4545 Center Boulevard

4545 Center Boulevard is a rental apartment tower at 45-45 Center Boulevard in Long Island City, Queens, developed and managed by TF Cornerstone. It is one of the towers the company built along Center Boulevard, the street laid out on the Hunters Point waterfront after the old Queens West rail yards were cleared.

The building faces Gantry Plaza State Park and the East River, looking directly across at Midtown Manhattan and the United Nations, with the park’s piers and the restored rail gantries at its doorstep. The Hunters Point NYC Ferry landing is alongside, the 7 train at Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue is a few blocks inland, and Hunters Point South Park continues south along the shore.

Completed in 2013, the 41-story tower holds 820 apartments, making it TF Cornerstone’s largest building on the Long Island City waterfront in this index. TF Cornerstone has built more of Center Boulevard than any other developer, and its towers here, including 4540, 4610 and 4720 Center Boulevard, form one of the largest groups of rental buildings under a single manager in Queens.

For renters, that concentration is useful, since apartments in several neighboring buildings can be compared through one landlord. The trade-off for the views is that Center Boulevard is quiet at night, with most shops and restaurants a few blocks inland on Vernon Boulevard.