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38-35 Crescent Street Apartments. All images courtesy of NYC Housing Connect

Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for 38-35 Crescent Street in Long Island City, Queens

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 38-35 Crescent Street, a six-story mixed-use building in Long Island City, Queens. The 26,000-square-foot development was designed by Mehdi Ghazi and yields 17 units. Available on NYC Housing Connect are six units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $72,858 to $167,570.

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Façade Work Progresses on 21-16 44th Drive’s Topped-Out Superstructure in Long Island City, Queens

Exterior work is shaping up on 21-16 44th Drive, an eight story mixed-use building in Long Island CityQueens. Alternately addressed as 21-18 44th Drive, the structure is designed by C3D Architecture and developed by Amsterdam Hospitality and will yield a mix of ground-floor retail space, 40 hotel rooms measuring around 250 square feet each, and 29 homes averaging just under 700 square feet apiece. The site is located along 44th Drive between 21st Street and 23rd Street.

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T Building, 82-41 Parsons Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens

Housing Lottery Launches for T Building at 82-41 Parsons Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens

The affordable housing lottery has launched for T Building, a 10-story former hospital that has been converted into a residential building at 82-41 Parsons Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens. Built in 1938, the Triboro Hospital For Tuberculosis was a cutting-edge hospital at the time. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 124 units for residents at 60 to 100 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $32,538 to $148,000.

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23-20 Jackson Avenue Progresses Behind Scaffolding in Long Island City, Queens

A lot has progressed at the site of 23-20 Jackson Avenue since YIMBY’s last update back in early August. The nine-story reinforced concrete superstructure quickly rose and topped out since the summer, and now the brick façade and window grid await to be revealed from behind the blue netting and metal scaffolding. Designed by KSQ Architects and developed by The Vorea Group, the property is located at the corner of Jackson Avenue and Pearson Street in Long Island CityQueens. The structure will yield 85,851 square feet with retail, offices, and a 72-room hotel operated by San Francisco-based hotelier Sonder Corp.

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