entry foyer across from one of the bedrooms that leads to a windowed, open kitchen and a 15-foot-long living room.

Apartment 8G is a one-bedroom unit with an entry foyer next to the open kitchen with a breakfast bar adjacent to a the 17-foot-long living room.

Apartment 8A is a one-bedroom unit with an entry foyer that lead to an open kitchen with an island and a 17-foot-long, angled living room.  The bedroom also has an angled wall.