Articles by Rebecca Baird-Remba

28-16 21st Street, image via Google Maps

Permits Filed: 28-16 21st Street, Astoria

New, glassy residential towers have dramatically reshaped Long Island City and, now, the construction boom is moving north into Astoria. A local developer hopes to demolish a discount furniture store at 28-16 21st Street in Astoria and build a seven-story apartment building.

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215 West 28th Street

HAP Files the Second Half of its Big Chelsea Project at 225 West 28th Street

HAP Investments made its mark on Manhattan building splashy rental buildings in Harlem and Washington Heights. Now, the firm is pushing forward with its first major downtown project, a two-building, 290,000-square-foot residential development on West 28th Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues. They’ve filed plans for the second 21-story building in the complex, at 225 West 28th Street.

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