
ARCFE Group 5&6
Completed & RepaidBond LIC Condo (The Bond)
46-20 11th Street, Long Island City, Queens, New York
I-526
Approved
I-829
Approved
Repayment
Fully repaid
The Project
About Bond LIC Condo (The Bond).
This 7 story building known as The Bond at 46-20 11th Street in Long Island City began life as a two-story warehouse like much of the industrial waterfront neighborhood that surrounds it. Architect Raymond Chan helmed the building’s conversion to a brick-and-glass mid-rise condominium residence with 42 apartments, in collaboration with Edge 2 Architecture, who finessed the interiors.
Fully repaid — a pre-RIA (old law) project. *EB-5 capital repaid to the NCE.
Key Facts
- Location
- 46-20 11th Street, Long Island City, Queens, New York
- Targeted Employment Area
- Qualified for TEA
- EB-5 Investors
- 14
- Developer
- Lions Group
- Era
- Pre-RIA (old law)
In Depth
The full Group 5&6 story.
Qualified for TEA · 14 Investors · Golden location
BOND LIC CONDO
This 7 story building known as The Bond at 46-20 11th Street in Long Island City–the neighborhood that will soon be home to a new Amazon HQ–began life as a two-story warehouse like much of the industrial waterfront neighborhood that surrounds it. Architect Raymond Chan helmed the building’s conversion two a brick-and-glass mid-rise condominium residence with 42 apartments, in collaboration with Edge 2 Architecture, who finessed the interiors. Apartments have high ceilings, oak floors and chef's kitchens with marble-like quartz countertops and Bosch appliances. There are washer/dryers in each unit, smart door locks and some apartments offer private outdoor space.
PRIME LOCATION WITH HIGH RENTAL DEMAND
LONG ISLAND CITY
LIC is New York's fastest growing neighborhood. Its recent growth has opened door to a vibrant mix of things to see and do. The area has one of the most highly accessible transportation hubs, including 8 different subway lines. It is also rich in cultural diversity and home to a large community of artists. LIC is packed with museums, theaters and art spaces, including the infamous MoMA PS1 - one of the largest contemporary art institutions in the country.
Rents in this area are competitive but not off-the-chart high like Manhattan, while geographically still managed to be close to the city. This makes LIC the ideal place for young professionals to live in and the highly profitable investment option for real estate investors.
Developer · SOME COMPLETED PROJECTS · PREMIER DEVELOPER IN THE NYC AREA
LIONS GROUP
LIONS GROUP has extensive experience in ground-up residential and commercial real estate, and has yielded a position as one of New York's premier real estate teams, with a portfolio consisting of over $500 Million worth of developments. They currently hold and operate over 1.5 million sqft of luxury condominiums, quality rental buildings and commercial spaces throughout the Metropolitan New York area as well as custom luxury residences in the North Shore of Long Island.
SOME COMPLETED PROJECTS · DECADES OF HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE
Raymond Chan Architect
Raymond Chan Architect was formed by Mr. Raymond Chan in 2002. He is licensed to practice architecture in New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Over the years, he has built numerous multi‐story and mid‐rise buildings including commercial, residence, mixed‐use, and hotels. Raymond Chan has won many design awards including design of the “China Buddhist Center” to jazzy “Beama Grill” in Manhattan. The commercial projects which have won design awards include “Asia Bank Loan Center”, “Asia Plaza”, “Queens Office Tower” and “New York Eye Center” among many others.
Project Progress
Latest updates from the site.
Dec 2019
The project has been completed.
Site Report Archive — Bond LIC Condo
Sep 2019
As of the beginning of August 2019, the final work of the 11th Street project is under way, and TCO expects to get it soon. At that time, the pre-sale units can be transferred.
May 2019
By the beginning of May 2019, all external wall shelves of the 11th Street project have been removed, doors and windows have been installed, and the internal decoration of all residential units is being finalized. It is expected that the project will be completed this summer.
Jan 2019
As of January 2019, the 11th Street apartment project is coming to an end, and the model houses in the building have been renovated and opened to the outside world. At present, the project is undergoing interior decoration. After the decoration is completed, it will apply to the housing authority for an occupancy permit. In terms of sales, because the real estate is only one block away from Amazon's second headquarters, the pre-sale is good.
