The affordable housing lottery has launched for 72-01 Queens Boulevard, a 12-story mixed-use building in Woodside, Queens. Designed by Aufgang Architects and developed by Eight West, the structure yields 364 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 110 units for residents at 80 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $57,189 to $250,380.
A City Council subcommittee on Thursday approved Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to build 80,000 new homes over the next 15 years, lowering the cost of rent for New Yorkers amid one of the worst housing crises in city history. Dubbed “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity,” the rezoning proposal aims to spur the creation of affordable housing in all five boroughs, along with upgrades to critical infrastructure. The approval by the City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises and Committee on Land Use was secured following a $5 billion pledge from the city and state.
New renderings have been revealed for Etihad Park, the proposed home stadium for Major League Soccer’s New York City Football Club at 126-87 Willets Point Boulevard in Willets Point, Queens. Designed by HOK, the 24,851-seat venue would be the first fully electric stadium in New York City and in MLS history, and would stand as the centerpiece of a 23-acre redevelopment plan along with a new 650-seat public school, a hotel, and more than 150,000 square feet of public open space. The project site is bound by 127th Street to the northeast, 35th Avenue to the northwest, Willets Point Boulevard to the southeast, and Seaver Way and Citi Field to the southwest.
Construction is nearing completion on The Journal, a two-tower residential and retail complex at 10 Journal Square Plaza in Jersey City, New Jersey. Designed by Woods Bagot with interiors by 1159 and developed by Kushner, the nearly $1 billion project consists of two 64-story towers connected by a multi-story podium and will span approximately 2 million square feet with 1,723 rental units and 40,000 square feet of retail space leased by Target. The property is bound by Sip Avenue to the south and Bergen Avenue and John F. Kennedy Boulevard to the west.
Permits have been filed for a 13-story mixed-use building at 1801 Weeks Avenue in Mt. Hope, The Bronx. Located between East 175th Street and East 176th Street, the lot is near the 174-175 Streets subway station, served by the B and D trains. Steven Westreich of Westorchard Management is listed as the owner behind the applications.
