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New York Islanders Look Into Building New Hockey Arena Next to Citi Field

The owners of the New York Islanders – Scott Malkin and Jonathan Ledecky – have reportedly been in talks for the past few months with the owners of the New York Mets – Sterling Equities – to build a new hockey arena adjacent to Citi Field, in Willets Point, Queens. The New York Islanders aren’t fond of their current home at Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, after negotiations failed to address some issues with the venue, like poor ice quality and seats with obstructed views, Bloomberg reported. Oak View Group has been tasked with consulting duties. It’s unclear where the new hockey arena would go, but the likely location would be immeadiately to the west of Citi Field where a parking lot exists. The location would be easily accessible to the Mets-Willets Point Station on the 7 train and the Long Island Rail Road.


Ten-Story Hotel Over Halfway Up at 29-12 40th Avenue in Northern Long Island City

A hospitality haven is rapidly rising at the northern fringe of Long Island City, in an area that overlaps into Dutch Kills to the east and Ravenswood to the west. Despite its convenient location just minutes away from Midtown via subway, the neighborhood north of Queens Plaza was largely ignored by the city and developers for most of the 20th century. During that time, local street character ranged from quiet residential enclaves to fenced-off commercial and industrial facilities to seedy, crime-ridden nooks that the casual visitor best stay away from. Since Long Island City has become one of the city’s hottest neighborhoods, a dozen hotels sprung up within its northern portion, with several more currently in progress. Upon completion, the 10-story one at 29-12 40th Avenue, which will be run by a yet-to-be-announced operator, would bring 75 rooms to the booming neighborhood.

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86-01 Range Street

Two-Story, Two-Unit Mixed-Use Building Filed At 86-01 Range Street, Queens Village

Property owner Syed S. Hassan has filed applications for a two-story, two-unit mixed-use building at 86-01 Range Street, located on the corner of Hillside Avenue in the Ballaire section of Queens Village. The structure will measure 6,278 square feet. It will host 1,860 square feet of medical offices on the ground floor, followed by two residential units on the second floor. The units should average 930 square feet apiece, indicative of family-sized configurations. There will also be three off-street parking spaces, one of which will be housed in a 280-square-foot garage. Nasir J. Khanzada is the applicant of record. The 50-foot-wide, 5,000-square-foot property is currently occupied by a two-story, single-family house. Demolition permits were filed in last December.


149-45 17th Road

Twin Two-Story, Two-Family Houses Coming to 149-45 17th Road, Whitestone

South Richmond Hill-based property owner Peter Pavlou has filed applications for two two-story, two-family houses at 149-45 – 149-47 17th Road, in Whitestone. They will each measure 3,101 square feet. Across both, the full-floor residential units should average 899 square feet. There will also be a total of four off-street parking spaces, two of which will be housed in 308-square-foot garages. Whitestone-based Platonic Solids Architecture is the architect of record. The 60-foot-wide, 6,000-square-foot site’s former two-story predecessor, a single-family home, was demolished in June. The property was subdivided into two tax lots in May.



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