Category: Construction/Development

Court Square to gain 636-unit, 55-story condo tower after developers secure $525M loan

June 12, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The real estate private equity firm Madison Realty Capital, the real estate development and management firm Kushner and the global investment manager OneIM have combined to provide a $525 million construction loan to Charney Companies and Tavros to assist in their development of a 55-story, 636-unit skyscraper in the Court Square… Read more »

Post Office in Jackson Heights finally getting ADA ramp after years of advocacy

June 11, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Construction has begun on a long-awaited accessibility ramp at the Jackson Heights Post Office, giving individuals with disabilities, families with strollers and others equal access to the facility’s main entrance for the first time in its history. The federally operated post office, located at 78-02 37th Ave., has long… Read more »

Antisemitic messaging sparks outrage over OneLIC neighborhood plan opposition

June 10, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Several elected officials and community members have condemned a text blast circulated ahead of last month’s OneLIC neighborhood plan hearing, calling it antisemitic for describing the proposal as “Zionist capital at work.” The text blast, which was distributed in advance of a joint Community Board 1 and 2 hearing… Read more »

Astoria’s Rowan development enters second phase with 90 new residences

June 10, 2025 By Ethan Marshall As construction begins on the second phase of the Astoria mixed-use development Rowan at 21-11 31st St., new renderings have been unveiled for the project. The second phase consists of the second building of the project, Rowan II. This building will be 70 feet tall and have 90 residences…. Read more »

Opposition and support clash at packed CB2 meeting over Long Island City rezoning plan

Supporters and opponents of the OneLIC Neighborhood Plan hold signs during Thursday's monthly Community Board 2 meeting. Photo: Shane O'Brien

June 6, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Hundreds of people packed Sunnyside Community Services (SCS) Thursday evening to give testimony on the OneLIC Neighborhood Plan at Community Board 2’s monthly in-person meeting. Dozens of local residents testified both in favor and against the neighborhood plan during the June 5 meeting at SCS, located at 43-31 39th… Read more »

‘It’s choking us’: Blissville and Greenpoint residents raise air quality concerns over Green Asphalt plant

Fumes emitting from the Green Asphalt plant in Blissvillle. Photo courtesy of Thomas J. Mituzas.

June 5, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Residents on both sides of the Newtown Creek in Blissville and Greenpoint have raised concerns about alleged pollution from a green asphalt contractor on Railroad Avenue. Green Asphalt, located at 37-98 Railroad Ave., replaces traditional asphalt mixes with recycled asphalt, stating that recycled mixes help reduce costs for contractors… Read more »

Woodside condo sale sets all-time neighborhood record at $1.5M

May 27, 2025 By Czarinna Andres A record-breaking transaction was made for a penthouse unit at Centric — a new luxury condominium development on the border of Sunnyside and Woodside — that has sold for $1,512,500, marking the highest condominium sale in either neighborhood’s history, developer New Empire Corp. announced on Thursday, May 22. The… Read more »

Review Avenue industrial complex tops out in Long Island City

May 22, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The real estate investment and operating company Innovo Property Group announced the topping off of the Review Avenue Complex, an upcoming urban industrial facility at 28-90 Review Ave. in Long Island City, within the Borden Innovation District. Construction began on the complex toward the end of Spring 2024. The… Read more »