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Star Tower Condominium

27-17 42nd Road, Queens, NY 11101

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Overview

A 182-unit, 25-story new condo in Long Island City near Queensboro Plaza, sponsored by Eastern Star Development. Every home is a one- or two-bedroom. Parking is a 34-space automated garage, and the plan projects a 15-year 421-a tax exemption.

  • Address: 27-17 42nd Road, Long Island City, Queens 11101, on a lot of about 13,500 square feet with frontage on 42nd Road and 28th Street
  • Plan: CD170102, accepted for filing in December 2018
  • Residences: 182 on marketing floors 3 to 23 plus three penthouse floors marked PT1 to PT3. There is no floor 13. Unit 3H is set aside for the superintendent.
  • Other units: three commercial units on the first floor, one with space in the cellar, offered at about $19.2 million in total
  • Parking and storage: 34 parking licenses at $100,000 each and 30 cellar storage licenses at $20,000 each
  • First offering: the 182 residences at about $239.8 million in total, from about $1.0 million for a one-bedroom to about $2.27 million for a two-bedroom on PT3, with unit 3H listed at $899,000. The full offering with parking, storage and commercial units came to about $263 million. These are sponsor offering prices, not sales.

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FigureThis building1Harrison2120 units · 0.2 miaccepted 2016Mings Garden3143 units · 1.9 miaccepted 2021
Common ChargesPer Square Foot / Month$0.78In line$0.80$0.38
Average Offering PricePer Apartment$1.32MHighest$947,125$617,065
Average PricePer Square Foot$1,614Highest$1,137$654
Average Unit SizeSquare Feet816 SFSmaller833 SF944 SF

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  • Comps: the closest Queens plans on size, $/SF and launch date, within 2 miles when possible.
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Homes closed100% of the homes in Schedule A185 of 185
Closing prices vs. Schedule A185 homes: $205,974,471 at closing against $258,976,700 in Schedule A (p. 74, p. 75, p. 76, p. 77, p. 78)−20.5%
Average closing price185 homes, on their Schedule A square feet$1,289 / SF
Closingsfirst and latest recordedMar 9, 2020 – Jun 20, 2023

Sales recorded with the Department of Finance (ACRIS) through Sep 30, 2026: deeds, or transfer tax filings for a building on leased land, of $10,000 or more. A home's first sale since the plan was filed is the sponsor's closing; resales aren't counted. Closing prices are compared with the same home's Schedule A price, as first offered; a deed covering more than one home isn't compared. Amendments often change prices before a home closes, and a deed that includes parking or storage counts its full price. ACRIS records a sale weeks after closing, so recent contracts don't appear yet. Every building's sales.

