Tag: far-rockaway

Far Rockaway housing lottery offers five $2,800 two-bedrooms, apply by June 4

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May. 21, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Sign up for our weekly email newsletter to stay updated on the latest housing lotteries in New York City. New York City residents have until Sunday, June 4, to apply for a housing lottery for one of the five units available at 229 Beach 14th St. between Seagirt Boulevard and…

New 57-unit condo development proposed for Beach 30th Street lot in Rockaway

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May. 20, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of a 6-story residential building with 57 housing units on the vacant lot at 155 Beach 30th St. near the Beach 30th Street Playground in Far Rockaway. The proposed building would be 70 feet tall and yield 90,735 square feet across…

Mixed-income real estate developer Tredway announces $88M acquisition of Ocean Park complex in Far Rockaway

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May. 14, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The affordable and mixed-income real estate developer Tredway announced it has acquired the 602-unit family-designated Ocean Park Apartments, located at 125 Beach 17th St. in Far Rockaway. As part of this $88 million acquisition, Tredway entered into an agreement with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation…

Housing lottery opens for 189 units at Edgemere Commons in Far Rockaway, rent starts at $544

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May. 7, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The city has launched a housing lottery for all 189 units at Edgemere Commons B1, a new affordable housing development located at 51-19 Beach Channel Drive in Far Rockaway. The building is part of the larger Edgemere Commons project, which will ultimately include 11 buildings and 2,050 total…

Plans filed for 9-story mixed-use building with 93 rentals in Far Rockaway

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Apr. 18, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of a 9-story mixed-use building with 93 residential units at 18-15 Cornaga Ave. in Far Rockaway. The proposed building would be 94 feet tall and yield 77,628 square feet of space, with 62,947 square feet designated for residential space, 8,866 square…

Five years post-COVID, Queens nurse visits ICU where colleagues saved her life

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Apr. 2, 2025 By Czarinna Andres A retired nurse from Queens who nearly died from COVID-19 returned last week to The Mount Sinai Hospital’s cardiac intensive care unit—where she once worked—to thank the colleagues who saved her life. Theresa Francisco, 69, a resident of Far Rockaway and a native of the Philippines, had spent…

Permits filed for 8-story residential building with 68 units in Far Rockaway

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Mar. 14, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of an 8-story residential building with 68 housing units at the vacant lot occupying 11-27 Foam Pl. in Far Rockaway. The proposed building would be 85 feet tall and yield 45,759 square feet of residential space. With an average unit scope…