With 5Pointz gone, Galerie pays tribute to LIC's creative roots with ArtBox rotating exhibit

By Michelle Mazzarella | From Future New York Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Galeri images credit of Binyan Studios and Halstead Marketing

It has been unfortunate to witness artistic communities dissolve nationwide due to rising housing prices. Typically, victims of their own success, here in New York City, many lower Manhattan neighborhoods largely made attractive by pioneering artists looking for cheap, light-filled spaces, have undergone a full cycle of abandonment, to artist enclave, to trendy locale, to the bedroom community of the wealthy. In recent decades, the phenomenon has transcended beyond Manhattan into Brooklyn and Queens.

Over in formerly industrial Long Island City, the Queens neighborhood's most visible artistic landmark, 5Pointz, was demolished for a complex of high-rises to host more than 1,100 apartments. Last week, a judge upheld a $6.75 million judgment against the Wolkoff Group for illegally whitewashing the razed graffiti-covered warehouses.

While there is little hope the former street art mecca will return, the creative footprint left by the artists lives on as the new 5Pointz complex will integrate works from local artists and provide some gallery and studio workspaces. Across the street on Jackson Avenue, a new condominium named Galerie will also pay homage to Long Island City's creative history. While the building's homes are rather out of range to most artists, the development team has sought to provide art-infused apartments and amenity spaces.

Galerie with ArtBox exhibition via Binyan Studios

The courtyard is anchored by a sculpture by Allen Glatter

Galerie developer Adam America Real Estate pays tribute to the neighborhood's history with ArtBox, a permanent street-level rotating exhibit that currently features work by Tel Aviv-based street artists Dede and Nitzan Mintz. The public is able to enjoy this, but the landscaped courtyard with a sculpture garden is for residents only. It is anchored by a sculpture by Brooklyn-based artist Allen Glatter.

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Of the indoor amenities, an indoor pool and lounge with billiards table and comfortable seating offer direct courtyard access. Elsewhere, the library is stocked with a selection of art books from the bookstore at MoMA PS1, located directly across the street. The playroom can’t help but inspire creativity in Galerie's youngest residents with a crafts center and story nook. Additional amenity offerings include a second-floor fitness center, a port cochere, a bike room, a pet spa, and a landscaped roof deck with grilling area, dining area, lounge area, and gorgeous skyline views.

Sales at Galerie launched in February 2018, and got off to a robust enough start for Property Club to rank Galerie as the top-selling new development in Queens and the third best-selling new condo throughout New York City. Remaining availabilities range from $675K for a studio to $2.265 million for a three-bedrooms. All layouts feature interiors by Paris Forino, floor-to-ceiling windows, open living areas, state-of-the-art kitchens, and spa-like baths.