Feb. 21, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for a 6-story, 20 residential unit mixed-use building on Jamaica Avenue in Jamaica. The proposed development, which is slated to go up at 179-07 Jamaica Ave., would be approximately 63 feet tall and yield 15,363 square feet. Approximately 13,672 square feet of the development would…
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Feb. 20, 2024 By Anthony Medina Rego Park residents outraged over another proposed men’s homeless shelter in their neighborhood took to the streets on Sunday, Feb. 18, in a march and rally to oppose the city’s plans. The proposed single men’s homeless shelter site is located at the Rego Park Wyndham Garden Hotel at 61-18…
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Feb. 20, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for a 4-story, 47-unit residential building on 32nd Avenue in Flushing. The proposed development, which is slated to go up at 141-05 32nd Ave., would be approximately 40 feet tall and have 36,927 square feet of residential space, according to the permit. The development would include 47 residences, with each unit being an average of 786 square feet. Given the size, the units are likely to condos as opposed to rentals. In addition to the 47 residences, the structure will also have a cellar, 47 enclosed parking spaces and a…
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Feb. 13, 2024 By Bill Parry
Southeast Queens residents got their first look at the draft zoning framework for the much-anticipated Jamaica Neighborhood Plan, which was presented by the Department of City Planning (DCP) during a working group summit at York College on Saturday.
Feb. 12, 2024 By Bill Parry Before presenting the details of the $8 billion Metropolitan Park proposal at a town hall meeting at the New York Hall of Science Thursday night, a representative of New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and Hard Rock International held a briefing at Terrace on the Park, where they outlined…
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Feb. 9, 2024 By Athena Dawson Hundreds of people gathered at the New York Hall of Science for a town hall hosted by state Sen. Jessica Ramos Wednesday evening to provide encouragement—or disapproval—of the proposed casino plan by Citi Field or the alternative Phoenix Meadows proposal. A huge line wrapped around the building as residents waited in anticipation to get inside. Part of the massive crowd were required to go into a standby auditorium to watch a live stream of the town hall via Facebook. The meeting, the third to be held by Ramos, was significant, since she said she…
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Feb. 8, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan In opposition to billionaire Steven Cohen’s plan to develop a casino next to Citi Field, community organizers rallied this past weekend in favor of their own proposal to convert the public land into an amenity-rich park with environmental considerations. Dozens of members of the Flushing Anti Displacement Alliance (FADA)…
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Feb. 8, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The most common complaint tenants in New York State have with their landlords deals with the avoidance or mishandling of repairs, according to data collected by the moving resource site moveBuddha. This conclusion was drawn based upon an analysis of reviews by renters on the crowdsourced landlord review site…
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Feb. 7, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The average rental price in Queens remained mostly static in January 2024 compared to December 2023, according to a report from the real estate firm M.N.S. Real Estate. There was only a 0.02% increase over that time period, with the average rent going from $2,780 to $2,781. Studio units…
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Feb. 7, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The median sales price for a unit in a brand-new Queens condo development increased in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the third quarter, according to a report by the real estate firm M.N.S. Real Estate. Over this span, the median price jumped 15.5% to $889,516 in the…
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