All 185 closings
HomeRecordedClosing priceSchedule ADifference
12CMar 9, 2020$997,885$1,127,000 p. 76−11.5%
9FMar 10, 2020$936,790$1,076,000 p. 75−12.9%
14BMar 16, 2020$1,020,409$1,129,000 p. 76−9.6%
8FMar 19, 2020$931,699$1,069,000 p. 75−12.8%
4HApr 14, 2020$773,870$905,000 p. 75−14.5%
6DApr 14, 2020$938,827$1,073,000 p. 75−12.5%
5CApr 21, 2020$880,786$1,067,000 p. 75−17.5%
6HApr 21, 2020$804,418$917,000 p. 75−12.3%
7CApr 21, 2020$860,525$1,082,000 p. 75−20.5%
10CApr 23, 2020$977,520$1,109,000 p. 76−11.9%
6FApr 28, 2020$901,151$1,055,000 p. 75−14.6%
10BApr 30, 2020$982,611$1,102,000 p. 76−10.8%
3FMay 7, 2020$836,229$1,034,000 p. 74−19.1%
3CMay 12, 2020$875,695$1,053,000 p. 74−16.8%
10FMay 12, 2020$977,520$1,087,000 p. 76−10.1%
8DMay 15, 2020$957,155$1,089,000 p. 75−12.1%
7FMay 20, 2020$843,115$1,062,000 p. 75−20.6%
7GMay 20, 2020$832,590$1,049,000 p. 75−20.6%
7HMay 20, 2020$725,738$923,000 p. 75−21.4%
3DMay 21, 2020$868,000$1,052,000 p. 74−17.5%
5BMay 28, 2020$875,695$1,061,000 p. 75−17.5%
11DMay 28, 2020$989,739$1,117,000 p. 76−11.4%
16BMay 28, 2020$1,020,000$1,147,000 p. 76−11.1%
4GMay 29, 2020$855,330$1,028,000 p. 75−16.8%
17BJun 10, 2020$1,034,126$1,156,000 p. 77−10.5%
17CJun 10, 2020$1,039,063$1,163,000 p. 77−10.7%
10HJun 12, 2020$845,148$945,000 p. 76−10.6%
11FJun 12, 2020$958,072$1,096,000 p. 76−12.6%
16DJun 15, 2020$1,040,000$1,153,000 p. 76−9.8%
4CJun 18, 2020$921,516$1,060,000 p. 75−13.1%
8HJun 25, 2020$824,783$929,000 p. 75−11.2%
10EJun 29, 2020$1,756,481$1,965,000 p. 76−10.6%
6BJun 30, 2020$898,096$1,068,000 p. 75−15.9%
4DJul 7, 2020$916,425$1,059,000 p. 75−13.5%
4BJul 10, 2020$888,030$1,054,000 p. 75−15.7%
5HJul 10, 2020$789,144$911,000 p. 75−13.4%
12EJul 15, 2020$1,337,940$1,997,000 p. 76−33%
11CJul 20, 2020$653,412$1,118,000 p. 76−41.6%
C1Jul 20, 2020$2,891,700$2,638,400 p. 74+9.6%
15EJul 21, 2020$1,588,470$2,029,000 p. 76−21.7%
16HJul 24, 2020$865,513$985,000 p. 76−12.1%
6CJul 30, 2020$855,000$1,074,000 p. 75−20.4%
12DAug 21, 2020$652,495$1,126,000 p. 76−42.1%
3GSep 4, 2020$838,000$1,021,000 p. 74−17.9%
7DSep 10, 2020$763,688$1,081,000 p. 75−29.4%
16CSep 11, 2020$970,000$1,154,000 p. 76−15.9%
3BOct 2, 2020$835,238$1,047,000 p. 74−20.2%
15GOct 16, 2020$830,119$1,110,000 p. 76−25.2%
19COct 16, 2020$980,000$1,181,000 p. 77−17%
12BOct 29, 2020$779,696$1,120,000 p. 76−30.4%
9CNov 3, 2020$901,670$1,098,000 p. 75−17.9%
8GNov 19, 2020$952,064$1,056,000 p. 75−9.8%
15DNov 24, 2020$900,541$1,144,000 p. 76−21.3%
16EDec 31, 2020$1,560,000$2,045,000 p. 76−23.7%
15BJan 11, 2021$701,116$1,138,000 p. 76−38.4%
11BFeb 2, 2021$968,000$1,111,000 p. 76−12.9%
8BFeb 22, 2021$940,000$1,083,000 p. 75−13.2%
15CFeb 26, 2021$930,000$1,145,000 p. 76−18.8%
9HMar 5, 2021$805,000$936,000 p. 75−14%
7BMar 23, 2021$900,000$1,075,000 p. 75−16.3%
15FMar 26, 2021$945,000$1,123,000 p. 76−15.9%
10DMar 30, 2021$1,008,068$1,108,000 p. 76−9%
