Long Island City

Eight-Story, 74-Unit Residential Building Filed At 21-30 44th Drive, Long Island City

11:00 am on August 28, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Miguel Oks, of Greenpoint-based Planet Partners, has filed applications for an eight-story, 74-unit residential building at 21-30 44th Drive, in Long Island City, adjacent to subway stops for the E, M and 7 trains. Per The Court Square Blog, the building will measure 99,980 square feet in total, and units will average a condo-sized 1,350 square feet apiece. Aufgang Architects is designing. The former single-story warehouse building was demolished this past summer, although the three-story building at 21-42 44th Drive is also included in the assemblage.

Construction Update: 43-25 Hunter Street, Long Island City

7:00 am on August 28, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Rockrose closed on $270 million worth of financing last month for its two-tower, 974-unit development at 43-25 Hunter Street in Long Island City, and now the complex is rising fast near Court Square and Sunnyside Yards.

Foundation Work Underway At 25-19 43rd Avenue, Nine-Story, 86-Unit Residential Building, Long Island City

11:00 am on August 27, 2015 By Reid Wilson

This past July, YIMBY brought you renderings of Ekstein Development’s planned nine-story, 86-unit residential building at 25-19 43rd Avenue, in Long Island City, and now foundation work has commenced at the site, according to The Court Square Blog. Dubbed Dutch, the building will contain relatively small condominiums, averaging just 792 square feet each. GF55 Partners is designing, and completion is expected in January of 2017.

Major Mixed-Use Project Proposed At 44-02 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City

6:30 am on August 21, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Bruce Teitelbaum and a group of investors are proposing a mixed-use, multimillion-square-foot development at 44-02 Vernon Boulevard, on the East River, in Long Island City. According to Politico New York, the vacant 212,670 square-foot property will likely be rezoned for a residential tower of more than one million square feet. Teitelbaum is also planning to acquire the six-story office building at 44-36 Vernon Boulevard, currently owned by the city. If successful, the project may also include open space, affordable housing, a public school, and a hotel.

22-22 Jackson Avenue Nears the Finish Line in Long Island City

8:00 am on August 20, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

ODA’s vision in stacked concrete for the site next to 5Pointz has finally come to life in Long Island City, and surprisingly, the nearly finished building at 22-22 Jackson Avenue looks exactly like the renderings.

37-35 21st Street, image via Google Maps

Permits Filed: 13-Story Hotel at 37-35 21st Street, Long Island City

7:30 am on August 20, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

The industrial no man’s land between Long Island City and Astoria has suddenly become a hotbed of hotel development, and now we can add another project to the list. Developer Talwinder Parmar wants to erect a 13-story hotel at 37-35 21st Street, between 37th and 38th Avenues.

CUNY’s Graduate Center Acquires Site At 5-17 47th Avenue For Dormitory Project, Long Island City

6:00 am on August 20, 2015 By Reid Wilson

The City University of New York’s graduate center has purchased the vacant lot at 5-17 47th Avenue, in Long Island City, from O’Conner Capital Partners for $22.5 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. CUNY plans to build a dormitory for graduate students and faculty. The property could accommodate a building of six stories and 200 residential units, and is located a few blocks from subway stations for the 7 and G trains.

23-10 Queens Plaza South, rendering via Property Markets Group

New Look: Queens Plaza South, Long Island City

7:00 am on August 19, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

The blocks between Court Square and Queensboro Plaza might have more new construction than anywhere else in the city, and today YIMBY has new renderings for one of the hood’s biggest new buildings, the 45-story tower rising at 23-10 Queens Plaza South.

Eight-Story Residential & Hotel Building Filed At 21-16 44th Drive, Long Island City

11:00 am on August 14, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Early last year, crews demolished the single-story warehouse building at 21-16 44th Drive, in Long Island City, and then posted a mysterious rendering, but later removed it. It appears the site has changed hands now that The Court Square Blog spotted pre-filings for an eight-story mixed-use building by the developer Amsterdam Hospitality. Retail space will be located in the cellar and ground floors, and a 70-key hotel will span the building’s four lower stories. Above, there will be 29 apartments topped by a roof deck.

38-04 11th Street, rendering by Gradient Architecture Studio

Revealed: 38-04 11th Street, Long Island City Hotel

8:00 am on August 11, 2015 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

While the city could decide to ban hotels from manufacturing zones, developers have only pushed forward with their plans to build them, even in fairly remote parts of the outer boroughs. Yesterday, new building applications were filed for an eight-story hotel at 38-04 11th Street, at the northern edge of Long Island City. And YIMBY has the reveal for the project, which will replace an auto shop on the corner of 38th Avenue.

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