Permits have been filed for a four-story school building at 79-20 Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst, Queens. Located between Cornish Avenue and Dongan Avenue, the lot is near the Grand Avenue-Newtown subway station, serviced by the E, M, and R trains. David Levitan of Liberty One Group is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The proposed 53-foot-tall development will yield 50,983 square feet, with 39,764 square feet designated for community facility space. The masonry-based structure will also have a cellar.
Yevgeniy Mekhtiyev of IMC Architecture is listed as the architect of record.
Demolition permits have not been filed as of yet. An estimated completion date has not been announced.
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Seems like a wasted opportunity not to add housing above.
So they’re expanding the Pan Am shelter next door? David Levitan is a poverty pimp shelter operator. Also this is on the south side of QB; Cornish and Dongan are on the north side.