PT3-AApr 16, 2021$1,710,660$2,274,000 p. 78−24.8%
PT1-BMay 7, 2021$999,888$1,226,000 p. 78−18.4%
17FMay 13, 2021$910,000$1,141,000 p. 77−20.2%
14CJun 1, 2021$967,000$1,136,000 p. 76−14.9%
PT2-CJun 14, 2021$1,050,000$1,245,000 p. 78−15.7%
6GJun 16, 2021$875,695$1,042,000 p. 75−16%
20EJun 17, 2021$1,412,200$2,111,000 p. 77−33.1%
18DJul 1, 2021$990,000$1,171,000 p. 77−15.5%
20HJul 9, 2021$814,600$1,017,000 p. 77−19.9%
5GJul 13, 2021$860,421$1,035,000 p. 75−16.9%
18HJul 14, 2021$814,600$1,001,000 p. 77−18.6%
14DJul 15, 2021$973,680$1,135,000 p. 76−14.2%
14FJul 15, 2021$898,000$1,114,000 p. 76−19.4%
9GJul 19, 2021$885,878$1,063,000 p. 75−16.7%
12GJul 20, 2021$911,811$1,092,000 p. 76−16.5%
16FJul 27, 2021$925,000$1,132,000 p. 76−18.3%
4FJul 28, 2021$870,604$1,041,000 p. 75−16.4%
18CJul 28, 2021$977,520$1,172,000 p. 77−16.6%
10GJul 29, 2021$906,243$1,074,000 p. 76−15.6%
PT1-EJul 29, 2021$1,700,000$2,188,000 p. 78−22.3%
14EJul 30, 2021$1,488,000$2,013,000 p. 76−26.1%
12HAug 2, 2021$802,381$961,000 p. 76−16.5%
20GAug 3, 2021$931,699$1,155,000 p. 77−19.3%
22FAug 3, 2021$941,881$1,189,000 p. 77−20.8%
18FAug 4, 2021$925,000$1,150,000 p. 77−19.6%
8AAug 5, 2021$1,364,341$1,697,000 p. 75−19.6%
5FAug 13, 2021$867,184$1,048,000 p. 75−17.3%
17AAug 19, 2021$1,435,164$1,810,000 p. 76−20.7%
16AAug 20, 2021$1,414,888$1,796,000 p. 76−21.2%
14GSep 9, 2021$921,516$1,101,000 p. 76−16.3%
21CSep 9, 2021$997,885$1,200,000 p. 77−16.8%
18BSep 10, 2021$988,894$1,165,000 p. 77−15.1%
22BSep 10, 2021$999,998$1,204,000 p. 77−16.9%
PT1-FSep 23, 2021$946,973$1,211,000 p. 78−21.8%
PT1-CSep 28, 2021$1,038,615$1,234,000 p. 78−15.8%
6ESep 29, 2021$1,400,000$1,906,000 p. 75−26.5%
20BSep 29, 2021$998,800$1,183,000 p. 77−15.6%
23FSep 29, 2021$942,900$1,200,000 p. 78−21.4%
22ESep 30, 2021$1,615,000$2,149,000 p. 77−24.8%
17EOct 12, 2021$1,608,835$2,061,000 p. 77−21.9%
20FOct 12, 2021$916,425$1,168,000 p. 77−21.5%
19AOct 19, 2021$1,425,550$1,839,000 p. 77−22.5%
22COct 19, 2021$994,998$1,212,000 p. 77−17.9%
14HOct 25, 2021$803,286$969,000 p. 76−17.1%
23GOct 25, 2021$946,973$1,187,000 p. 78−20.2%
17DOct 29, 2021$990,000$1,162,000 p. 77−14.8%
22GNov 4, 2021$957,155$1,176,000 p. 77−18.6%
PT2-FNov 8, 2021$954,100$1,222,000 p. 78−21.9%
9ANov 16, 2021$1,344,600$1,709,000 p. 75−21.3%
19FNov 23, 2021$955,119$1,159,000 p. 77−17.6%
20CDec 3, 2021$997,885$1,190,000 p. 77−16.1%
19GDec 6, 2021$951,950$1,146,000 p. 77−16.9%
11ADec 7, 2021$1,361,400$1,740,000 p. 76−21.8%
19DDec 10, 2021$997,885$1,180,000 p. 77−15.4%
19BDec 14, 2021$997,885$1,174,000 p. 77−15%
21DDec 20, 2021$1,040,000$1,199,000 p. 77−13.3%
21BDec 23, 2021$1,048,798$1,192,000 p. 77−12%
PT1-DDec 23, 2021$1,040,538$1,233,000 p. 78−15.6%
17GDec 27, 2021$944,936$1,128,000 p. 77−16.2%
23EDec 27, 2021$1,598,653$2,168,000 p. 78−26.3%
20DDec 30, 2021$990,791$1,189,000 p. 77−16.7%
6AJan 12, 2022$1,262,630$1,673,000 p. 75−24.5%
