YIMBY checked in on seven new residential developments underway in Astoria, Queens. The projects will add hundreds of new housing units to the southern end of the neighborhood along and below 35th Avenue.
Excavation and pilings are progressing at 36-31 31st Street, the site of a nine-story residential building between 36th and 37th Avenues. Completion is slated for next fall, as noted on site. No unit count or architect have been disclosed for the project, and the only DOB zoning diagram shows an outdated iteration from 2015.
36-31 31st Street. Photo by Michael Young.
The rendering from the construction board previews a symmetrical design with a setback at the eighth story. The façade will be composed of gray paneling and earth-toned brick surrounding a grid of recessed floor-to-ceiling windows.
36-31 31st Street. Photo by Michael Young.
Construction has topped out on 37-04 34th Street, a six-story mixed-use residential building at the corner of 34th Street and 37th Avenue. LIC Property Holdings LLC is listed as the owner of the property. A winter 2026 completion date is posted on site, but YIMBY expects work to finish sometime in 2027.
37-04 34th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
37-04 34th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
37-04 34th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
The rendering from the construction board previews a terrace on the upper corner cutout and numerous stacks of balconies. The façade will be composed of beige and earth-toned paneling, and the ground floor will feature expansive glass for the retail frontage.
37-04 34th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
Work has yet to begin at 37-09 36th Avenue, the site of a 26-story mixed-use residential building at the corner of 36th Avenue and 37th Street. Designed by Issac & Stern Architects and developed by Elie Pariente, the 285-foot-tall structure will span 243,359 square feet and yield 198 rental units with an average scope of 674 square feet. The project will also include 105,349 square feet of commercial space and 4,402 square feet of community facility space.
The site has been cleared of its former low-rise occupants with the exception of two two-story homes on the southern corner along 36th Avenue. These will likely be torn down in the coming months. Renderings and an anticipated completion date have yet to be revealed.
37-09 36th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
37-09 36th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
37-09 36th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
Construction is rising on 31-03 37th Avenue, a six-story residential building near the corner of 37th Avenue and 31st Street. Developed by 3103 Milo Enterprises LLC, which secured a $45.6 million loan from Ponce Bank in August, the structure will yield an undisclosed number of units.
The reinforced concrete superstructure is closing in on topping out, and will likely reach its pinnacle next month. Completion is slated for winer 2027, as noted on the info board.
31-01 37th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
31-01 37th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
31-01 37th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
31-01 37th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
The elevation diagram from the construction board previews a straightforward fenestration with a stack of balconies and a setback bulkhead. A garage door is depicted on the ground floor, indicating the presence of enclosed parking.
31-01 37th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
Excavation is progressing at 32-16 38th Avenue, the site of a nine-story residential building at the corner of 38th Avenue and 33rd Street. Designed by J. Frankl Architects, the structure will yield 87 condominium units with an average scope of 1,327 square feet, along with commercial space. Completion is slated for next summer, as noted on site, but sometime in the first half of 2028 is more likely. A list of amenities has yet to be revealed.
Crews are currently working to unearth the site below street level. Foundations have yet to begin.
32-16 38th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
32-16 38th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
32-16 38th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
32-16 38th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
Excavation is also unfolding at 38-12 33rd Street, a 14-story companion development to 32-16 38th Avenue located to its immediate south. Though no architect is listed, the building is also likely designed by J. Frankl Architects given its similarities to its abutting sibling. The project will occupy through-lot property spanning between 32nd and 33rd Streets. A unit count has not been disclosed.
Completion is slated for next summer, but sometime in the first half of 2028 is also more likely.
32-16 33rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
32-16 33rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
32-16 33rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
32-16 33rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
32-16 33rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
32-16 33rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
32-16 33rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
The following rendering looks southwest at both 32-16 and 38-12 38th Avenue, with the latter sitting at the corner. The two structures will feature a cohesive design with light-gray façades surrounding staggered fenestrations with numerous balconies. The second image focuses on 32-16 38th Avenue alone.
32-16 38th Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
32-16 33rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
Demolition is moving along at 35-17 42nd Street, the site of a 16-story mixed-use residential building bounded by 42nd and 43rd Streets and 35th Avenue. Designed by J. Frankl Architects and developed by Joel Weiss of Heartfelt Townhouse Build, the 177-foot-tall development will span 162,468 square feet and yield 234 rental units with an average scope of 684 square feet. The project will also include 2,390 square feet of commercial space and a 20-foot-long rear yard.
