Sept. 18, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Construction has wrapped up for a 20-story residential building at 8 Court Square in Long Island City. The 224-foot-tall building has 157 total rental units, ranging in size from studio to two-bedroom. The average scope of each unit will be 684 square feet. Out of the 157 units, 48… Read more »
Sept. 16, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 59 units at The Northern II, a pair of residential buildings in Long Island City. Located at 38-27 and 38-38 32nd St., these buildings yield a total of 193 residences, with 134 being at market rate. Out of the remaining… Read more »
Sept. 9, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A coalition of community organizations dedicated to bringing affordable housing to Long Island City will hold a community sleepout on Saturday to propose an alternative to the city’s One LIC neighborhood plan. Western Queens Community Land Trust, LIC Coalition and the Hunters Point Community Coalition will hold the sleepout… Read more »
Sept. 5, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 43 one-bedroom units in a 7-story mixed-use building at 21-11 31st Ave. in the Ditmars Steinway section of Astoria. While previous building permits listed plans for 86 residences, the latest filings show there will only be 43 total housing units,… Read more »
Sept. 4, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of a 5-story school at 78-07 51st Ave. in Elmhurst. The proposed development, located between Hillyer Street and Queens Boulevard, would be a 74-foot-tall commercial-use building with 49,058 square feet of space. This school will not be equipped with yard space or… Read more »
Sept. 4, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 41 units in a 27-story residential tower at 27-01 Jackson Ave. in Long Island City. Referred to as “The Bold,” the building has 164 total residences, with 123 being market rate. Of the 41 remaining units set aside, seven are… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Construction of a 7-story residential building at 31-48 Crescent St. in Astoria is nearly done after the topping out was recently completed. According to the development site, the project is expected to be completed in the winter of 2024. Workers on the site are preparing to install the… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for three units in a 5-story residential building at 14-09 31st Ave. in Astoria. There are a total of seven residences in the building, with four being at market rate. The remaining three units have been set aside for those earning… Read more »
Aug. 26, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of a 13-story mixed-use building at 34-35 44th St. in Astoria. The proposed development, located between Northern Boulevard and 34th Avenue, would be 145 feet tall and yield 301,061 square feet if built. The vast majority of the space would be used… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of a 5-story residential building at 31-11 28th Rd. in Astoria. The proposed development, located between 31st Street and 33rd Street, would be 50 feet tall and yield 5,854 square feet if built. Its entire square footage would be devoted to residential… Read more »