HERO
24-16 Queens Plaza South, at Crescent Street · Long Island City, Queens
BBL 4004247501 · BIN 4005063
- Year built
- 1925
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 109
- Floors
- 22
- Landmark
- No
- Amenities
- Attended lobby, fitness center, yoga studio, garden, outdoor veranda, social and dining spaces, roof lounge and deck
Every recorded sale at this building, 2019–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf
- $1,260
- Listing discount
- 0.0%
- Recorded sales
- 124
- On record
- 2019–2026
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HERO combines an older masonry base with a contemporary residential tower at Queens Plaza South and Crescent Street. Woods Bagot designed the redevelopment for Silverback Development, using white and black horizontal bands and curved corner balconies to give the upper building its Art Moderne character. The 109 residences range from studios to two-bedrooms.
The junction between the older base and the tower accommodates a substantial common-amenity level. A veranda and indoor fitness facilities occupy this transition, with another lounge and outdoor deck at the top of the building. Residents therefore have shared outdoor spaces at more than one elevation, in addition to the private balconies attached to selected apartments.
The location is directly within the Queens Plaza transportation setting, close to the elevated railway and the Queensboro Bridge approach. That relationship is part of the building's physical context. Floor height and the direction of a home's windows affect how much of that infrastructure is visible from inside.
Architecture and unit composition
The original five-story brick structure was incorporated into the redevelopment, with new construction rising above it. Published construction reporting documented the completed building in August 2020. The 1925 date attached to the property in PLUTO belongs to that earlier base, while the condominium tower is a much more recent development.
At the tower's northwestern corner, rounded balconies project in varying dimensions. Their changing outlines create the façade's movement and give some apartments exterior space with broad city outlooks. Other homes have windowed corners or more conventional wall arrangements. A balcony is therefore an apartment-specific feature, not an amenity shared by every residence.
The studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom mix emphasizes relatively compact urban layouts. Open living and kitchen areas are common, and in-unit laundry appears across the inventory. Some smaller homes are on high floors, while larger one-bedroom and two-bedroom configurations occur below them.
The lower and upper portions of the building have different relationships to the street. An apartment within the base occupies a different position from one well above the elevated tracks. Buyers should compare the view and ambient sound from the actual living and sleeping rooms, since façade orientation is as consequential here as the marketed floor number.
Private exterior areas, where present, add a separate component to a home's usable space. Their curved shape can influence how furniture fits. Interior square footage should be kept separate from the balcony area when comparing homes with and without outdoor access.
Building operations
HERO's amenity program includes more than 15,000 square feet of shared facilities, according to published construction reporting. Fitness and yoga spaces, social and dining rooms, a garden and a veranda form the lower amenity program. The roof lounge and deck create an additional common destination above the residential floors.
The attended lobby supports daily arrivals and deliveries. The building's combination of enclosed recreation rooms and outdoor areas creates different operating needs: heating and cooling for the interior spaces, and seasonal upkeep for planted and exposed areas. The veranda at the old-to-new building transition is also a distinct part of the property's physical layout.
The residential apartments are tax class 2. Assessment growth has no statutory annual cap, while the separate 421-a program provides a fifteen-year benefit beginning in 2018. DOF identifies the program as active on the 2027 roll. A buyer's ownership budget should account for its remaining schedule, especially as the development approaches the later years of the term.
The tax record includes one commercial lot alongside 109 residential lots. The residential count is therefore clear even though the building contains more than one property use. The largest residential owner shown on the DOF roll holds two apartments, indicating dispersed title ownership.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2026 | 9B | 2 BR · 2 BA · 873 sf | $1,065,000 | $1,220/sf | -3.2% |
| Jul 17, 2025 | 4F | 1 BA · 470 sf | $640,000 | $1,362/sf | -4.5% |
| Sep 20, 2024 | 12A | 2 BR · 2 BA · 918 sf | $1,215,000 | $1,324/sf | -6.5% |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 9C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 598 sf | $837,000 | $1,400/sf | -3.2% |
| Oct 26, 2023 | 8C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 598 sf | $825,000 | $1,380/sf | -1.2% |
| Sep 13, 2023 | 5F | 1 BA · 470 sf | $630,000 | $1,340/sf | -13.7% |
| May 18, 2023 | 11D | 1 BA · 486 sf | $565,000 | $1,163/sf | -19.3% |
| Apr 19, 2023 | PHE | 1 BA · 423 sf | $610,950 | $1,444/sf | off-mkt |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026) cleared a median $1,260/sf across 1 sale. Median listing discount 0.0% from the last ask.
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 4-00424-7501) 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
- Skyline Tower — A much taller condominium near Court Square for comparing elevation, service scale and compact apartment layouts.
- Galerie — A contemporary condominium with a lower-rise form and a substantial amenity program.
- 5 Court Square West — A smaller nearby condominium with a more contained residential inventory.
- Arris Lofts — A conversion alternative emphasizing industrial proportions and a different apartment-size distribution.
- The View — A waterfront condominium comparison where outlook and location differ from Queens Plaza's transit setting.
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The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Long Island City.
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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