View 59, 24-15 Queens Plaza North: Review and Ratings

Review of 24-15 Queens Plaza North by Carter Horsley

This very slick, 11-story apartment building at 24-15 Queens Plaza North close to the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge in Queens is known as View 59 and has 39 condominium apartments. 

It was developed by Louis Evangelista Jr., of Crescent Street LLC, in 2009. 

It was designed by Karl Fischer.

Bottom Line

A very modern looking mid-rise building close to the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge with large windows, a concierge and a roof deck.

Description

The boxy building has a lot of large blue-glass square windows separated by white stone elements with a few setbacks near the top and the top floor is all glass with some thin piers that flare outwards near the top.

Amenities

The building has a concierge, a fitness center, storage and a roof deck.

Apartments

Apartments have Jenn-Air and Bosch appliances and recessed lighting in the kitchens and double vanities in the bathrooms. 

The units have floor-to-ceiling windows. 

Apartment E on the 4^th through the 8^th floors is a one-bedroom unit with a pass-through kitchen and an angled 18-foot-long living room. 

Apartment 9C is a two-bedroom unit with a living room with a fireplace and a pass-through kitchen and a 91-square-foot rounded terrace off the living room and 543-square- foot terrace off the master bedroom. 

Apartment 9A is a two-bedroom unit with a pass-through kitchen and a gas fireplace in the 28-foot-long living room that opens onto a 24-foot-long terrace with an outdoor kitchen and a 15-foot-long terrace alcove with a hot tub.  

Apartment 10C is a two-bedroom unit with two dramatically curved balconies. 

Apartment 10A is a two-bedroom unit with a living room with a fireplace and a pass-through kitchen and an ample, balcony whose two sides are curved. 

Apartment 11A is a two-bedroom, duplex unit with 974-square feet of attic storage and two terraces on the upper level.