Oct 2018
By the third quarter of 2018, the water distribution, air duct and electrical system of the project had been basically completed, the wall building had been basically completed, and the glass on some floors had been installed. All the remaining glass frames and 4 and 5 layers of glass have arrived and stored on the construction site. The internal gray board has reached the last layer. The painter is painting layer by layer from the bottom to the top. After painting, the remaining glass windows can be installed. The elevator can be put into use after waiting for review. The overall project is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
Apr 2018
On April 24, 2018, the U.S. entrepreneurship regional center conducted a project progress investigation in the first quarter of 2018 on the 5th and 6th Projects - 11th Street apartment project in Long Island, New York. The project has made significant progress in the past few months. The summary is as follows: 1. Since the last survey, the superstructure main body and wall of the building have been completed, the work of CMU is coming to an end, and the building is capped. 2. On the day of inspection, more than 60 workers carried out frame, partition, gypsum board, water and electricity, machinery, pipeline, air conditioning, building external construction and elevator installation. 3. All scaffold pipes are installed to the roof to prevent debris from falling off from the construction site. The elevator guide rail is installed to the 7th floor. 4、 Angle steel plate More than 80% of the (brick) has been completed, and the expansion part of the outer wall of the 11th Street has recently started construction at the back of the building. The external waterproof work of the 11th Street apartment has also started from the wall facing the 11th Street. 5. The first batch of windows and bricks will be transported to the construction site in May. The partition and internal frame have been completed to the 7th floor. The gypsum board work has been started in the kitchen area on the lower floor, and the full-scale gypsum board workers The work will begin around the end of April. 6. The bathtub installation has been completed to the fourth floor, Water pipe (including the sewer) has been completed to the 6th floor, and the water spray faucet has been installed on the roof. The water spray branch has been completed to the 6th floor, and the copper pipe has been installed to the 5th floor. The water pump and firewall room have been completed. 7. The HVAC pipeline has been installed to the 6th floor. All indoor Toshiba air conditioning equipment has been transported to the construction site, and the refrigeration pipeline of the air conditioning unit has been installed to the 4th floor. 8. The power engineering has been installed to the 5th floor, and The electrical subcontractor is still working with con ed to obtain temporary electricity for the project site. The electrical room is being installed on the first floor. 9. Verizon Internet network cable can be installed to the 5th floor, and the temporary camera is installed outside the building. The waste chute is installed to the roof. All terrace areas and roofs of the ground floor courtyard have been waterproof.
The contractor expects that the project will be completed by the end of this year. Arcfe project management department believes that the project can be completed by the end of the year as long as there are enough staff on the site. The apartment will be pre sold this summer and is expected to be transferred after obtaining the government access certificate in the first half of next year. The overall progress of the project is smooth!
Sep 2017
Job site is continuing to making good progress as of 10/17/2017 as follows:- Pile is basically complete except remaining piles in elevator pits to be grouted when we begin to work there later.- All footing and foundation walls are in place. There are more pile cap works and elevator pit to be finished in next two to three weeks depending how fast we excavate the pit area and then dewatering.- Temporary power installation was completed this week.- The GC is targeting to finish all pile caps and below grade slab by first week of November.
Jun 2017
Per site visit on 6/20/2017, a summary of work is as below:
- Demolition has been completed. Job site has been mobilized and Lions Group plans to break ground next week.
Mar 2017
Per site visit on 3/31/2017, here is summary of finding:
- old building’s superstructure has been demolished;
- sidewalk bridge has been dismantled last week;
- basement has been demolished and they already knocked down old foundation;
- Overall, the demolition has been done. Excavation is going to commence soon.
Dec 2016
ARCFE visited construction site on 2/6/2017. Per today's visit, over a dozen of workers on site and two excavators. 1st floor is almost demolished. Today, our monitoring company sent their worker to put up four crack monitoring devices onto adj. interior wall. We should come back to check it tomorrow and then we will come to check it periodically thereafter. Going forward, we will pay them $1,000 per month until we finish our superstructure. We shall finish up demolition in next two to three weeks.
Oct 2016
As of 9/30/2016, asbestos fibres have been cleaned. Utilities were cut off. GC is going to demolish superstructure.
- Land title was officially transferred on May 18th 2016. As site visit on July 8th 2016, demolition of old building has started.
Gallery
Bond LIC Condo (The Bond) in view.



















Construction Progress
From the job site.
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