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Alta+

29-22 Northern Boulevard, NY 111013.3 ★ (223 reviews)
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Summary

Alta+ offers a pool, fitness rooms and rooftop spaces beside Queens Plaza, with many residents praising the staff and community events. The busy road and rail setting is a tradeoff. Repeated complaints about deposit returns and move-out charges deserve attention alongside the more positive day-to-day accounts.

467 unitsBuilt 2018Managed by Dermot

Reviews

Recent residents often praise the front desk, maintenance and amenities. Deposit returns and move-out deductions remain a recurring criticism even among people who enjoyed living here.

Google
3.3
223 reviews
Openigloo
4.2
31 reviews
Yelp
2.9
15 reviews

What residents praise

Friendly staff and responsive repairs

Residents describe a welcoming front desk and maintenance requests often handled promptly, with especially strong recent praise.

Recreation and resident events

Residents value the indoor pool, gym, rooftop views and events that help them meet neighbors.

What residents complain about

Move-out charges and deposits

Residents repeatedly describe delayed deposit returns or disputed deductions, including after otherwise positive stays.

Rail exposure and smaller layouts

Residents mention train noise and bright rail-yard lighting on some exposures. Smaller layouts can have limited common space or uneven heating and cooling.

Amenities

Alta+ is a 43-story Long Island City rental with a 24-hour attended lobby, in-unit Bosch laundry, dishwashers and a two-story fitness center with indoor lap pool. Outdoor space spans a 38th-floor lawn, 43rd-floor roof deck, terrace and dog run, with on-site garage parking, a package room and locker storage.

In the apartment
In-unit laundry
Central air
Dishwasher
In the building
24-hour doorman
Elevator
Fitness center
Pool
Shared outdoor space
On-site parking
Package service
Resident storage

Also here: Bike storage · Co-working lounge and conference rooms · Game hall and screening room · Event space · Golf simulator · Pet spa and dog run

Location

Alta+ is located at 29-22 Northern Boulevard, New York, NY 11101. The Northern Boulevard setting puts Queens Plaza transit close, but crossing the surrounding roads can be awkward. Elevated trains and the rail yard are prominent parts of the immediate surroundings.

TransitSupermarketsParks
  • 1 min
    Queens PlazaEFR
  • 5 min
    Queensboro Plaza7NW
  • 6 min
    39 Av-Dutch KillsNW
  • 8 min
    Court Sq7EFG
  • 9 min
    36 StMR
  • 10 min
    33 St-Rawson St7

Building records

Housing complaints are relatively uncommon compared with similar buildings, with hot water accounting for most reports. An open mold violation makes dampness a consideration, while a nearby new-building project could add noise.

Reported housing complaintsPast 3 years

Reported housing complaints
Housing-related reports submitted to NYC 311 by residents or the public. A report describes a reported issue, not a confirmed violation.

2.4 reports per 100 apartments, versus 28.8 for other comparable apartment buildings in New York.

CategoryReportsLatest
6
Nov 2025
2
Jan 2026
1
Dec 2025

HPD housing-code violationsPast 3 years

HPD housing-code violations
Housing-code violations issued by NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development after an inspection. Routine administrative filings and notices are excluded.
ConditionCitationsStatus
1
1 open
1
1 open

Construction nearby

Construction nearby
Construction projects on or near this building with active work permits.
ProjectDistanceLatest permit
200 ftAug 2026

Rent history

Recent asking rents sit below nearby medians, particularly among larger bedroom counts. Compare whole-apartment versus shared layouts and usable room space before interpreting that difference as better value.

Typical rents

Typical rents
Final asking rents from listings that ended in the past year, compared with the same apartment size across buildings in Long Island City.
Studio
$3,494median / mo
−4% vs area
$3,100–$3,982
1 bed
$4,311median / mo
−4% vs area
$4,073–$4,747
2 beds
$5,567median / mo
−14% vs area
$3,771–$7,704
3 beds
$5,541median / mo
−15% vs area
$4,444–$7,533

Concessions

Historical concessions
Free-rent offers on listings that ended in the past year, including listings with no offer.
AllStudio1 bed2 beds3 beds

6% of listings offered free rent, most commonly one month.

No free rent recorded: 94%0.5 months: 0%1 month: 5%
6%of listings offered free rent
No free rent recorded
94%(230 of 244)
0.5 months
0%(1 of 244)
1 month
5%(13 of 244)

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