Queens

Seven-Story, 16-Unit Mixed-Use Building Filed at 25-40 31st Street, Astoria

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

TriBeCa-based MJMV Holdings has filed applications for a seven-story, 16-unit mixed-use building at 25-40 31st Street, in Astoria, located a stone’s throw away from the Astoria Boulevard Station on the N/Q trains. The structure will measure 16,522 square feet and will include 1,488 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. The residential units, which begin on the second floor, should average 704 square feet apiece, indicate of rental apartments. Amenities include an eight-car parking garage, private storage, bike parking, a recreational area, and a laundry. Astoria-based Christopher V. Papa is the architect of record. Two three-story townhouses must first be demolished.

40-48 68th Street, photo by Scott Bintner for PropertyShark

Two Four-Story, Three-Unit Residential Buildings Coming to 40-48 68th Street, Woodside

1:00 pm on April 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Chang Lin Xue has filed applications for two four-story, three-unit residential buildings at 40-48 68th Street, in Woodside, located a block from the 69th Street stop on the 7 train. One building will measure 5,515 square feet, while the other will measure 5,749 square feet. In each, there will be full-floor units on the ground and second floors, followed by a single unit on the third and fourth floors. Across both buildings, the apartments should average a spacious 1,297 square feet apiece, indicative of condominiums. Xiohong Zhao’s Queens-based Ameriland Brook is the applicant of record. The 40-foot-wide lot is currently occupied by a three-story, multi-family house, and demolition permits were filed for it in February.

Renovations Underway on Two-Story, 22,000-Square-Foot Commercial Building at 44-16 23rd Street, Long Island City

2:00 pm on April 13, 2016 By Reid Wilson

In February, news broke that the two-story, 22,254-square-foot commercial building at 44-16 23rd Street, in the Court Square section of Long Island City, was going to be transformed into retail space. The Hakimian Organization, which is ground-leasing the property for 99 years from its property owner, is now conducting gut-renovations on it, The Court Square Blog reported. Plywood fencing currently surrounds the structure, which is will receive both interior and exterior upgrades. The windows on both the ground and second floors will be restored to their original sizes, after they were reduced in size following a previous alteration. JRT Realty, who is the leasing agent, is considering securing a restaurant, retailer, gym, an office tenant, or a mix of the those. Woodside-based Topos Design is the architect of record. Completion can probably be expected later this year.

Two-Story, Multi-Use Commercial Project Coming to 162-31 Depot Road, Murray Hill, Queens

11:00 am on April 13, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Junghyun Park has filed applications for a two-story, 5,077-square-foot, multi-use commercial project at 162-31 Depot Road, in Queens’s Murray Hill, located right across from the Broadway station on the Long Island Rail Road. The new building will contain 1,720 square feet of retail space on the ground and cellar levels, in addition to 1,692 square feet of medical offices on a first-floor mezzanine level and the second floor. Duk Gyoo Lee’s Flushing-based TL Engineering is the applicant of record. The 24-foot-wide, 1,816-square-foot site is has long sat vacant.

The eight new landmarks designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission

Landmarks Backlog Moves Forward with Eight Designations

8:00 am on April 13, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

The Landmarks Preservation Commission’s backlog, which had been reduced from 95 items to 30 items in February, has taken another big step towards being cleared. On Tuesday, the LPC designated eight new city individual landmarks, and they span all five boroughs.

30-70 38th Street, rendering by T.F. Cusanelli & Filletti Architects

Developer Files for Planned Five-Story, 23-Unit Residential Project at 30-70 38th Street, Astoria

6:00 am on April 13, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Earlier this month, YIMBY revealed renderings of the planned residential development at 30-70 38th Street (a.k.a. 30-66 39th Street), in central Astoria, located seven blocks from the 30th Avenue stop on the N/Q trains. Now, property owner George Elliott has filed applications for the project, which will rise five stories and contain 23 residential units (down from 26). The new building will encompass 29,277 square feet and its units should average a rental-sized 738 square feet apiece. Amenities include a ground-floor recreation area, bike storage, a parking garage, and private storage space. The project is currently in the beginning stages of the city’s Urban Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), as the developer is seeking to rezone a portion of the site. New Jersey-based T.F. Cusanelli & Filletti Architects is designing. The assemblage is currently occupied by two wood-framed houses.

