LIC tower giving residents chance to light up night
UPDATED Nov. 22, 2021, 3:54 p.m.: Now that’s a night light Renters at the new Sven tower in Long Island City will have the ability to control what they see when they peer out on Manhattan at night thanks to an app that lets them change the color of the skyline with the touch of a button. According to the New York Post, potential residents at the Durst Organization property are being wooed with a membership to Spireworks, a mobile app that lets users control the glow atop iconic, Durst-owned New York skyscrapers including the so-called H&M building at 151…
Author The Real Deal
New Queens apartment allows tenants to control the colors of Manhattan skyscrapers
A new apartment complex in Long Island City comes with one unique perk — the ability to change the colors of Manhattan skyscrapers The 958-unit building — called Sven — is slated to be the second-tallest skyscraper in Queens. Amenities include luxury standards like a terrace, swimming pool and fitness center, but one other perk stands out: Access to the mobile app Spireworks. Sven residents will be able to light up the New York City skyline with just a tap of their finger, according to a press release from The Durst Organization, which owns the building. With the app, tenants…
Author PIX 11
Tenants At New LIC Tower Can Control The Color Of NYC Skyscrapers
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — Some Long Island City residents will soon be able to light up the New York City skyline Leasing at the Durst Organization's 958-unit skyscraper, known as Sven, launched this week, with rents ranging from $2,922 for a studio to $6,048 for a three-bedroom apartment at the high-rise located at 29-37 41st Avenue. People who can afford the building's hefty price tag will get the usual host of luxury apartment amenities — like a gym, pool, and movie room — and one light-up perk that's a cut above the rest: Sven residents can illuminate the tops…
Date 2021-11-24
Author Kayla Levy
New tower gives residents app to controls NYC spire colors
Residents of a new Queens rental can soon light up the city that never sleeps Sven, a 958-unit Durst Organization property in Long Island City — where 288 apartments are income-restricted — will offer a dazzling amenity far beyond the typical luxury-market trappings of a screening room, a gym and a pool. When leasing soft-launches on Monday, Sven will become the first building in New York where residents can illuminate the tippy tops of city towers — such as the 300-foot spire at One Bryant Park in Midtown — with just the tap of a finger. Every tenant will receive…
Author Tales Buzz
Rental Building Lets Tenants Control Manhattan City Skyline
Residents of a new luxury building in Queens will be able to control the city’s skyline with the touch of a button The Durst Organization’s 958-unit residential apartment building at 29-59 Northern Boulevard, dubbed Sven, in Long Island City is offering residents the chance to illuminate the tops of some of the city’s tallest towers — like 1 World Trade Center — through an app called Spireworks. The app was founded by Mark Domino, the son-in-law of Douglas Durst, whose real estate portfolio’s lights could be controlled by Spireworks. These include the 300-foot spire at One Bryant Park in Midtown,…
Date 2021-11-24
Author Celia Young