Permits have been filed for a five-story residential building at 31-17 28th Avenue in Astoria, Queens. Located at the intersection of 28th Avenue and 32nd Street, the lot is one block south of the Astoria Boulevard subway station, serviced by the N and W trains. Bell Realty is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The proposed 50-foot-tall development will yield 15,442 square feet, with 11,251 square feet designated for residential space. The building will have 16 residences, most likely rentals based on the average unit scope of 703 square feet. The masonry-based structure will also have a 30-foot-long rear yard.
T.F. Cusanelli and Filletti Architects is listed as the architect of record.
Demolition permits were filed in November 2019. An estimated completion date has not been announced.
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What a shame. Not a great building now but a totally unique one the likes of which we will never see again. To be replaced by a generic bug box. Every day New York’s charm score goes down another notch.
This is such a tragedy. T.F. Cusanelli and Filletti Architects are pathetic architects that offer nothing of any aesthetic value to the landscape of our neighborhood. Their designs are ugly, cheap-looking, and future generations will find them repugnant. New York City continues to look less and less unique because of untalented money-grubbing architects like these guys.
Bell Reality should be ashamed of themselves for tearing down this interesting building (the only one left within blocks) to build another monstrosity.