Court Square

23-10 43rd Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.

Demolition Complete For PS508Q School Building at 23-10 43rd Avenue in Long Island City, Queens

By Michael Young

Demolition is finished at 23-10 43rd Avenue, the site of a six-story school building for PS508Q in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by ESKW/Architects for the New York City School Construction Authority (NYC SCA), the 90,000-square-foot structure will feature classrooms and facilities for 550 students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The school will also offer a city-wide district 75 special education program for students with significant disabilities. The 0.49-acre property is located within the Special Long Island City Mixed-Use District and is bounded by 43rd Avenue to the north, 24th Street to the east, and 23rd Street to the west.

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55-Story Skyscraper Readies for Vertical Construction at 24-19 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is about to go vertical at 24-19 Jackson Avenue, a 55-story residential skyscraper in the Court Square section of Long Island City, Queens. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed by Charney Companies and Tavros Capital in partnership with Incoco Capital, the 676-foot-tall structure will yield 600 apartments and 10,000 square feet of retail space. The 18,000-square-foot property is bounded by 45th Avenue to the north, Jackson Avenue to the southeast, and 23rd Street to the west.

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Foundations Progressing for 55-Story Skyscraper at 24–19 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

The 18th-tallest building on our year-end construction countdown is 24–19 Jackson Avenue, a 676-foot-tall residential skyscraper in the Court Square section of Long Island City, Queens. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed by Tavros Capital and Charney Companies in partnership with Incoco Capital, the 55-story structure will yield 600 apartments and 10,000 square feet of retail space. The 18,000-square-foot property is bounded by 45th Avenue to the north, Jackson Avenue to the southeast, and 23rd Street to the west.

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8 Court Square Completes Construction in Long Island City, Queens

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is is complete on 8 Court Square, a 20-story residential building in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by Rose Associates and Werwaiss Properties under the 25-34 Jackson Avenue Property Owner LLC, the 224-foot-tall structure yields 157 rental units in one- to two-bedroom layouts with an average scope of 684 square feet, as well as 10,170 square feet of retail space. Forty-eight of the apartments will be reserved for affordable housing. Cauldwell Wingate served as the general contractor for the property, which is alternately addressed as 27-10 44th Drive and is bound by 44th Drive to the northeast, Jackson Avenue to the northwest, and Thomson Avenue to the west and south.

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The Bold Nears Completion At 27-01 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens

By Michael Young

Construction is finishing up on 27-01 Jackson Avenue, a 27-story residential tower in the Court Square district of Long Island City, Queens. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by American Lions, a joint venture between Fetner Properties and Lions Group, the 151,141-square-foot structure will yield 164 rental units with one-third reserved for affordable housing, as well as ground-floor retail space and approximately 90 parking spaces on the first three levels. The property is located at the corner of Jackson and 43rd Avenues, directly across from The Italic, its taller sibling at 26-32 Jackson Avenue.

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