PT1-AJan 12, 2022$1,492,755$1,922,000 p. 78−22.3%
4EJan 14, 2022$1,443,049$1,880,000 p. 75−23.2%
11GJan 18, 2022$906,243$1,083,000 p. 76−16.3%
11HJan 18, 2022$795,191$953,000 p. 76−16.6%
8CJan 20, 2022$976,487$1,090,000 p. 75−10.4%
PT2-EJan 24, 2022$1,686,222$2,208,000 p. 78−23.6%
12AJan 25, 2022$1,354,273$1,754,000 p. 76−22.8%
21GJan 25, 2022$962,133$1,164,000 p. 77−17.3%
23HJan 26, 2022$834,965$1,044,000 p. 78−20%
16GJan 31, 2022$936,676$1,119,000 p. 76−16.3%
PT1-HFeb 2, 2022$819,691$1,053,000 p. 78−22.2%
21EFeb 4, 2022$1,610,000$2,128,000 p. 77−24.3%
5AFeb 11, 2022$1,280,000$1,661,000 p. 75−22.9%
PT1-GFeb 16, 2022$960,600$1,198,000 p. 78−19.8%
5DFeb 28, 2022$916,425$1,066,000 p. 75−14%
19EMar 3, 2022$1,580,000$2,094,000 p. 77−24.5%
19HMar 3, 2022$822,746$1,009,000 p. 77−18.5%
11EMar 4, 2022$1,520,000$1,981,000 p. 76−23.3%
17HMar 4, 2022$804,418$993,000 p. 77−19%
18AMar 4, 2022$1,464,888$1,824,000 p. 77−19.7%
9DMar 7, 2022$978,538$1,097,000 p. 75−10.8%
21AMar 15, 2022$1,450,000$1,869,000 p. 77−22.4%
PT3-EMar 23, 2022$980,000$1,225,700 p. 78−20%
12FMar 30, 2022$950,000$1,105,000 p. 76−14%
PT3-BMar 31, 2022$1,090,000$1,212,100 p. 78−10.1%
22HApr 14, 2022$830,892$1,035,000 p. 77−19.7%
21HApr 22, 2022$822,746$1,025,000 p. 77−19.7%
9BApr 26, 2022$957,000$1,091,000 p. 75−12.3%
21FApr 27, 2022$962,246$1,177,000 p. 77−18.2%
23BApr 27, 2022$1,048,798$1,215,000 p. 77−13.7%
20AMay 4, 2022$1,511,988$1,854,000 p. 77−18.4%
3EMay 6, 2022$1,542,649$1,867,000 p. 74−17.4%
14AMay 6, 2022$1,380,000$1,768,000 p. 76−21.9%
9EMay 19, 2022$1,561,882$1,946,000 p. 75−19.7%
C2May 19, 2022$2,736,788$3,258,900 p. 74−16%
4AMay 20, 2022$1,280,888$1,649,000 p. 75−22.3%
18GMay 20, 2022$944,936$1,137,000 p. 77−16.9%
PT2-HMay 24, 2022$860,308$1,062,000 p. 78−19%
8EMay 26, 2022$1,577,156$1,932,000 p. 75−18.4%
C3Jun 15, 2022$6,557,963$13,326,300 p. 74−50.8%
PT2-GJun 24, 2022$995,849$1,209,000 p. 78−17.6%
PT3-CJun 24, 2022$1,174,800$1,210,400 p. 78−2.9%
22DJul 1, 2022$1,060,000$1,211,000 p. 77−12.5%
PT2-DJul 8, 2022$1,099,710$1,244,000 p. 78−11.6%
23AJul 11, 2022$1,501,919$1,905,000 p. 77−21.2%
10AJul 25, 2022$1,395,003$1,726,000 p. 76−19.2%
7AJul 29, 2022$1,329,888$1,685,000 p. 75−21.1%
23CAug 9, 2022$957,155$1,223,000 p. 78−21.7%
PT2-AAug 9, 2022$1,425,550$1,939,000 p. 78−26.5%
23DAug 11, 2022$957,155$1,222,000 p. 78−21.7%
PT3-FSep 20, 2022$1,415,367$2,232,500 p. 78−36.6%
PT2-BSep 23, 2022$980,000$1,237,000 p. 78−20.8%
7EOct 14, 2022$1,507,010$1,919,000 p. 75−21.5%
18EOct 31, 2022$1,600,000$2,077,000 p. 77−23%
5EJan 31, 2023$1,521,152$1,893,000 p. 75−19.6%
22AFeb 17, 2023$1,471,371$1,888,000 p. 77−22.1%
3AFeb 24, 2023$1,590,000$1,638,000 p. 74−2.9%
PT3-DFeb 24, 2023$1,760,000$2,210,400 p. 78−20.4%
15HMar 29, 2023$596,700$977,000 p. 76−38.9%
3HJun 20, 2023$742,576$899,000 p. 75−17.4%
15AJun 20, 2023$1,169,510$1,782,000 p. 76−34.4%