Crews are currently in the process of tearing up the slab of the former low-rise occupant of the plot. Renderings and a construction timeline have yet to be revealed.
35-17 42nd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
35-17 42nd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
35-17 42nd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
35-17 42nd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
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Excellent.
Mike Young and Matt Pruznick gave us a lot to unpack here but in the interests of the general public I will do my best to analyze, reverse engineer and debunk any misunderstandings that have crept into this massive but well executed article about what is arguably one of the hottest neighborhoods in NYC, namely South Astoria which has only been discovered even though it has super excellent public transport with not only the N and W trains going to the quainter older Ditmars-ish Astoria but also has the R and M trains with sometimes E and F service which pretty much gets you anywhere in the city which for most people is a very good thing but while I digest my breakfast I notice that I digress and I should write something about the buildings in the article and give my personal but expert opinions on the architectural stability of these ongoing projects so let’s start at the top with 36-31 31 St which I believe was the site of a long time hardware store where you could get mostly anything as well as an elevator company so needless to say these buildings has approximately zero units of housing and now will have many many more which is a good thing especially since the rendering shows that it will be supported on each side (siderally is the technical term) by other structures which should give new residents great confidence, next up is the euro styled 37-04 34 st which is a shorter cornish block apartment building in nice creamy whites and earth tones which should be a calming influence in such a hectic city especially when sitting on a terrace watching the day go by, right now it has a bunch of netting all over it so I would recommend that in the spirit of the halloween season they should put up some really big spiders to entertain the neighborhood kids, next up is the very important 37-09 36 Avenue which is going to be a great big structure designed by the fantastic violinist and rennaisance man Isaac Stern – who knew he was so talented, but one correction to the story is that the small two story building at the east edge of the property was just sold to the developers of the corner lot a few weeks ago in September and was demolished a few days ago so that baby won’t get in anybody’s way, also the developers made a deal with Bedrock, the owners of the movie theater site (as well as much of the former Innovation QNS) to get the air rights for the tiny triangle corner property on 36 Ave and 38 St for their air rights for over $2.5 million which is a pretty cool price, I’m sure we are all anticipating the renderings from Mr. Stern; next up is 31-01 37 Ave which is playing some tricks with the architectural stability by having a bunch of cantilevers coming in and out in a fairly interesting pattern which is quite aggressive for a small structure but kind of FLW-ish which is always nice; next we have 32-16 38 Ave which should be great for dog lovers because it is right across the street from the NYPD K-9 unit so there will always be some nice doggies walking around so it would be great if the structure has some built in watering trays for the local as well as the NYPD pups; next we go to 33rd street – a major thoroughfare cutting through the center of south and central astoria (but not south central because that is in los angeles) 32-16 33 st which unfortunately pushes the bounds of architectural stability way past its normal bounds so very lucky that it is just a hole in the ground currently and hopefully the design can be reworked because this is a great location; next we have 35-17 42 St which is just off of northern blvd and encroaching on the eastern edge of south astoria – also just a hole in the ground so can’t comment about the design, the designer or the architectural stability but it is really close to the TM&T service station which is a great family owned business for those who need to use their cars on a regular or a semi regular basis so in conclusion it is great to see so much building taking place in one of the greatest parts of NYC and hopefully the city council can upzone even more of the neighborhood to add more quality housing that is being fairly well represented right here in this very well done article.
For the love of God, can you PLEASE stop writing unreasonably long run-on sentences? It’s not readable at all and shame on whoever taught you this way of writing is correct.
Michael Young and Matt Pruznick are more concise than this ChatGPT slop of a prompt.
Hi Mr/Ms SP, first off I want you to know that I always welcome literary criticism and I’ll note that I also do some literary criticism as a sideline when I’m not being what some refer to as one of the “pros of prose” but that is a track that I don’t really think we should get ourselves on while visiting someone else’s website – anyways your criticism is duly noted and I will definitely think about it but if you are having difficulties reading my posts you might want to work on your attention span because I do impart some fairly important information in my posts and while missing some information from my posts might not be life changing or life threatening I fear that you might be missing out when reading other information either online or in person because some of that information could be important to not only your health and safety but also the health and safety of other but that is just my thought and I wish you and yours a happy and successful life here on planet Earth – oh yeah – as I mentioned in my own post and glad that you agree that Michael Young and Matt Pruznick rock!
In the future, grammar and punctuation will be quaint. Clankers, man.
I grew up in Astoria…Gone are the cute houses…even the vinyl siding houses will be missed. neighborhoods will change forever.