The Vista

The glass exterior incorporates bay windows and balconies, creating different relationships between the interior rooms and the street. A projecting window expands the outlook within the enclosed apartment; a balcony provides usable exterior area. The distinction is relevant to both furniture placement and how a home is described for sale.

The original residential offering comprised studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments. Smaller homes recur throughout the building, including its upper levels. A high floor therefore does not necessarily mean a large apartment, and an upper-floor one-bedroom is a different purchase from a larger two-bedroom on a lower floor.

Some homes have private outdoor space, and the shared roof deck gives the wider building an outdoor amenity. Views depend on exposure and the surrounding development, which has changed substantially since the original sales launch. An open outlook should be assessed from the particular apartment, at the height of its actual windows.

The building's small inventory is also meaningful within its mid-rise form. A modest number of homes shares the roof, lounge and fitness facilities, but those facilities still carry operating and upkeep costs. The ownership experience combines a tower's elevator dependence with a much smaller association than the largest condominium developments in the area.

The Vista has a part-time doorman, fitness center, yoga room and residents' lounge. The roof deck is a shared amenity. Lobby attendance is part-time; buyers who need coverage at a particular hour should establish the current schedule with the managing agent.

The condominium contains residential and separately classified nonresidential lots. DOF identifies 48 residential class 2 lots, alongside class 4 lots. The latter count should not be added to the apartment count or treated as additional homes. Residential class 2 assessments have no statutory annual growth cap.

The active 421-a benefit began in 2013. Its fifteen-year term makes the remaining exemption schedule particularly relevant now. A buyer comparing the apartment's carrying costs with an older sale should use the current billed tax position and the remaining benefit, since the same home can have a different tax burden at different points in the program.

Zoning places the property in Long Island City's special district, with a manufacturing and residential designation. The recorded built FAR is close to the stated residential allowance. That figure describes the overall property's density; it does not assign expansion rights to an individual residence.

Recent sales

Recent closings at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. 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.

Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $1,252/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount -0.9% over ask.

Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 4-00267-7503; each condominium apartment is its own tax lot). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. 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.

Match the apartment's legal description to its marketed floor. The original development used unconventional floor labeling, and penthouse descriptions can differ from numbered-floor references. The contract and recorded ownership documents should identify the same property being shown, including any associated storage or outdoor rights.

• 5 Court Square West — A nearby condominium with a relatively small inventory and a similarly focused Court Square location.
• Galerie — A larger condominium alternative for comparing shared amenities and contemporary layouts.
• L Haus — A larger mid-rise condominium with substantial common outdoor space.
• Arris Lofts — An industrial conversion offering loft proportions and a very different relationship between height and apartment size.
• Skyline Tower — A much taller Court Square condominium for buyers prioritizing elevation and a larger service platform.