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Budget

What It Costs to Run

The sponsor projected a first-year budget (November 2019 to October 2020) of about $1.38 million. Residences carry about $1.35 million of it, and the commercial units pay about $28,000. Here's how that works out in monthly common charges, per Schedule A:

  • About $460 to $560 a month for most one-bedrooms.
  • About $830 to $940 a month for the two-bedrooms.
  • Estimated taxes of about $13 to $27 a month with the 421-a exemption, or about $480 to $980 without it.

Notable lines:

  • Electricity: about $380,000. Gas for hot water, cooking and common heating: about $131,000. Water and sewer: about $149,000.
  • Staff: about $332,000.
  • Repairs and service contracts: about $126,000, including about $40,000 for elevator maintenance, $18,000 for window cleaning and $10,200 for the parking system.
  • Insurance: about $70,000.
  • Management fee: $54,000 in the budget to J.C. Management Services, which the plan says is unaffiliated with the sponsor. A note elsewhere says the fee will be $66,000.

Good to know: the budget sets aside about $127,000, roughly 10%, for a reserve fund. At closing you pay two months of common charges into working capital, your share of the superintendent's apartment (about $2,900 to $5,900 per home, per Schedule A), and the 0.5% tax-benefit fee. For why budgets vary, see why operating costs differ, super's units and our common charge benchmarks.

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The Building

Finishes

The architect's report describes one standard package for all apartments (compare with our NYC condo finishes guide). The plan doesn't name an interior designer.

Kitchen

  • Open eat-in kitchens with wood cabinets and engineered stone countertops.
  • A Fisher & Paykel counter-depth French-door refrigerator: 32 inches in most homes and 36 inches in the E line.
  • LG appliances: a 30-inch gas range, an over-the-range microwave and a 24-inch dishwasher.
  • A Kohler kitchen faucet.

Baths

  • Kohler cast-iron tubs, sinks, shower trim and toilets.
  • Moen sink faucets.

See how these names rank in our bathroom brands guide and our kitchen appliance brands guide.

Floors, Ceilings and Windows

  • 3/8-inch engineered hardwood floors with painted wood base and trim.
  • Ceilings of about 8 feet 8 inches on typical floors.
  • A double-glazed curtain wall with fixed panels and awning windows on the street side, and triple-pane vinyl windows by Intus at the rear. Both are rated OITC 35 for sound.
  • Balconies and terraces with glass railings and polished concrete floors. Schedule A lists private outdoor space for the A and H lines on most floors and for two penthouses.

Laundry, Heating and Cooling

  • Washer and dryer hookups in every home, but no machines. A coin-operated laundry room is in the cellar. The plan says two washers and two dryers in one place and three washers and four dryers in another.
  • Carrier VRF split-system units in each home for heating and cooling, plus an electric cabinet heater in each habitable room. Fresh air comes through a central duct.
  • Hot water comes from central gas boilers, and cooking gas is on shared meters.

Good to know: the plan is inconsistent on who pays for your electricity. The budget notes say one common meter covers the residential units and that their electricity is included in common charges. The architect's report says electricity will be individually metered. Ask which is right before you sign. See who pays utilities in an NYC condo and in-unit washer-dryers.

Amenities, Staffing & Transportation

Most shared space is on the second floor, with a roof terrace on top (compare with amenities by building size).

Second Floor

  • An unsupervised fitness room with four treadmills, four ellipticals, four upright bikes, a chin-dip assist and a multi-press machine.
  • A media room with loose seating and a wall-mounted TV.
  • A lounge and party room with a pantry and sink, used as a reading and game room when it isn't booked.
  • A common terrace and a bicycle storage and repair station.

Roof and Cellar

  • A rooftop viewing terrace.
  • A laundry room, a pet washing station and a meeting room in the cellar, plus the storage spaces.

Good to know: the sponsor doesn't promise the gym and recreation rooms will be open until half the homes have closed or two years after the first closing, whichever comes first. The board may also start charging fees to use them. There's no pool.

Tip: parking and storage are licenses, not deeded units. If you sell your apartment without assigning the license to another owner, the space goes back to the sponsor or the board with no payment to you. Parking licensees also pay a monthly fee, listed at $25 in Schedule A. See deeded vs. licensed parking and condo storage units.

Staffing and Services

The year-one budget plans a small non-union staff:

  • A live-in resident superintendent in unit 3H (about $82,000 with taxes and benefits).
  • Three doormen (about $50,000 each).
  • Two porters (about $50,000 each).

Labor comes to about $332,000, about a quarter of the budget. The plan promises 24-hour doorman coverage in the lobby, though three full-time doormen add up to fewer hours than a full week. Three Otis passenger elevators serve the building. Our doorman cost guide puts these numbers in context.

