Mar. 15, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan U.S. Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez secured over $11 million in funding for local projects in her district, comprised of southwest Queens and parts of North Brooklyn. The funding is being distributed among 14 local projects – eight of them in the Brooklyn section of Velázquez’s District 7. In Queens,…
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Mar. 13, 2024 Ethan Marshall The average rental price of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units in Queens all increased from February 2023 to February 2024, according to a report by the real estate firm M.N.S. Real Estate. The overall average cost of rent for these types of units increased 3.1% over this span, from $2,715 in 2023 to $2,800 in 2024. The Ridgewood neighborhood saw the largest month-over-month rental price increase at 5.32% . Studios experienced the most significant increase in rental price. The average rental price for these units in Queens rose 6.11% year-over-year, from $2,169 last year to…
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Mar. 13, 2024 By Athena Dawson Representatives from the mayor’s office held an event in St. Albans Tuesday to highlight the property tax breaks that available to low-income seniors and New Yorkers with disabilities. The event, held at the St. Albans library, focused on the Senior Citizen Homeowner’s Exemption plan (SCHE), which provides a property tax break for seniors who own one-, two-, or three-family homes, condominiums, or cooperative apartments. The SCHE and DHE (Disabled Homeowners’ Exemption), the officials noted, provide tax breaks to eligible homeowners with a combined annual income of $58,399 or less. Representatives from the mayor’s Public…
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Mar. 12, 2024 By Ethan Marshall A total of 15 affordable units are up for grabs at a development in southeast Queens, with a monthly rent of $2,300. The affordable units are part of a 7-story building spread across a block in Hollis at 188 Hillside Ave. The development, known as Q-188, has a total…
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Mar. 11, 2024 By Czarinna Andres and Lloyd Mitchell Senior citizens and community organizations across New York held a rally at Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens on Thursday, where they called for senior centers to be repaired and upgraded—and for the better services for older adults. Representatives of LiveOn NY, an advocacy group representing more than 4 million seniors and 120 living centers throughout the state, led the rally where the attendees demanded structural repairs and upgrades of senior center complexes. They also seek an increase in staffing to meet the needs of the growing senior population. The attendees…
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Mar. 7, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The real estate organization Slate Properties Group, in partnership with Grobman Gross Properties, announced a $97 million refinancing for a recently completed 166-unit luxury apartment building in Forest Hills. The Yellowstone, located at 69-65 Yellowstone Blvd., will be using these funds to retire existing debt, cover closing costs and…
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Mar. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry The massive Willets Point redevelopment project passed another key milestone Wednesday when the City Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve phase two of the plan that calls for a 25,000-seat soccer-specific stadium, 1,400 units of affordable housing, a 250-room hotel, a 650-seat public school, 80,000 square feet of retail…
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Mar. 4, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Approximately 230 units of affordable housing is slated to come to Hillside Avenue in Jamaica. Local Initiatives Support Corporation NY (LISC NY), a New York-based minority and women-owned enterprise, has partnered with MURAL Real Estate Partners, a privately owned real estate company, to develop the units. LISC NY announced…
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Feb. 29, 2024 By Anthony Medina Resorts World Casino in South Ozone Park unveiled a $5 billion proposal on Feb. 29 to transform the Queens gaming venue into a global entertainment destination, with the addition of a 7,000-seat concert center, 50 acres of new park space, 3,000 units of workforce housing, and public transit connections. …
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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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