South Jamaica

Baisley Pond Park Residences Completes Construction at 143–06 135th Avenue In South Jamaica, Queens

7:30 am on December 19, 2025 By Max Gillespie and Matt Pruznick

Work is complete on Baisley Pond Park Residences, a 12-story all-affordable housing building at 143–06 135th Avenue in South Jamaica, Queens. Designed by Aufgang Architects and developed by Slate Property Group and RiseBoro Community Partnership, the 318-unit project is New York City’s first hotel-to-residential conversion under the Housing Our Neighbors with Dignity Act (HONDA). The property is located between Inwood and 142nd Streets, directly north of the Belt Parkway.

Permits Filed for 145-33 167th Street in South Jamaica, Queens

6:30 am on August 5, 2025 By Vanessa Londono

Permits have been filed to expand a two-story structure into a four-story residential building at 145-33 167th Street in South Jamaica, Queens. Located at the intersection of 145th Drive and 167th Street, the lot is near the Aqueduct North Conduit Avenue subway station, served by the A and S trains. Barry Wagschal of Wagstone Capital LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

Baisley Pond Park Residences in Jamaica, Queens via NYC Housing Connect

Leasing Launches for Baisley Pond Park Residences at 143-06 135th Avenue In South Jamaica, Queens

7:30 am on April 17, 2025 By Max Gillespie

RiseBoro Community Partnership and Slate Property Group have launched leasing at Baisley Pond Park Residences, a redevelopment project at 143-06 135th Avenue in South Jamaica, Queens. The project involves the conversion of the former JFK Hilton Hotel into 318 affordable apartments, including supportive units for formerly homeless residents. Designed by Aufgang Architects, it is the first hotel-to-housing conversion completed under New York State’s Housing Our Neighbors with Dignity Act (HONDA).

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).

Rendering of Archer Towers - Courtesy of STUDIO V Architecture

Archer Towers Breaks Ground at 163-05 Archer Avenue in Jamaica, Queens

7:00 am on October 12, 2021 By Sebastian Morris

Construction has broken ground for Archer Towers, one of the tallest residential structures in Jamaica, Queens. Designed by Studio V Architecture and developed by BRP Companies, the 24-story development is located at 163-05 Archer Avenue and will include a mix of apartments, retail space, and parking.

One Archer Avenue ground breaking ceremony - Shorewood Real Estate Group

Construction Breaks Ground At 160-05 Archer Avenue in Jamaica, Queens

7:00 am on October 14, 2019 By Sebastian Morris

Shorewood Real Estate Group recently celebrated the commencement of construction at 160-05 Archer Avenue, a 24-story mixed-use development in Jamaica, Queens. Designed by Hill West Architects, the building will officially debut as One Archer Avenue.

Twin Two-Story, Two-Family Houses Coming to 142-07 115th Avenue, South Jamaica

11:30 am on January 19, 2017 By Reid Wilson

A South Richmond Hills-based corporation has filed applications for twin two-story, two-family houses at 142-07 and 142-09 115th Avenue, in South Jamaica. The buildings will each measure 3,082 square feet. Across both, the apartments should average 1,028 square feet apiece, indicative of units with family-sized configurations. Each house will come with one off-street parking space. Kew Gardens-based Tabriz Group Design is the architect of record. The 6,000-square-foot lot is occupied by a single-story house. Demolition permits were filed October.

126-30 Locus Manor Lane, image via Bing Maps

Another 14-Story, 82-Unit Affordable Residential Building Filed at 127-10 Locust Manor Lane, South Jamaica

11:00 am on September 23, 2016 By Reid Wilson

D&F Development Group has recently filed applications for another 82-unit residential building, at 127-10 Locust Manor Lane, within their multi-building Locust Manor Estates development in South Jamaica. The project will rise 14 stories and measure 89,382 square feet. Its residential units should average 1,029 square feet apiece, indicative of family-sized configurations. All of the apartments will be subsidized rentals. Amenities include a community room, a 29-car parking garage, storage for 41 bikes, tenant storage, and laundry facilities. Gerald J. Caliendo’s Briarwood-based architecture firm is the architect of record.

Three-Story, Three-Unit Residential Project Coming To 142-37 Rockaway Boulevard, South Jamaica

4:00 pm on April 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Taneshwar Sukhdeo, doing business as an anonymous Ozone Park-based LLC, has filed applications for a three-story, three-unit residential building, at 142-37 Rockaway Boulevard, in South Jamaica. The new building will measure 4,260 square feet and its residential units should average a spacious 1,065 square feet apiece, indicative of family-sized configurations. Each of the apartments will span a full floor. Olabanji B. Awosika’s Jamaica-based Banji Awosika Architect is the architect of record. The 34-foot-wide, 2,910-square-foot lot is currently vacant.

Permits Filed: 126-30 Locust Manor Lane, South Jamaica, Queens

7:00 am on February 16, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

D&F Development Group is working on four residential buildings in a far-flung piece of South Jamaica, Queens, and now they’ve filed plans for the fifth piece of their project at 126-30 Locust Manor Lane.

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