Queens

Excavation Set to Begin for Queens’ Tallest Building at 27-48 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City

Excavation is set to begin at 27-48 Jackson Avenue, the site of a potential 811-foot-tall skyscraper in the Court Square district of Long Island City, Queens. No architect, developer, or building function has been revealed yet for the project, which YIMBY first covered last March after Federal Aviation Administration obstruction evaluation permits were filed due to its proximity to LaGuardia Airport. Alternatively addressed as 43-01 Queens Street, the rectangular plot is located between Orchard and Queens Streets and formerly served as a 25,000-square-foot open-air parking lot owned by Building Orchard LLC.


Permits Filed for 23-Story Tower at 147-35 95th Avenue in Jamaica, Queens

Permits have been filed for a 23-story mixed-use building at 147-35 95th Avenue in Jamaica, Queens. The L-shaped site spans from 94th to 95th Avenues and borders 148th Street and Sutphin Boulevard, and the lot is near the Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue-JFK Airport subway station, serviced by the E, J, and Z trains. Joel Weiss of Heartfelt Townhouse Build is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Permits Filed for 11-20 Broadway in Astoria, Queens

Permits have been filed for a nine-story mixed-use building with affordable housing at 11-20 Broadway in Astoria, Queens. Located between 11th and 12th Streets, the lot is closest to the Broadway subway station, serviced by the N and W trains. Damien Smith of First Standard Construction is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Excavation Progresses at 27-01 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens

Excavation work is moving along at 27-01 Jackson Avenue, the site of a 27-story residential skyscraper in the Court Square district of Long Island City, Queens. The 151,000-square-foot tower is being designed by SLCE Architects for Fetner Properties and Lions Group, which secured a $95 million construction loan for the development. The financial package was done under a joint venture, American Lions, LLC, with the funds provided by Bank Leumi USA, Leumi Partners, and Israel Discount Bank. Lions Group II, LLC is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the corner of Jackson and 43rd Avenues.

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Permits Filed for 147-27 Archer Avenue in Jamaica, Queens

Permits have been filed for a 20-story mixed-use building with affordable housing at 147-27 Archer Avenue in Jamaica, Queens. Located between 147th Place and 148th Street, the lot is one block from the Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue-JFK Airport subway station, serviced by the E, J, and Z trains. Meyer Chetrit under the 88th Avenue Owner LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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