Three Two-Story, Two-Family Houses Coming to 65-17 110th Street, Forest Hills

2:00 pm on April 12, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Queens-based Forest Hills Scenery Family has filed applications for two two-story, two-family houses at 65-17 – 65-21 110th Street, in northern Forest Hills, located seven blocks from the 67th Avenue stop on the M/R trains. One of them will measure 3,325 square feet, while the second will measure a slightly smaller 3,150 square feet, and the third will total 3,238 square feet. Across the entire development, there will be 6,475 square feet of residential space, which means units should average 1,079 square feet apiece, indicative of apartments with multiple bedrooms. Sugnam Chang’s Brooklyn-based Basic Groups Corp. is the architect of record. A 72-foot-wide assemblage of properties will be subdivided into three tax lots. A portion of the site is currently occupied by a two-story brick house, which must first be demolished.

Amenities Revealed for Three-Story Office Conversion Planned at 30-02 48th Avenue, Long Island City

11:00 am on April 11, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Back in July of 2015, news broke that Brickman Real Estate and Daniel Loeb were planning to convert the three-story, 160,000-square-foot warehouse at 30-02 48th Avenue, in the Dutch Kills of Long Island City, into office space. DNAinfo now has updated details on the conversion. The building, which will retain its name as The Bindery, will get a 4,000-square-foot lobby featuring space for four food vendors and a communal work area, in addition to amenities like bike storage, a fitness center, a food court, an art exhibit, a cocktail bar, and a roof deck. Filings indicate 69,167 square feet of factory space, spread across all three floors, will remain in the building, while 72,269 square feet will be designated as commercial space. Gut-renovations are expected to begin within the next few weeks. Fogarty Finger is the architect of record.

Three One-, Two-Family Houses Planned at 217-19 112th Road, Queens Village

3:00 pm on April 8, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Anthony Namdar has been filing applications since 2014 for three two-story residential buildings at 217-15 – 217-21 112th Road, in southern Queens Village, located roughly one mile south of the neighborhood’s Long Island Rail Road station. There will be a 1,749-square-foot, single-family house at the center of the site, which will book-ended by two 2,742-square-foot, two-family houses. Across the entire development, residential units should average 914 square feet apiece. All of the houses will also feature a 300-square-foot, single-car garage. Jamaica-based Royal Engineering is the applicant of record. An existing two-story wood-framed house must first be demolished.

Two Three-Story, Two-Family Buildings Planned At 67-23 185th Street, Utopia, Queens

4:00 pm on April 7, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Simon Cheung, doing business as an anonymous Flushing-based corporation, has filed applications for two three-story, two-unit residential building at 67-21 – 67-23 185th Street, in Utopia, located three blocks south of the Long Island Expressway. Each building will measure 2,875 square feet, with one unit taking up the ground floor and the second unit spanning across the second and third floors. The apartments will likely be geared towards families and will have multiple bedrooms. Theeshium E. Ken’s Flushing-based Paul Mok Engineering is the applicant of record. The site’s former single-story, single-family house was demolished last year.

Pages: 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226227228229230231232233234235236237238239240241242243244245246247248249250251252253254255256257258259260261262263264265266267268269270271272273274275276277278279280281282283284285286287288289290291292293294295296297298299300301302303304305306307308309310311312313314315316317318319320321322323324325326327328329330331332333334335336337338339340341342343344345346347348349350351352353354355356357358359360361362363364365366367368369370371372373374375376377378379380381382383384385386387388389390391392393394395396397398399400

Fetching more...

Queens

What’s happening in your backyard?