You are reading

Permits filed for new 6-story residential building on 29th Street, near Athens Square in Astoria

30-71 29th St. in Astoria. Photo via Google Maps

Feb. 27, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Permits have been filed for the construction of a new 6-story residential building at 30-71 29th St. in Astoria.

The proposed building would be 60 feet tall and yield 14,010 square feet of residential space across 20 units. Based on the residences having an average unit scope of 700 square feet, they will most likely be rentals.

The property is just a short walk from the 30th Avenue subway station, and several bus lines, including the Q18 and Q102, serve the area. The proprty is also situated near Athens Square Park and the commercial corridor of 30th Avenue, known for its restaurants, cafes, and shops.

Planned features for the property include a cellar with 193 square feet of bicycle storage space, three open parking spaces, an indoor recreational area on the second floor that would span 460 square feet, and an outdoor recreational area on the rooftop that would cover 580 square feet.

The owner of the building applications is listed as Jin Tan of 3071 29th Street LLC. The architect of record is Chan Tan of Tan Architect PC.

A 2-story residential building currently occupies 30-71 29th St. Demolition permits were filed on Feb. 12. An estimated date for construction of the new building to wrap up has not yet been announced.

email the author: news@queenspost.com

2 Comments

Click for Comments 
Anonymous

Not the house with all the Christmas tree lights!? Loved walking by there every holiday season.

Reply
Former Astorian

Noooo I loved this house, so beautiful and if I had the money I would have bought it and preserved it.

Reply

Leave a Comment
Reply to this Comment

All comments are subject to moderation before being posted.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Recent News

Hate Crimes Task Force investigating bomb threats against Mamdani: NYPD

The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force launched a probe into multiple death threats made against Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani after his district office at 24-08 32nd St. in Astoria received four expletive-filled phone voicemails, on various dates, making threatening anti-Muslim statements by an unknown individual, including a threat to blow up his car.

The calls were made from an untraceable number and labeled the mayoral candidate a “terrorist who is not welcome in New York or America” in a message phoned in on Wednesday morning.

Queens Defenders founder charged with stealing nonprofit funds as second scandal unfolds

The founder of the Queens Defenders and her husband have lawyered up after they were indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the non-profit organization.

Former Queens Defenders executive director Lori Zeno, 64, surrendered Wednesday at the Brooklyn federal courthouse. Zeno was arraigned on an indictment charging her and Rashad Ruhani, 55, with wire fraud conspiracy, theft, money laundering conspiracy and other crimes.