I stumbled across this GIF today while looking for a Queens-centric image for our weekly events listings post, because the borough has out-paced all others for top-notch art offerings this week. Now it seems Queens might be out-pacing much of the metro region in the construction boom. This GIF is from architectural visualization team Zum-3d, and was commissioned by Rockrose Development to show what Long Island City will look like once all of the planned construction wraps up in the not-so-distant future. Basically, the neighborhood will have a skyline to rival most mid-sized cities.
6sqft has a complete rundown of the nearly 30 construction projects set to transform the area as well as other renderings. The page also has this explanation from the graphic artists:
Our part was to gather helicopter footage of the existing area, and fill in the blanks with all of the upcoming developments for the next six years. The idea is to tie all of the planned projects to a fluid timeline that captures the process from start to finish. Working on two separate views of the neighborhood, we capture the process from every angle. Real photography is blended with 3D rendering to create a complete picture that lets us glimpse into the future. Using existing architectural designs of planned projects, we created fully fleshed-out realizations, complete with realistic textures and lighting effects. The high level of detail is important, to give a realistic sense of the buildings once they are completed. The final result is a completely new urban landscape that must be seen to be believed.
That’s for sure. This is crazy. Expect your subway ride to get a lot more crowded.
