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43-30 24th Street Continues its Ascent Over Long Island City, Queens

8:00 am on December 24, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

At number eight on our year-end countdown of the tallest buildings under construction in New York is 43-30 24th Street, a 731-foot-tall residential skyscraper in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by Carmel Partners, the 66-story structure will yield 921 units with an average scope of 910 square feet, as well as 17,400 square feet of ground-retail space. Carmel Construction East is the general contractor for project, which is bound by 43rd Avenue to the north, 44th Road to the south, 24th Street to the east, and 23rd Street to the west.

Industry City overhead render, via industrycity.com

Industry City Announces New Innovation Campus Tenants in Sunset Park, Brooklyn

7:30 am on December 23, 2023 By Max Gillespie

Aanika Biosciences, a biotech firm focused on enhancing global food safety and transparency, has opened a new 27,087-square-foot facility at Industry City in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The opening marks a significant expansion from its initial 900-square-foot space that opened in 2018. The new facility will include offices for the company’s growing team and increased capacity for research and development, wet lab testing, and biomanufacturing.

Render of Willets Point site layout, via willetspointqueens.com

Willets Point Transformation Breaks Ground In Corona, Queens

7:30 am on December 22, 2023 By Max Gillespie

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, along with other city officials and community partners, celebrated on Wednesday the groundbreaking of the Willets Point transformation in Corona, Queens. The ceremony marked an important step in the city’s largest 100-percent affordable housing development in four decades. The Willets Point project is being developed in partnership with the Queens Development Group, a joint venture between Related Companies and Sterling Equities, and is advancing faster than a year ahead of schedule.

Permits Filed for 62-06 Woodhaven Boulevard in Rego Park, Queens

6:30 am on December 22, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed for a seven-story mixed-use building at 62-06 Woodhaven Boulevard in Rego Park, Queens. Located between 62nd Avenue and Dry Harbor Road, the lot is near the Woodhaven Boulevard subway station, serviced by the E, F, and R trains. Humayen Khan of 62-13 Woodhaven Boulevard LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

Housing Lottery Launches for 81-07 Kew Gardens Road in Kew Gardens, Queens

7:00 am on December 20, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 81-07 Kew Gardens Road, an eight-story mixed-use building in Kew Gardens, Queens. Developed by FBL Development, the structure yields 51 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 16 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $107,658 to $198,250.

Jasper Progresses at 2-33 50th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens

7:30 am on December 19, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is rising on Jasper, a 13-story residential building at 2-33 50th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by S9 Architecture and developed by The Domain Companies, LMXD, and The Vorea Group, the 125-foot-tall structure will span 550,000 square feet and yield 499 units in studio to three-bedroom layouts with 150 reserved for affordable housing, as well as 40,000 square feet of retail space, 503 square feet for a community facility that will be built as part of the Brownfield Award, 111 enclosed parking spaces, and a 30-foot-long rear yard. Congress Builders is the general contractor for the $370 million project, which is alternately addressed as 49-20 5th Street and bound by 49th Avenue to the north, 50th Avenue to the south, and 5th Street to the east.

Rendering of indoor garden at Baisley Park, courtesy of Slate Property Group

JFK Airport Hotel To Be Converted Into Affordable Housing at 144-02 135th Avenue in South Jamaica, Queens

7:00 am on December 19, 2023 By Max Gillespie

Slate Property Group and RiseBoro Community Partnership have completed the acquisition of the former JFK Hilton Hotel at 144-02 135th Avenue in South Jamaica, Queens, paving the way for a landmark affordable housing project. This initiative marks the first-ever conversion of a former hotel into permanently affordable housing under New York’s Housing Our Neighbors with Dignity Act (HONDA).

The Italic’s Glass Curtain Wall Progresses at 26-32 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens

8:00 am on December 18, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

The 14th-tallest building on our year-end countdown is The Italic, a 526-foot-tall residential skyscraper at 26-32 Jackson Avenue 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 50-story structure will span 384,043 square feet and yield 363 rental units in studio to three-bedroom layouts, with 109 reserved for affordable housing, as well as 19,923 square feet of commercial space. 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.

Brazilian Missionary Church’s 39-26 30th Street Tops Out In Dutch Kills, Queens

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

Construction has topped out on 39-26 30th Street, an 11-story residential building in Dutch Kills, Queens. The ground-up structure will yield and undisclosed number of affordable housing units and a new religious facility for the Brazilian Missionary Church, which already occupied the site between 39th and 40th Avenues. 39-26 Property LLC is listed as the owner and JLS Group Construction LLC is listed as the general contractor. An architect for the project was not publicly disclosed.

Excavation, Pilings Continue for 517-Foot Skyscraper at 30-25 Queens Boulevard in Long Island City, Queens

8:00 am on December 16, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

The 16th-tallest building on our annual year-end construction countdown is 30-25 Queens Boulevard, a 517-foot-tall mixed-use skyscraper in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture and developed by LargaVista Companies under the 30-25 Queens Boulevard Tenant LLC, the 46-story structure will span 1,293,315 square feet and yield 561 condominium units with an average scope of 1,464 square feet, as well as 471,673 square feet of commercial space and a cellar level. The building will rise from a 25,177-square-foot lot known as QPX that comprises 30-25 Queens Boulevard, 29-10 Northern Boulevard, and 29-14 Queens Plaza East. Leeding Builders Group is the general contractor for the project, which is located at the corner of Queens Boulevard East and Queens Boulevard, directly west of the Sunnyside Yards rail tracks.

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