Articles by Michael Young

Superstructure Work Moves Ahead For The Orchard At 27-48 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens

8:00 am on October 18, 2023 By Michael Young

Work is steadily rising vertically at 27-48 Jackson Avenue, aka The Orchard, the site of a 69-story residential skyscraper that will become the future tallest structure in Long Island City and in all of Queens. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by Building Orchard LLC, the 811-foot-tall tower yield 635,000 square feet with 818 residential units, 11,700 square feet of retail space, and a two-story parking garage in the podium. Triton Construction Company is the general contractor for the property, which is alternately addressed as 43-01 Queens Street and occupies a full city block along Jackson Avenue between Queens and Orchard Streets.

Construction Nears Completion On One High Line at 500 West 18th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan

8:00 am on October 17, 2023 By Michael Young

Exterior work and façade installation is nearing completion at One High Line, a pair of twisting structures at 500 West 18th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and developed by Witkoff Group and Access Industries, the 36- and 26-story structures will yield 900,000 square feet with 236 condominium units ranging from one- to five-bedroom layouts, a hotel component operated by Faena Hotel, ground-floor retail space, and a new landscaped public plaza. Suffolk Construction is the general contractor, Enzo Enea is the landscape architect, and Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group is handling sales and marketing for the property, which is alternately addressed as 76 Eleventh Avenue and stands adjacent to the High Line on a trapezoidal plot bound by West 18th Street to the north, West 17th Street to the south, Tenth Avenue to the east, and West Street to the west.

Foundations Taking Shape At 29-05 38th Avenue In Dutch Kills, Queens

7:30 am on October 17, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction is steadily unfolding at 29-05 38th Avenue, an upcoming seven-story mixed-use residential building in Dutch Kills, Queens. Designed by Jack Fang of Mei Architects, the ground-up 75-foot tall structure will yield a total of 39,427 square feet. Components include 31,436 square feet designated for residential space split amongst 47 rental units with an average of 668 square feet each, 7,991 square feet for commercial space, a cellar level, and 24 enclosed parking spaces. Jack Fang of FH 2Bro Builder Corp. is listed as the owner and 345 Management Group Inc. is the general contractor for the property, which is alternatively addressed as 37-42 30th Street and is bound by 38th Avenue to the south, 30th Street to the east, and Old Bridge Road to the west.

Facade Installation Nearing Completion On The Elisa At 251 West 14th Street In Chelsea, Manhattan

7:30 am on October 16, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction continues on The Elisa, an 11-story residential building at 251 West 14th Street in Chelsea. Designed by Isay Weinfeld Architects, the topped out structure will yield 25 condominium units in one- to three-bedroom layouts with sales and marketing by Bianca D’Alessio, Christian Haag, and Mia Calabrese of Nest Seekers and SERHANT, with prices ranging from $1.45 million to $5 million. The largest reported unit is going to be a four-bedroom penthouse. Pizzarotti is the general contractor for the property, which is located on an interior lot between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, and sits by the neighborhoods of the West Village and the Meatpacking District.

Steel Superstructure Progresses On Public Storage Expansion At 31-28 Northern Boulevard In Long Island City, Queens

7:00 am on October 16, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction is steadily progressing on 31-28 Northern Boulevard, a new 12-story Public Storage facility in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Tao Architecture + Design, the ground-up development will add more storage units to the company’s multi-building complex. E. W. Howell is the general contractor for the property, which is nestled between two existing sites Public Storage Inc. currently owns and utilizes, and is situated by the corner of Northern Boulevard and 39th Avenue.

Excavation And Pilings Underway At 30-25 Queens Boulevard in Long Island City, Queens

8:00 am on October 15, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction is now underway at 30-25 Queens Boulevard, the site of an upcoming 46-story mixed-use residential skyscraper in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture and developed by LargaVista Companies under the 30-25 Queens Boulevard Tenant LLC, the 1,293,315-square-foot complex will stand 517 feet tall. The skyscraper will yield 821,642 square feet allocated towards residential space divided amongst 561 condominium units averaging 1,464 square feet apiece, 471,673 square feet for commercial space, and a cellar level. Leeding Builders Group is the general contractor for the property, which is situated on a 25,177-square-foot lot known as QPX that is collectively comprised of 30-25 Queens Boulevard, 29-10 Northern Boulevard, and 29-14 Queens Plaza East, is located at the corner of Queens Boulevard East and Queens Boulevard, and sits directly west of the exposed rail tracks of Sunnyside Yards.

Curtain Wall Progresses Upward On 27-01 Jackson Avenue In Long Island City, Queens

8:00 am on October 14, 2023 By Michael Young

Work continues to progress on 27-01 Jackson Avenue, a 27-story residential tower in the Court Square district of Long Island City, Queens. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed American Lions, a joint venture between Fetner Properties and Lions Group, the 151,141-square-foot structure will yield 164 rental units with one-third reserved for affordable housing, as well as ground-floor retail space and approximately 90 parking spaces on the first three levels of the building. Lions Group II, LLC is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the corner of Jackson and 43rd Avenues.

Glass Cladding Begins On The Italic At 26-32 Jackson Avenue In Long Island City, Queens

8:00 am on October 13, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction is quickly progressing on 26-32 Jackson Avenue, aka The Italic, a 49-story residential skyscraper rising in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by American Lions, a joint venture between Fetner Properties and NY Lions Group, the ground-up 526-foot-tall structure will yield 384,043 square feet with 19,923 square feet of commercial space and 363 rental units ranging from studios to three-bedroom layouts with 109 units allocated towards affordable housing. Hunter Roberts Construction Group is the general contractor for the property, which is bound by Dutch Kills Street and an elevated roadway of the Queensboro Bridge to the northeast and Purves Street to the southwest.

23-02 42nd Road Rises Over Long Island City, Queens

8:00 am on October 12, 2023 By Michael Young

Construction is in full swing at 23-02 42nd Road, the site of a 37-story mixed-use building in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Fogarty Finger and developed by Werwaiss Properties, the 372-foot-tall structure will yield 230,000 square feet with 240 residential units spread across 163,000 square feet, as well as 10,000 square feet of commercial space and 91 parking spaces. Suffolk Construction Company is the general contractor for the property, which is located between 23rd and 24th Streets.

25-01 Queens Plaza North Rises Above Street Level In Long Island City, Queens

8:00 am on October 11, 2023 By Michael Young

Crews have built up the first level of the reinforced concrete superstructure of 25-01 Queens Plaza North, the site of a 26-story residential building in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Grubb Properties, which purchased the property for $63 million in 2021, the 311-foot-tall mixed-use project will yield 417 rental units with 124 reserved for affordable housing, as well as 7,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space. 25-01 QPN Consigli Construction is the general contractor and King Contracting Group is responsible for brick and CMU installation at the project, which is located between Crescent and 27th Streets, directly adjacent to the elevated Queensboro Plaza station servicing the 7, N, and W trains.

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