Transportation

  • Subway: 2 min walk to Queensboro Plaza 7 N W; Queens Plaza E F R, 3 min
  • Parking: 1 parking unit in the plan

Fine Print

What's Specific to It

  • Only one- and two-bedrooms: 135 one-bedrooms of about 604 to 721 square feet and 47 two-bedrooms of about 1,093 to 1,228 square feet, eight homes to a typical floor.
  • A robotic garage: 34 parking spaces from the cellar to the third floor run by a CityLift automated system "with no human presence." You drop off and pick up your car at a bay on 42nd Road.
  • A 421-a tax break: the sponsor holds a preliminary certificate of eligibility and projects a 15-year partial exemption that phases out. With it, Schedule A shows taxes of about $13 to $27 a month. Without it, about $480 to $980.
  • You pay for the tax break: each buyer pays the sponsor 0.5% of the price to reimburse its 421-a application costs, and that fee isn't refunded if the exemption is never granted.
  • A first-time sponsor: the plan says the sponsor's principals, Anthony Hu and Xiaogang Wang, haven't done any earlier condo offerings in New York, and the sponsor is its own selling agent.

Star Tower sits on 42nd Road between 27th and 28th Streets, about 0.1 mile from the Queensboro Plaza station, with taller buildings of 27 and 60 stories behind it. Its offering plan tells you what's in each apartment, what the building costs to run and how long the tax break should last.

Fine Print Worth Knowing

  • The tax break isn't guaranteed: if the final 421-a certificate isn't granted, there's no exemption and no right to cancel. If granted, it runs 15 years from when it starts, phases down, and will already be running when you close. Without it, the tax projection rises to about $1.5 million a year for the building. See 421-a in NYC condos.
  • A rent-stabilization trigger: if the plan isn't declared effective within 15 months of the final 421-a certificate, the building's units would have to be registered as rent-stabilized while the benefit lasts.
  • Sponsor control: the sponsor picks a majority of the seven-member board until the later of two years after the first closing or 90% of units sold. It can also rent unsold units without limit, so owner-occupants may never control the board.
  • No quick flips: you can't advertise, list or sell your unit for 12 months after buying it from the sponsor, unless the sponsor has sold every unit.
  • Financing contingency only if you sign for it: buyers who sign the mortgage addendum get 45 days to obtain a loan commitment. Late closings cost 0.03% of the price per day.
  • Short warranty windows: you have six months to report visible defects in your unit and one year for hidden ones. The state's implied housing warranty doesn't apply.
  • Commercial neighbors and guests: the commercial units could become shops, offices, clubs or restaurants, and their owners can alter or subdivide without board approval. Guests can't stay more than seven nights in a row without you unless the board agrees.

Team

  • Sponsor and selling agent: Eastern Star Development LLC of Flushing, whose principals are Anthony Hu and Xiaogang Wang
  • Architect: JLS Designs Architecture & Planning (Joseph A. Sultana)
  • MEP engineer: All City Engineering
  • Structural engineer: WSP Cantor Seinuk
  • Managing agent and budget expert: J.C. Management Services
  • Sponsor's counsel and escrow agent: Kevin Kerveng Tung, P.C.
  • Tax counsel: William N. Mavrelis
  • Construction lender: Cathay Bank, for $60 million

The plan doesn't name an interior designer or a general contractor.

Nearby

FAQ

Does Star Tower have parking?

Yes, 34 spaces in a CityLift automated garage from the cellar to the third floor, offered as licenses at $100,000 each. You leave and collect your car at a bay on 42nd Road, and the system parks it with no attendant. There are fewer spaces than apartments.

How much are common charges at Star Tower?

Under the sponsor's first-year projection, about $460 to $560 a month for most one-bedrooms and about $830 to $940 for two-bedrooms. Estimated taxes add only about $13 to $27 a month if the 421-a exemption is granted, but about $480 to $980 without it.

Does Star Tower have a doorman?

The plan promises 24-hour doorman coverage in the lobby and budgets three non-union doormen, two porters and a live-in superintendent in unit 3H.

Where this comes from: the building's offering plan (CD170102) as filed with the New York Attorney General, including its Special Risks, Description of Property and Improvements, Schedule A, Schedule B, Identity of Parties and the architect's Description of Property and Building Condition. Prices are the sponsor's offering prices, not sales, and budget figures are the sponsor's first-year projections. Later amendments may change them. Updated October 2026.