2026

Community Center Announced for 70-02 34th Avenue In Jackson Heights, Queens

7:00 am on October 20, 2026 By Max Gillespie

Plans have emerged for a 30,000-square-foot community center at 70-02 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights, Queens. Developed by the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens, the structure will house the neighborhood’s first community swimming pool, an indoor gymnasium with basketball courts, and an auditorium-style theater. The project will also offer after-school and summer programs, early childhood education, senior programming, workforce development, and arts and cultural space.

Permits Filed for 2314 Cambreleng Avenue in Belmont, The Bronx

6:30 am on October 20, 2026 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 2314 Cambreleng Avenue in Belmont, The Bronx. Located between East 183rd Street and East 187th Street, the lot is closest to the 182-183 Streets subway station, served by the B and D trains. Xhuljano Shala is listed as the owner behind the applications.

260 East 72nd Street. Rendering courtesy of Peter Pennoyer Architects.

260 East 72nd Street’s Façade Takes Shape on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on October 19, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Exterior work is progressing on 260 East 72nd Street, a 20-story residential building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Peter Pennoyer Architects and developed by Simon Dushinsky of Sky Equity Group, the 161,000-square-foot structure will yield 60 condominium units in two- to five-bedroom layouts. The project will also include a ten-story annex along East 71st Street and will feature 3,200 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Hill West Architects is the architect of record for the property, which is alternately addressed as 1357 Second Avenue and located at the southwest corner of Second Avenue and East 72nd Street.

Innovative Urban Village Phase 1A Reaches Completion At 30 Inspiration Lane In East New York, Brooklyn

7:30 am on October 19, 2026 By Max Gillespie

Construction is finished on 30 Inspiration Lane, the 15-story first phase of the Innovative Urban Village affordable housing development in East New York, Brooklyn. Designed by Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) and SLCE Architects and developed in a joint venture between the Christian Cultural Center, the Gotham Organization, and Monadnock Development, the 150-foot-tall structure spans 437,000 square feet and yields 385 rental units reserved for households earning between 30 and 80 percent of area median income. The project also includes nearly 17,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space anchored by a full-service grocery store, and 82 below-grade parking spaces.

Astoria, Queens. Photo by Michael Young.

Seven New Residential Projects Underway in Astoria, Queens

7:00 am on October 19, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

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.