Pipe scaffolding up at 24-16 Queens Plaza South

Back in September, we stopped by 24-16 Queens Plaza South and saw that a rendering had appeared on site.¹ When we stopped by last week, we saw that construction has started on the building, with pipe scaffolding up, as seen in the photo below.

Here’s more information about the project from The Real Deal:²

The Midtown-based development firm, which is led by CEO Jeffrey Simpson, acquired the five-story building at 24-16 Queens Plaza South with the goal of preserving the existing structure on the site and adding 18 stories on top. The end product would be a 23-story, 100,000-square-foot residential tower holding 117 rental units and 3,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space, according to Crain’s.