- Year built
- 2018
- Type
- Condominium
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Landscaped roof deck, fitness center, package room with cold storage, video intercom, private storage and heated parking
Every recorded sale at this building, 2022–2024
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $913
- Listing discount
- 3.1%
- Recorded sales
- 32
- On record
- 2022–2024
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The Candle Factory is an Astoria condominium with an unusually concentrated apartment mix: all 30 residences were offered as one-bedroom homes. AKI Development brought the seven-story project to the site of a former candlestick factory. Hand-laid brick and tall casement windows establish the building's industrial reference.
The one-bedroom category covers a meaningful span of floor areas, including standard layouts in the mid-600s to mid-700s square feet and a substantially larger penthouse configuration. Private outdoor space accompanies the residential inventory, and a landscaped common roof adds an outdoor area above the apartments.
The sales launch took place in 2021. Individually owned homes have returned to the resale and rental markets. The heated parking component occupies the second floor, a distinctive arrangement in a building of this size.
Architecture and unit composition
A custom brick façade and large casement windows give the exterior its principal texture. The window grids continue the industrial design theme inside, where wide-plank floors and open kitchen arrangements frame the main living spaces. Studio Hudco designed the lobby using large-format porcelain stone.
The standard one-bedroom plans include layouts of approximately 636, 685, 715 and 741–742 square feet. At the upper end, a penthouse one-bedroom has approximately 929 square feet. Those differences are substantial within a building marketed entirely around one bedroom per residence.
Some homes have private balconies. The larger penthouse arrangement adds more interior living area as well as an outdoor extension, while the common roof remains available separately from an apartment's private space. The rooftop has broad views across the surrounding lower-rise blocks and toward Manhattan.
Kitchens feature quartz countertops and black stainless-steel appliances. The bathrooms have radiant-heated floors, and residential equipment includes in-unit washers and dryers, central heating and cooling, and keyless entry. Double-paned casement glazing forms part of the exterior envelope.
Building operations
The common amenity program consists of a fitness center and landscaped roof deck, with package receiving and refrigerated storage in the lobby area. Entry is supported by a video intercom system. Private storage and heated parking are additional facilities within the property.
The second-floor parking layout separates vehicle storage from the street-level lobby and residential floors above. Parking has also been offered independently for rent. An apartment purchase and a parking arrangement therefore need to be distinguished when describing what is included in a transaction.
The residential tax lots are Class 2, which has no assessment-growth cap, and the property has no tax abatement. There are also 37 Class 4 interests. The seven-story building's floor area exceeds the residential floor-area ratio listed for its current R6A zoning.
Recent sales
Recent closings at this building, curated by The Roebling Team research desk. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2024 | 5E | 1 BR · 1 BA · 741 sf | $670,000 | $904/sf | -5.0% |
| Nov 14, 2023 | 3CSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1 BA · 715 sf | $650,990 | $910/sf | -5.0% |
| Nov 1, 2023 | 5ASponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1 BA · 685 sf | $690,000 | $1,007/sf | -2.8% |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 2BSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1 BA · 714 sf | $780,000 | $1,092/sf | off-mkt |
| Oct 19, 2023 | 3ESponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1 BA · 741 sf | $728,048 | $983/sf | off-mkt |
| Oct 17, 2023 | 4CSponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1 BA · 715 sf | $640,000 | $895/sf | -0.8% |
| Aug 25, 2023 | 5BSponsor Sale | 714 sf | $720,000 | $1,008/sf | off-mkt |
| Jun 9, 2023 | 5ESponsor Sale | 1 BR · 1 BA · 741 sf | $682,227 | $921/sf | -3.2% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2024) cleared a median $913/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 3.1% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Full closing history with price-per-square-foot over time, the complete retrade record, and every line that has traded.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 4-00513-7501) and verified listing data. Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified by The Roebling Team research desk. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage from recorded condo declarations and offering plans.
Buying here? Condo closing costs with a mortgage typically run 3 to 6% of the price. See NYC co-op and condo closing costs, line by line.
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Comparable buildings
- Shore Towers: An Astoria condominium alternative with a much larger inventory, high-rise views and waterfront location.
- The Crescent House: A nearby postwar cooperative for comparing the ownership structure and costs of a conventional apartment house.
- 5 Court Square West: A newer Queens condominium with a relatively modest residential count and common amenities.
- Galerie: A larger contemporary condominium offering a broader range of apartment sizes and shared facilities.
- Arris Lofts: An industrial conversion for comparing actual loft proportions with the Candle Factory's industrial-inspired design.
More Astoria buildings
- Newtown Tower, 25-25 Newtown Avenue — 2006 condominium
- Plaza 21, 23-11 21st Avenue — 2008 condominium
- The Astorian, 14-43 28th Avenue — 2006
- The Livelle, 30-11 21st Street — 2007 condominium
- The Marx, 34-32 35th Street — 2015 condominium
- The Rowan, 21-21 31st Street — condominium
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Astoria.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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