Queens

Two-Story, 75,400-Square-Foot Truck Dealership Filed At 181-25 Eastern Road, Springfield Gardens, Queens

11:00 am on October 17, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Jamaica-based Gabrielli Truck Sales Ltd. has filed applications for a two-story, 75,410-square-foot dealership at 181-25 Eastern Road, located on the northern edge of John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens’s Springfield Gardens neighborhood. The facility will feature an automobile repair shop, storage space, offices on the ground and second floors, and off-street parking for 165 vehicles. Frank S. Smith’s Melville, N.Y.-based H2M Architects + Engineers is the architect of record. The 22,946-square-foot plot of land is vacant.

Tishman Speyer and H&R REIT Have Chance To Link Two Key Long Island City Subway Stations

8:00 am on October 17, 2016 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Six of the seven subway lines that connect Queens to Manhattan converge at the foot of the Queensboro Bridge, where Queens Plaza meets Queens Boulevard, Northern Boulevard, and Jackson Avenue. There, the elevated Queensboro Plaza station handles the N, Q, and 7 trains, while the E, M, and R serve the underground Queens Plaza stop. The two stations face increasing pressure from steady growth in both Long Island City and the borough as a whole, as well as the impending overflow of Brooklyn commuters displaced by the L train shutdown. The need for a transfer connection between them has become more pressing than ever.

14-Story, 89-Unit Mixed-Use Project Tops Out At 92-61 165th Street, Jamaica

2:00 pm on October 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Construction has quietly topped out on the 14-story, 89-unit mixed-use affordable housing building under development at 92-61 165th Street, located on the corner of Archer Avenue in downtown Jamaica. A rendering of the project has also been spotted on the construction fence. The latest building permits indicate the structure measures 93,041 square feet and rises 132 feet above street level to its roof.

Two Four-Story, Seven-Unit Residential Buildings Filed At 49-08 111th Street, Corona

6:30 am on October 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Flushing-based LLC has filed applications for two four-story, seven-unit residential buildings at 49-08 and 49-10 111th Street, in Corona. The buildings will measure 7,053 square feet and 6,450 square feet, respectively. Across both buildings, the residential units should average 739 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Some of the apartments will be duplexes. Ling Li’s Flushing-based firm Li Architect Associate is the architect of record. The 50-foot-wide, 5,000-square-foot assemblage consists of two- and three-story residential buildings. Demolition permits have not been filed. The 111th Street stop on the 7 train is nine blocks north.

Revealed: 15-Story, 338-Key Dual-Brand Hotel Under Construction At 148-18 Archer Avenue, Jamaica

12:00 pm on October 13, 2016 By Reid Wilson

A 15-story, 338-key hotel is quietly rising above street level at 148-18 Archer Avenue, in downtown Jamaica, and a rendering of the project has been spotted on the construction fence. The latest building permits indicate the project will eventually encompass 202,314 square feet and rise 170 feet above street level to its roof. It will be home to a 224-key Courtyard Inn on the second through 10th floors and a 114-key Fairfield Inn and Suites on the 11th through 15th floors. Guest amenities will be located on the ground and cellar levels. An anonymous Flushing-based LLC is the developer and Raymond Chan’s Flushing-based firm is behind the architecture. Completion is slated for early 2019.

600-Seat Public School Proposed At 38-04 48th Street, Sunnyside

10:00 am on October 13, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) is proposing to build a 600-seat middle school at 38-04 48th Street, located on the corner of Barnett Avenue in northern Sunnyside. Before the SCA can purchase the property, the City Council must first approve the project. Community board meetings are currently underway, DNAinfo reported, and feedback will be accepted until November 4. The site is currently occupied by a two-story parking garage structure designed by Clarence Stein, the architect behind Sunnyside Gardens, although the property is not located within the Sunnyside Gardens Historic District. At this point, the SCA has not made a decision whether to demolish the structure or incorporate it into the school if the project were to move forward.

First Look At Eight-Story, 128-Key Hotel Planned At 149-03 Archer Avenue, Jamaica

12:00 pm on October 12, 2016 By Reid Wilson

A schematic depiction of the hotel planned at 149-03 Archer Avenue, located on the corner of 149th Street in downtown Jamaica, has been posted on the construction fence. Since YIMBY initially reported on applications for the project, it has been scaled down from 18 to eight stories and 283 to 128 rooms. The building permits indicate it will encompass 139,192 square feet and rise 91 feet above street level, not including the bulkhead.

Four-Story, 16-Unit Residential Project Filed At 104-17 Corona Avenue, Corona

6:00 am on October 12, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Queens-based Huaming Inc. has filed applications for a four-story, 16-unit residential building at 104-17 Corona Avenue in Corona. The project will measure 17,376 square feet with residential units expected to average 867 square feet apiece. It will be topped by a duplex unit with space on part of the fourth floor and an upper penthouse level. It’s unclear whether the apartments will be rentals or condominiums. Benjamin B, Lam’s Queens-based Lam & Lam Engineering is the applicant of record. The 7,193-square-foot site is occupied by a three-and-a-half-story residential building. Demolition permits were filed in August. The 103rd Street-Corona Plaza stop on the 7 train is nine blocks north.

Permits Filed for 12-Story, Mixed-Use Building at 133-34 36th Road in Flushing

3:00 pm on October 11, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

The industrial area near downtown Flushing may have escaped a rezoning from the city, but developers are still eyeing the warehouses and building supply stores for future high-rises. One of those builders has filed plans for a 12-story, mixed-use development at 133-34 36th Road, a few blocks from the Main Street stops on the 7 train and the Long Island Railroad.

Mixed-Use Tower With Residential Units And Retail Planned At 147-07 94th Avenue, Jamaica

10:00 am on October 11, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Phoenix Realty Group and Artimus Construction have acquired a 52-year ground lease for the development site at 147-07 94th Avenue in downtown Jamaica. The property was valued at roughly $34 million, and the development teams plan to build a mixed-use project with residential units and commercial-retail space. The residential units will be a mix of market-rate and affordable apartments.

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