Kew Gardens Hills’ First 50-Story Skyscrapers Get Additional Renderings, in Queens

8:00 am on October 3, 2024 By Vanessa Londono

Additional renderings have been revealed for Utopia Living, a two-skyscraper residential complex at 71-12 Park Avenue in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Designed by DSM Design Group and developed by Marx Development Center, the 1.28-million-square-foot project consists of a pair of 42- and 50-story structures rising from a shared podium, and will yield 850 units along with an extensive collection of amenities. The property is located along Parsons Boulevard between 71st and 72nd Avenues.

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Rendering of 90Ninety - Perkins Eastman

90Ninety Nears Completion at 166-20 90th Avenue In Jamaica, Queens

7:30 am on October 3, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is nearing completion on 90Ninety, a 12-story two-building residential complex at 166-20 90th Avenue in Jamaica, Queens. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by BRP Companies, the $378 million project will span 715,000 square feet and yield 614 rental units in studio to two-bedroom layouts, with 185 reserved for affordable housing, as well as 25,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, 284 below-grade parking spaces, and a 5,000-square-foot community space. The property is bound by 90th Avenue to the north, 168th Street to the east, and 91st Avenue to the west.

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Excavation Progresses at 509 West 48th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan

8:00 am on October 2, 2024 By Michael Young

Excavation work is moving along steadily at 509 West 48th Street, the site of an eight-story residential building in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. Designed by S9 Architecture and Engineering and developed by Douglaston Development under the West 48 Owner LLC, the 77-foot-tall structure will span 131,720 square feet and yield 158 rental units with an average scope of 795 square feet, as well as a 6,026-square-foot affordable rehearsal and coworking space for artists operated by the non-profit IndieSpace on the ground floor, and a public open space designed and maintained by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The project is alternately addressed as 705 Tenth Avenue and is being constructed over active rail tracks on a plot bound by Tenth Avenue, West 48th, and West 49th Streets.

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