LIC #1: A Demolition Everybody Can Get Behind?

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i always admired this garage....with its 'port hole' windows and all. Building in LIC down by the water is one thing, but right on queens plaza...c'mon. ick.

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Commercial develpment in this area make a ton of sense. It has massive transportation via subway and car to midtown and the new LIRR station will be there as well.

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I've always like this building (from the outside). NY can use some more brutalist cement architecture.

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This thing can't come down fast enough. Depressing as hell to look at, but walking by it you feel like you're in an episode of 'Barney Miller' or 'Good Times.' Totally yucky 70's building.

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commercial space in midtown is even more convenient to midtown. ask metlife for further explanation.

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No. Poured. Concrete. -- Bit small-minded, no? I guess you like all the glass crap that's going up all over the city . . .

Now -- No. Vinyl. Siding. No. Garden State. Brickface. -- I could buy into that!!!

7.

Screw the parking garage. we don't need any more cars.

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This building also has an accidental 'roof garden':

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshsjackson/502853332/in/set-72157600226536687/

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i actually like this structure because it is so dated and ugly. it's a shame they couldn't keep this one up. so sad.

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They stole my design. I made that building with Playdough, circa 1973.

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#5 Mr. Obvious thank you for enlightening us idiots. How about this Midtown Class A office space is going for $70 - $100 sf. LIC Class A office space is going for $25 after city incentives.

Metlife left because the City dragged their feet and never revitalized the streets like they promised. This building will be on Jackson Ave which will soon be landscaped and revitalized.

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Metlife left b/c one of their female high profile management type person almost got attacked.

And if the city didn't clean up those streets, they won't clean up Jackson either or will od a half-ass job of it.

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I somehow feel that this thread is going to lead to an Arris Lofts free for all slingAthon......c'mon bring it......

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The city is dragging its feet as always but Jackson Avenue and Vernon Blvd will have complete revampings in the near future. Couple that with the new JFK park and Sunnyside LIRR station with east-side access and Queensburough plaza will surely reach its potential as an urban gateway. The residential and commercial developments will keep coming. You can have Midtown #5, it sucks anyway.

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I am fortunate enough to drive past this monstrosity every day on my way home to Astoria. For eleven years now I've heard of it's impending demise. It can't come soon enough. I'm hoping the new structures will be more attractive and that the redevelopment of the area will improve it up to the gateway to Queens that it should be. Of course, they'll have to get rid of the three titty bars, the Rikers bus drop off, the two homeless shelters, the unemployment office, the other three city agency buildings, and the derelict buildings attached to the subway to really make it a better place.

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isn't the sunnyside station farther away in...sunyside.

the track work will be by queensboro plaza but not the actual station

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Anon 4:53, the Sunnyside station will be named after the Sunnyside Yards, and will be just a block or two away from this place, and pretty far from downtown Sunnyside. The goal is to have a quick transfer between LIRR trains and the E/R/V (and sometimes G).

I'll definitely be happy when this eyesore is gone. The new building is planned to have more parking than the current garage, just underground; I heard it from Helen Marshall herself. But I'm not so happy about that - it means that people will be driving through my neighborhood to park there, especially with congestion pricing.

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Well all I can say that it's about damn time they took this monstrosity away from our sight! I have seen this building almost every day for more than 30 years and all I can say is GOOD RIDDANCE!!! The problem is though, like another has pointed out , is that there are titty bars, cheapo stores etc in the area. Maybe bringing a Barnes & Noble and a Whole Foods would revitalize the neighborhood.( not that it had vitality to begin with)