Jan. 31, 2025 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery meant to benefit seniors for 13 units in a 7-story mixed-use building at 3-11 27th Ave. in Astoria. The building has 50 residences, 37 of which are market rate. The other 13 units are available for those earning 80% of the… Read more »
Category: construction-development
Queens condo market sees mixed trends as Astoria prices soar, LIC stabilizes and Flushing declines: report
Jan. 29, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Queens’ condo market remained dynamic in 2024, with certain neighborhoods experiencing distinct market shifts in the final quarter of 2024. During the fourth quarter last year, the condo markets in the Queens neighborhoods of Astoria, Long Island City and Flushing each experienced different trends from the previous year, especially… Read more »
Affordable housing lottery launches for one-bedroom units in LIC near 39th Ave. station
Jan. 29, 2025 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for three units in a 5-story mixed-use building at 38-03 31st St. on the border of Long Island City and Astoria. The building has nine residences, six of which are market rate. The other three units have been set aside for… Read more »
Major residential tower proposed near Astoria Park, offering scenic RFK Bridge views
Jan. 29, 2025 By Ethan Marshall New building permits have been filed for a 26-story mixed-use tower at 25-02 9th St. in Astoria, a cul-de-sac offering scenic views of the RFK Bridge and located near Astoria Park. The newly filed permits propose a 26-story development rising 262 feet and encompassing 218,157 square feet. Of this, 217,092… Read more »
Housing lottery launches for 244 units at Malt Drive North development in LIC, rent starts at $2,490
Jan. 28, 2025 By emarshall Jan. 28, 2025 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 244 units in the 38-story tower at 2-21 Malt Dr. in the Hunters Point South section of Long Island City This building is one of the two new towers comprising the Malt Drive development, at… Read more »
Leasing begins for 647 units at Halletts Point in Astoria
Jan. 15, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The real estate agency the Durst Organization announced the launch of leasing for 647 residential units at the upcoming 20 and 30 Halletts Point developments in Astoria on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Set to open in Spring 2025, the developments were designed by Handel Architects with sustainability and comfort at… Read more »
Permits filed for new 8-story mixed-use building, across from the Dutch House in LIC
Jan. 13, 2025 By emarshall Jan. 13, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of an 8-story mixed-use building at 37-22 30th St. in Long Island City. The property, situated between 37th Ave. and 38th Ave., is across from the Dutch House, an eight-story rental building completed in 2022. The proposed… Read more »
New 9-story rental building planned for Astoria with 89 units and 29 parking spaces
Jan. 10, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of a new 9-story residential building at 34-20 38th St. in Astoria. The proposed building would be 95 feet tall and yield 63,880 square feet of residential space across 89 units. With an average unit scope of 717 square feet, these residences… Read more »
Sunnyside Gardens home seeks approval for porch rebuild, vent legalization from Landmarks Commission
Jan. 2, 2025 By emarshall
[caption id="attachment_86922" align="aligncenter" width="700"] 39-45 48th St. in Sunnyside. Photo via Google Maps[/caption]Jan. 2, 2025 By Ethan Marshall
What does it take to preserve history in one of New York City’s most iconic neighborhoods?
Permits filed to demolish former taxi company buildings on Queens Boulevard in Woodside
Dec. 31, 2024 By emarshall Dec. 31, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed to demolish two 1-story buildings at 54-03 and 54-11 Queens Blvd. in Woodside. According to the applications, these demolitions are being conducted in large part due to concerns about the stability of these structures. No plans have yet been submitted… Read more »